| GRAMMER AG Patent applications |
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| 20120133184 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH GUIDED SCISSOR ARMS - The invention concerns a vehicle seat with a seat upper part comprising a seat part and a back rest, and with a seat lower part, wherein between the seat upper part and the seat lower part is arranged a height-adjustable seat frame with at least two scissor arms connected rotatably together, wherein at least a first end of at least one of the scissor arms is connected with at least one slide element for sliding displacement of the first end in at least one displacement direction along at least one guide rail, wherein the slide element has at least one flexibly formed pressure force element to exert a pressure force directed against the guide rail. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120062013 | NECK CUSHION - The invention relates to neck cushions for vehicle seats, in particular for complete seats, for the support of the head and neck area of a person sitting on the seat, with a cushion, a counterweight and a fastening strap which connects the cushion to the counterweight, wherein the cushion rests on an upper region of the backrest in the longitudinal direction of the backrest so as to be adjustable at least in the longitudinal direction of the backrest, and the counterweight is arranged on at least one limiting element in order to limit the movement of the cushion. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120043798 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEATS OR VEHICLE CABS - The invention relates to a vehicle suspension device for a vehicle seat ( | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120032379 | HORIZONTAL SPRINGING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEATS WITH ELASTOMER SPRING ELEMENT WITH PROGRESSIVE SPRING CHARACTERISTIC CURVE - The invention relates to a vehicle oscillation apparatus with a horizontal springing device which is arranged between a vehicle seat and/or a driver's cab and a base element of a vehicle and which is suitable for the horizontal springing and/or damping of the vehicle seat and/or the driver's cab with respect to the base element, wherein the horizontal springing device is arranged substantially parallel to a surface of the base element and comprises an elastomer spring element which has a characteristic spring curve. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120025577 | HORIZONTAL SPRINGING MEANS WITH INCLINATION COMPENSATION - The invention relates to a vehicle vibration apparatus with a horizontal spring device for the horizontal springing of a seat element and/or a driver's cab with respect to a base element, wherein the horizontal spring device is arranged between the seat element or the driver's cab respectively and the base element, and comprises at least one spring element, the longitudinal axis of which extends substantially parallel to a surface of the base element, and at least one adjustment element, which reacts automatically to inclinations of the seat element with respect to a horizontal plane and which first increases the spring pre-stressing of the spring element in order subsequently to position the horizontal spring device in the centre of the spring path. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120007293 | SEAT SUSPENSION DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - The invention relates to a seat suspension device for a vehicle seat, in particular a commercial vehicle seat, comprising at least one air spring, said air spring being disposed between an upper seat portion of the vehicle seat and a lower seat portion of the vehicle seat, and at least one hose-like member connected to the air spring via a first connection line for an extension volume of the air spring is provided, said hose-like member being arranged along at least one fold of a bellows-like facing extending between an upper seat portion and a lower seat portion of a vehicle seat. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20110298266 | Pneumatic Springing System for Vehicles and Method for Pneumatic Springing of Vehicle Parts - The invention concerns a pneumatic springing system for vehicles with at least a first and a second part ( | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110266857 | WEATHERPROOF SEAT FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES - The invention relates to a vehicle seat for open or semi-open motorized recreational vehicles, such as riding mowers, golf carts, buggies or the like, in which a seat part and a backrest are formed together in one piece, wherein the seat part and the backrest have a common base structure and at least one net-like fabric stretched over the latter and the net-like fabric is formed as a possible contact face for a person who is sitting on the seat, wherein the net-like fabric is weatherproof and is designed in such a way that it is more extensible in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle seat than in a width-wise direction of the vehicle seat. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110062765 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH A VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE SEAT BELT - A vehicle seat ( | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110001342 | Vehicle Seat with Vibratory Motion in the Height Direction - What is shown is a vehicle seat having parts for carrying out a vibration movement in the height direction, with the parts comprising the following:
| 01-06-2011 |
