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Vehicle seat

US9278634B2 · kind B2 · utility

16Cited by

20References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Johnson Controls Technology Company · US

Inventors

Ian Mathews · Atlanta, US
David Cooke · Saratoga, US
Marc Van-Soolingen · Tegelen, NL
Robin Ndagi-Jimana · Neuss, DE
Wolfgang Pellenz · Meckenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 30, 2007
Grant date	Mar 8, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 1, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2/986
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A motor vehicle seat comprises a seat component and a backrest. The backrest has a shell structure which is provided on an occupant side with an upholstered element. The shell structure has at least one depression for accommodating the upholstered element. The upholstered element is thickened at the location of the at least one depression. The shell structure may have a central part and side wings arranged in an elastically resilient manner on the central part.

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