Patents by Inventor Erwin Haller
Erwin Haller has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20210155124Abstract: Vehicle seat having a backrest part and a backrest base part, a seat part and a seat base part, wherein the seat part is displaceable with respect to the seat base part and wherein the backrest part is rotatably connected to the backrest base part, the backrest base part and the seat base part being connected to one another by means of a lever assembly, wherein the lever assembly has a first lever element which is rotatably connected to the backrest and the seat base part, and a second lever element, which comprises a first lever element part and a second lever element part, wherein the first lever element part is rotatably connected to the backrest base part and the second lever element part, and the second lever element part is rotatably connected to the first lever element part and an adjustment device, wherein the adjustment device is rotatably connected to the seat base part.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2020Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: GRAMMER AGInventor: Erwin HALLER
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Publication number: 20210122267Abstract: Vehicle seat comprising a backrest, a seat part and a seat part upper portion connected to the seat part and displaceable relative to the seat part, the backrest being connected to the seat part in such a manner as to be rotatable about a first axis of rotation, characterised in that the backrest and the seat part upper portion are connected to one another in such a way that, when the backrest is rotated about the first axis of rotation, the seat part upper portion is displaced relative to the seat part.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: GRAMMER AGInventor: Erwin HALLER
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Publication number: 20210122265Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for adjusting a seat position for a vehicle seat, which comprises at least one support element for a seat part and can be connected to a seat substructure, wherein the apparatus comprises at least one first limb and at least one second limb, wherein the limbs can be rotatably arranged on the seat substructure and the at least one support element, wherein a first angle ? between the first limb and the support element can be adjusted by an angle adjustment device, wherein the at least one first limb and the at least one second limb each have a lever portion, and these are mechanically coupled, and wherein a change in the angle ? causes a displacement of the at least one support element along a height axis Z, and a change in an angle of inclination ? of the support element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: GRAMMER AGInventor: Erwin HALLER
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Publication number: 20210122271Abstract: The invention relates to a device for adjusting a seat position for a vehicle seat, wherein the device comprises at least one support element for a seat part and can be connected to a seat substructure, wherein the device comprises at least one first leg and at least one second leg, the legs being rotatably arranged on the seat substructure and the at least one support element, wherein a first angle ? can be adjusted between the first leg and the support element by means of an angle adjustment device, wherein the at least one first leg and the at least one second leg are mechanically coupled, wherein a change of the angle ? causes a displacement of the at least one support element along a height axis Z and along a longitudinal axis X.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: GRAMMER AGInventor: Erwin HALLER
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Publication number: 20210122266Abstract: The invention relates to a device for adjusting a seat position for a vehicle seat, which comprises at least one support element for a seat part and can be connected to a seat substructure, the device comprising at least one first leg and at least one second leg, the legs being rotatably arrangeable on the seat substructure and the at least one support element, the at least one first leg and the at least one second leg being mechanically coupled by a connecting element, the length of which can be modified, wherein a modification of the length of the connecting element causes a change in an angle of inclination ? of the support element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: GRAMMER AGInventor: Erwin HALLER
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Publication number: 20210070198Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat with a lower part for arrangement on a body part of a commercial vehicle and an upper part for storing a seat part, wherein the vehicle seat has a rotational adjustment device, by means of which at least parts of the upper part are rotatable relative to the lower part about an axis in the height direction of the vehicle seat, wherein the rotational adjustment device comprises an electric motor for rotating a rotary plate unit which is rigidly connected to the upper part and is mounted so as to rotate relative to the lower part about the axis, wherein a driveshaft of the electric motor which mechanically interacts with the rotary plate unit is arranged parallel to the width direction of the vehicle seat, wherein, viewed in each case in the height direction of the vehicle seat, an extension of the electric motor and an extension of the rotary plate unit are arranged to be at least partially overlapping.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: GRAMMER AGInventor: Erwin HALLER
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Publication number: 20210070197Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat with a lower part for arrangement on a body part of a commercial vehicle and an upper part for storing a seat part, wherein the vehicle seat has a longitudinal adjustment device, by means of which the upper part is displaceable relative to the lower part in the longitudinal direction and/or width direction of the vehicle seat, and a rotational adjustment device working independently of the longitudinal adjustment device, by means of which rotational adjustment device at least parts of the upper part are rotatable relative to the lower part about an axis in the height direction of the vehicle seat, wherein a virtual plane is provided, which is arranged intersectingly parallel to a longitudinal direction and a width direction of the vehicle seat as well as the longitudinal adjustment device and the rotational adjustment device, wherein the longitudinal adjustment device and the rotational adjustment device are designed to be electrically driven.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: GRAMMER AGInventor: Erwin HALLER