| 20110001033 | CHANGE OF SPRING FORCE BY MEANS OF LEVERS - The invention concerns a spring system for use in vehicles for adjustment of the suspension characteristics, comprising at least one spring element to provide a spring force, an upper and a lower arrangement area to receive forces, a scissors-type frame arranged between the upper and the lower arrangement area for coupling the spring element with at least one force acting on one of the arrangement areas. According to the invention the spring element is coupled with a deflection means to influence the spring force and between the deflection means and a segment of the scissors-type frame an active connection can be created to transmit forces. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20100276211 | Detection Device and Method for Detecting Occupancy of a Seat - To allow more reliable detection of occupancy of a seat by a person, the invention includes a detection device for detecting occupancy of a seat, in particular of a vehicle seat or motor vehicle seat, comprising at least one elongate light guide having at least one elongate core element and at least one elongate sheath at a distance from the core element. The light guide is deformable by mechanical actuation means in at least one direction running perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the light guide by the deformation brought about by the seat being occupied causes the light to exit from the light guide on the side opposite the mechanical means. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100237656 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUSPENSION OF A VEHICLE CABIN BY MEANS OF ADDITIONAL VOLUMES - Devices and methods for suspension of a vehicle cabin using additional volumes of air for utility a vehicles. An example device includes at least one air spring for suspension of the utility vehicle cabin, the air spring being arranged between the cabin and a base frame, and a control device for controlling the supply and discharge of at least one additional volume to/from the air spring. At predefinable speed or acceleration values of a movement of the air spring, the additional volume is supplied or discharged by means of the control device in such a way that, in end-of-travel regions of the air spring, the profile of a force/travel air spring characteristic during an extension and/or return spring movement of the air spring does not exhibit any incline or exhibits only a small incline in a first and in a second range. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100213345 | Device and Method for Suspension of a Vehicle Seat by Means of Additional Volumes - A device and method for suspension of a vehicle seat by means of additional volumes, in particular a utility vehicle seat, comprising at least one air spring for height adjustment of a seat part of said air spring being arranged between the seat part and a lower part, and a control device for controlling the supply and discharge of at least one additional volume to or from the air spring, wherein, at predefinable speed or acceleration values of a spring movement of the air spring, the additional volume which can be supplied or discharged can be switched on or off by means of the control device in such a way that, in end-of-travel regions of the air spring, the profile of a force/travel air spring characteristic during an extension and/or return spring movement of the air spring does not exhibit any incline in a first and in a second range. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100181708 | DEVICE FOR SPRINGING A MASS, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AND/OR OPERATING A FLUID SPRING - A device for springing a mass including a fluid spring and a frame, in which the fluid spring is arranged between the mass and the frame in such a way that the mass is mounted on the frame in a sprung and/or damped manner. An add-on-fluid volume device for providing an additional fluid volume for the fluid spring includes at least two fluid volume chambers that can be fluidically connected to one another and which have a common, displaceable chamber wall. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100117428 | SCISSORS-TYPE FRAME FOR A VEHICLE SEAT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SUBSTRUCTURE OF A VEHICLE SEAT - To be able to produce a scissors-type frame of a vehicle seat in a quick and easy manner, the present invention is directed to a scissors-type frame for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, comprising a first scissors element and a second scissors element, wherein the scissors-type frame is height-adjustable by means of the two scissors elements, and wherein the scissors-type frame is characterized in that one of the two scissors elements passes through the other of the two scissors elements. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100102493 | SPRING-MOUNTED VIBRATION SYSTEM TO REDUCE VIBRATION - Spring-mounted vibration system to reduce vibration with a first spring-mounted part and a second spring-mounted part, wherein the first spring-mounted part and the second spring-mounted part can oscillate relative to each in at least one vibration direction and at least one of the spring-mounted parts can be exposed to a return force on a vibration movement. A control unit is arranged with at least one travel linkage which is connected with at least one of the spring-mounted parts and in which is arranged displaceably at least one guide element connected with a spring element generating the return force and/or the other spring-mounted part. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20090273484 | DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION - Device for vehicle seat occupancy detection, wherein a base frame which can be adjusted in the height direction of a vehicle seat and which is composed of at least two scissors arms which are connected to one another is arranged between a seat part of the vehicle seat and a vehicle body part, the device comprising a first detector which is attached to at least one of the scissors arms and which, when the vehicle seat is occupied by a minimum weight, detects a predefinable height setting of the scissors arm which is lower than a maximum possible height setting, and at least one spring which is fixed to at least one of the scissors arms and the predefinable pretensioned spring force of which corresponds at most to the downward-acting weight force due to the minimum weight and counteracts the latter. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272871 | VEHICLE SEAT HAVING A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A PNEUMATIC SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A vehicle seat having a device for controlling a pneumatic suspension system, by means of which the vehicle seat is spring-mounted relative to a vehicle body part, including at least one directional-control valve which is pneumatically connected to the device for controlling the suspension system and which is arranged in the region of a seat part of the vehicle seat, the seat part being movable relative to a base frame and which is adjustable by a movement of the seat part relative to the base frame. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090267392 | VEHICLE SEAT HAVING A DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION - The invention relates to a vehicle seat having a device for vehicle seat occupancy detection, wherein a base frame which can be adjusted in the height direction of the vehicle seat and which is composed of at least two scissors arms which are connected to one another is arranged between a seat part of the vehicle seat and a vehicle body part, wherein the base frame can be adjusted in the height direction by means of at least one gas spring, wherein the gas spring is connected to a pressure sensor, by means of which an exceeding of a predefinable pressure threshold value can be detected upon a transition of the vehicle seat from an unoccupied state to a state occupied by a minimum weight due to a change in pressure within the gas spring which is brought about as a result of the transition. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090134595 | APPARATUS COMPRISING A SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A SUSPENSION SYSTEM - An apparatus having a suspension system with a first part which is acted upon by a mass, a second part, and also an air spring arranged between this first part and this second part. At least one supplementary volume device for air is provided, the volume of which can be varied in a controlled manner, and also a first control device for adjusting the volume of the supplementary volume device. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090125194 | VEHICLE COMPRISING A SPRING-MOUNTED VEHICLE SEAT AND A SPRING-MOUNTED VEHICLE CAB, AND SUSPENSION METHOD - There is described a vehicle comprising a spring-mounted vehicle seat ( | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090026816 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH BASE FRAME AND ADJUSTABLE SEAT FRAME - The invention relates to a vehicle seat comprising a base frame and comprising a seat frame which can be adjusted relative to the base frame, and comprising a gas spring which acts between this base frame and this seat frame and which is supported against the seat frame, wherein at least one pressure source and at least one valve device which is in fluid connection with this pressure source are provided, and in that furthermore a manually operated actuation element is provided for adjusting the vehicle seat, wherein this at least one valve device is arranged on or in the actuation element. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090008977 | Vehicle seat with slide valve - The invention relates to a vehicle seat with a height-adjustable seat frame which comprises at least two seat frame parts which can move relative to one another and at least one fluid spring, in particular an air spring, arranged on the seat frame parts for height adjustment purposes, with at least one control device which is provided for influencing the fluid spring and which comprises at least one valve device with control valves which is attached to the first seat frame part and is designed to control fluid flows for the fluid spring, and also a control element which is provided on a second seat frame part and is designed to actuate the control valves, so that a height adjustment and/or damping oscillatory movement of the vehicle seat is ensured, wherein the valve device comprises an internally cylindrical component with at least one rod element arranged displaceably therein as a control element, wherein at least one fluid intake and discharge opening of the rod element can selectively be assigned to one of the control elements by a relative displacement of the cylindrical component and the rod element with respect to one another. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20080262785 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANALYSING THE EFFECTS OF THE VIBRATIONS OF A VEHICLE ACTING ON A PERSON - Methods and systems for analyzing vibrations of a vehicle acting on a person. The person uses a sprung vehicle seat. A detection unit detects acceleration values fitted to the vehicle seat in the x-, y- and z-axes at preset intervals of time. An increase over time of the acceleration values cumulated with one another is determined and a time calculated from this when a pre-determinable permitted maximum of the cumulated acceleration values will foreseeably be reached. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080258522 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANALYSING THE EFFECTS OF THE VIBRATIONS OF A VEHICLE TRANSMITTED TO A PERSON - Device and method for recording vibrations transmitted from a vehicle to a person. The person is using a cushioned and preferably sprung vehicle seat of a vehicle by way of at least one detector unit for detecting vibration values, whereby the detector unit is arranged on the vehicle seat frame or an associated component and an analysis unit for analysing the vibration values detected calculates vibration results for the vibration acting on the person using a preset transmission function. | 10-23-2008 |