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Patent number: 10926676Abstract: A vehicle seat having a vehicle seat underbody, comprising: a base plate; a side horizontal suspension; a rolling suspension comprising a rod element rotatably mounted with respect to the side horizontal suspension; a scissors-type frame having a first swing and a second swing, wherein the first swing is connected by a first slide element to the rod element and the second swing is connected by a second slide element to the rod element and the first swing is connected to the first slide element and the second swing is connected to the second slide element; a first element carrier; a lengthwise horizontal suspension; and a first spring element, which is connected on the one hand to the first element carrier and on the other hand to the base plate or one of the swings.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: GRAMMER AGInventors: Florian Dotzler, Erwin Haller, Konstantin Krivenkov
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Publication number: 20210009010Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat with an upper part which is height-adjustably mounted with respect to a lower part by means of at least one scissor frame, wherein the scissor frame comprises a first scissor arm member and a second scissor arm member which are pivotally mounted about a common axis, wherein the first scissor arm member comprises a first, a second and a third lever member which are series-connected, wherein the first lever member is pivotally mounted with respect to the upper part about a third axis, and wherein the third lever member is pivotally mounted with respect to the lower part about a fourth axis, wherein the second lever member is pivotally mounted about the common axis and is rotationally connected to the first lever member by means of a fifth axis and rotationally connected to the third lever member by means of a sixth axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: GRAMMER AGInventor: Erwin HALLER
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Patent number: 10744912Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat comprising a backrest portion and a seating surface portion, each of which is arranged to be connected with a seat base portion, wherein the backrest portion is resiliently arranged and supported to be able to swivel with respect to the seat base portion, and wherein the seating surface portion is arranged to be able to move in at least a longitudinal direction of the seat frontwards and rearwards with respect to the seat base portion, wherein the backrest portion and the seating surface portion are operatively connected together via a first lever arrangement in such a way that the seating surface portion is able to move rearwards in the longitudinal direction of the seat when the backrest portion makes a suspending movement with respect to the seat base portion in a direction away from the seating surface portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: GRAMMER AGInventor: Erwin Haller
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Publication number: 20200108750Abstract: Vehicle seat having a pitching spring unit, a vehicle seat upper part and a vehicle seat lower part of the vehicle seat being connected such that they can be moved relative to one another by means of a scissor frame arrangement, comprising a first scissor arm and a second scissor arm which cross in a first region as viewed in a vehicle seat width direction, the pitching spring unit comprising a spring element carrier and a spring element, the spring element being connected on one side to the vehicle seat upper part, the vehicle seat lower part or the scissor arms and on the other side to the spring element carrier which is connected to the first scissor arm such that it can be rotated about a second rotational axis and to the second scissor arm such that it can be rotated about a third rotational axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: GRAMMER AGInventors: Florian DOTZLER, Erwin HALLER, Konstantin KRIVENKOV
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Publication number: 20200108751Abstract: A vehicle seat having a vehicle seat underbody, comprising: a base plate; a side horizontal suspension; a rolling suspension comprising a rod element rotatably mounted with respect to the side horizontal suspension; a scissors-type frame having a first swing and a second swing, wherein the first swing is connected by a first slide element to the rod element and the second swing is connected by a second slide element to the rod element and the first swing is connected to the first slide element and the second swing is connected to the second slide element; a first element carrier; a lengthwise horizontal suspension; and a first spring element, which is connected on the one hand to the first element carrier and on the other hand to the base plate or one of the swings.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: GRAMMER AGInventors: Florian DOTZLER, Erwin HALLER, Konstantin KRIVENKOV
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Patent number: 10479238Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat, preferably for a utility vehicle, comprising a seat part and a backrest part. The backrest part has a left portion and a right portion when viewed in the seating direction of an occupant of the vehicle seat, and a first recess is arranged on the left portion so as to extend to a first distance and a second recess is arranged on the right portion so as to extend to a second distance starting from an upper end of the backrest part in a height direction of the backrest part. The first and the second recess are mutually spaced and are continuous from a front border surface to a rear border surface of the backrest part, and the first distance has a greater value than the second distance.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: GRAMMER AGInventors: Katja Buhlmeyer, Erwin Haller, Michael Landshammer, Christian Haid
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Patent number: 10363844Abstract: The invention relates to an adjustable damping system for a vehicle seat for damping vibrations of a seat-part-side upper part relative to a body-side lower part in at least one spatial direction (X, Y, Z), at least one damping element, arranged between the seat-part-side upper part and the body-side lower part and adjustable by an adjustment device, being provided for the damping. The damping system is further distinguished in that at least one relative movement variable and a change in the relative movement variable of the seat-part-side upper part relative to the body-side lower part can be determined by a sensor device, and a first damping force of the damping element can be adjusted by the adjustment device as a function of the at least one relative movement variable and the frequency of the change in the relative movement variable.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: GRAMMER AGInventors: Erwin Haller, Jens Kolb, Konstantin Krivenkov
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Publication number: 20190160982Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat comprising a backrest portion and a seating surface portion, each of which is arranged to be connected with a seat base portion, wherein the backrest portion is resiliently arranged and supported to be able to swivel with respect to the seat base portion, and wherein the seating surface portion is arranged to be able to move in at least a longitudinal direction of the seat frontwards and rearwards with respect to the seat base portion, wherein the backrest portion and the seating surface portion are operatively connected together via a first lever arrangement in such a way that the seating surface portion is able to move rearwards in the longitudinal direction of the seat when the backrest portion makes a suspending movement with respect to the seat base portion in a direction away from the seating surface portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Erwin HALLER
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Patent number: 10266079Abstract: The invention relates to an adjustable damping system for a vehicle seat for damping a movement of the seat part-side upper part relative to the body-side lower part in at least one spatial direction, wherein, for damping, at least one damping element is provided, which is adjustable by an adjustment device and is arranged between the seat part-side upper part and the body-side lower part.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: GRAMMER AGInventors: Erwin Haller, Jens Kolb, Konstantin Krivenkov
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Publication number: 20180319294Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat, preferably for a utility vehicle, comprising a seat part and a backrest part. The backrest part has a left portion and a right portion when viewed in the seating direction of an occupant of the vehicle seat, and a first recess is arranged on the left portion so as to extend to a first distance and a second recess is arranged on the right portion so as to extend to a second distance starting from an upper end of the backrest part in a height direction of the backrest part. The first and the second recess are mutually spaced and are continuous from a front border surface to a rear border surface of the backrest part, and the first distance has a greater value than the second distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Katja BUHLMEYER, Erwin HALLER, Michael LANDSHAMMER, Christian HAID
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Patent number: 10065541Abstract: The invention relates to a horizontal vibration device for a vehicle seat, comprising a damper module which damps horizontal vibrations between a seat-side upper part and a body-side lower part in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and/or in the width direction of the vehicle, and comprising a regulating/control module for regulating and/or controlling the damper module, said damper module being arranged in an interspace between the seat-side upper part and the body-side lower part. The horizontal vibration device is further characterized in that the damper module comprises at least one hydraulic vibration damper, said at least one hydraulic vibration damper being fluidically connected to a volume equalizing module.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: GRAMMER AGInventor: Erwin Haller
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Patent number: 10017081Abstract: Vehicle vibration device for a vehicle seat or a vehicle cabin comprising a lower part and an upper part mounted resiliently with respect to the lower part by means of a damping device, the upper part being mounted suspended on the lower part by means of at least one pivot mounting, the at least one first pivot mounting comprising at least one first lever, the first end of which is attached to the lower part by means of a first pivot axis and the second end of which is attached to the upper part by means of a second pivot axis, the second end being positioned below the first end in a vertical direction, at least one dimension of the upper part and/or at least one dimension of the lower part being variable by means of an adjustment device so as to vary the position of the first lever.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: GRAMMER AGInventors: Erwin Haller, Jens Kolb
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Patent number: 10012286Abstract: Vehicle vibration device for a vehicle seat or a vehicle cabin, comprising a lower part and an upper part which is resiliently mounted relative to the lower part by a damper means, wherein the upper part is mounted in a suspended manner on the lower part by means of at least one pivot bearing, wherein the at least one first pivot bearing comprises at least one first lever, the first end of which is attached to the lower part by a first pivot axis and the second end of which is attached to the upper part by a second pivot axis, wherein the second end is located below the first end when viewed in a vertical direction, wherein at least the position of the first end of the lever can be changed by an adjustment means.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: GRAMMER AGInventors: Erwin Haller, Jens Kolb