Patents by Inventor Jens Kolb

Jens Kolb 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).

  • Patent number: 9120405
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat with a seat part and with a seat back part for supporting a driver of the vehicle in the sitting position on the vehicle seat, wherein the vehicle seat is characterized by an additional vehicle driver's torso support device which can be disposed outside the seat part and the seat back part and which can be temporarily disposed at least partially in an otherwise seat-free torso support region at the level of or above the upper third of the seat back part in front of the seat back part and laterally off-center on the seat back part, in order to provide support, laterally off-center of the seat back part, at least at the level of the shoulder or chest region of the driver who is sitting on the vehicle seat when he adopts a seated working posture oriented to the side or backwards, wherein the additional vehicle driver's torso support device is disposed so as to be movable by a moving device from a parked position into an additional torso support position in the otherwise se
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Grammer AG
    Inventors: Katja Buehlmeyer, Erwin Haller, Jens Kolb, Roland Uebelacker, Christian Erker
  • Patent number: 9115781
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: GRAMMAR AG
    Inventors: Jens Kolb, Erwin Haller
  • Publication number: 20150232004
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for damping an upper suspension part in at least one spatial direction with respect to a lower suspension part movable relative thereto, wherein a spring apparatus which acts between the upper suspension part and the lower suspension part is provided for damping, wherein an actuating element is provided by way of which a force can be introduced into the device bidirectionally in the operating direction of the spring apparatus, wherein the actuating element is actuable via a control apparatus, wherein the actuating element comprises a drive, preferably in the form of a rotary field magnet, and a coupling rod, drivable by the drive and in the form of a shaft, in such a way that a distance between the lower suspension part and upper suspension part can be varied as a result of the coupling rod rotating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Erwin HALLER, Jens KOLB
  • Publication number: 20150232005
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for damping an upper suspension part in at least one spatial direction (X, Y, Z) with respect to a lower suspension part movable relative thereto, wherein a spring apparatus which acts between the upper suspension part and the lower suspension part is provided for damping, wherein an actuating element is provided by way of which a force can be introduced into the device bidirectionally in the operating direction of the spring apparatus, wherein the actuating element is actuable via a control apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Erwin HALLER, Jens KOLB
  • Publication number: 20150165933
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat with a horizontally movable seating surface for receiving a person, a retaining means which can be rigidly connected to a vehicle, and a horizontal spring system and a vertical spring system, wherein both the horizontal and vertical spring systems are configured as fluid systems, wherein the fluid systems are supplied by a central fluid supply and the fluid system of the horizontal spring system being separated from the fluid system of the vertical spring system by at least one valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventor: Jens KOLB
  • Patent number: 9027899
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat comprising a seat part, comprising a back rest part and comprising a linear guide device for translational adjustment of the vehicle seat, in which the linear guide device comprises a guide rail means and a slide rail means which is displaceable with respect thereto, in which a bearing means interacts between the slide rail means and the guide rail means and at least comprises slide rod elements so as to mount the slide rail means with respect to the guide rail means, and in which the slide rod element comprises an elongate undulating base body, the slide rod element having an effective external diameter which is greater, at least when the slide rod element is radially unloaded, than a core external diameter of the elongate undulating base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Grammer AG
    Inventors: Erwin Haller, Jens Kolb
  • Patent number: 8998335
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat with a seat part and with a seat back part for supporting a driver of the vehicle in the sitting position on the vehicle seat, wherein the vehicle seat has an additional vehicle driver's torso support device which can be disposed outside the seat part and the seat back and which can be temporarily disposed at least partially in an otherwise seat-free torso support region in front of the seat back part and laterally and/or above the seat back part, in order to provide support, laterally off-center of the seat back part, at least at the level of the shoulder region of the driver who is sitting on the vehicle seat when he adopts a seated working posture oriented to the side or backwards, and wherein the additional vehicle driver's torso support device comprises a seat back extension device which is disposed on the seat back part (3) so as to be movable in translation along a horizontal axis in order to be able to move the additional vehicle driver's torso support device su
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Grammer AG
    Inventors: Katja Buehlmeyer, Erwin Haller, Jens Kolb, Roland Uebelacker, Hermann Meiller
  • Patent number: 8973967
    Abstract: A vehicle seat having a seat surface, a backrest and a suspension device. The suspension device may comprise at least one upper part on a seat surface side, a lower part on the body side, suspension mechanisms and damping mechanisms. At least the scissor-type frame is positioned between the upper part on the seat surface and the lower part on a vehicle body. The vehicle seat may comprise a tilting mechanism which can be actuated by a vertical deflection of the suspension device for tilting the upper part on the seat surface side relative to the lower part on the body side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Grammer AG
    Inventor: Jens Kolb
  • Patent number: 8960691
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle oscillation device having two vehicle parts arranged to be movable relative to each other, wherein one of the two vehicle parts is supported in a substantially horizontally oscillatory manner in relation to the further one of the two vehicle parts in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and/or in the width direction of the vehicle, wherein said two vehicle parts are coupled with each other in an pivoting manner by a transmission system having more than one transmission element, and a damper is provided in a damping manner between a first transmission element and one of the two vehicle parts or a further transmission element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Grammer AG
    Inventors: Erwin Haller, Jens Kolb
  • Publication number: 20140354030
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat having a seat part extending in the vehicle lengthwise direction (X) and in the vehicle width direction (Y) and having a backrest part and a seat substructure for cushioning and/or damping at least the seat part with respect to a body of a vehicle , in which the seat substructure comprises at least one horizontal spring device having a first spring part , another spring part which is movable relative thereto and a deformable fluid spring element for cushioning the seat part with respect to the body in the vehicle lengthwise direction (X) and/or in the vehicle width direction (Y), the deformable fluid spring element being arranged with a first connecting region to the first spring part and another connecting region to the other spring part , wherein the deformable fluid spring element is arranged between the two spring parts so as to be deformed solely by these two spring parts upon relative movement of the two spring parts relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: GRAMMER AG
    Inventor: Jens KOLB
  • Publication number: 20140354027
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprising a seat part extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction (X) and in the vehicle transverse direction (Y) and including a backrest part is provided. The vehicle seat includes a seat substructure for suspending and/or damping at least the seat part with respect to the body of a vehicle. The seat substructure comprises at least one horizontal suspension device that includes a body-side lower part and a seat-part-side upper part displaceable with respect thereto. A coupling device is arranged interactively between the seat-part-side upper part and the body-side lower part, and includes a deformable suspension element as a first coupling element and a bearing and deformation device as a further coupling element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: GRAMMER AG
    Inventor: Jens KOLB
  • Patent number: 8800977
    Abstract: The invention relates to a suspension device for vehicle seats and/or vehicle cabins for applying a spring force to a vibratory motion of a first component relative to a second component, preferably in the longitudinal and/or transverse direction of the vehicle, wherein at least one elongate spring member extending at least in the longitudinal and/or transverse direction of the vehicle is connected in at least one end region to the first component and in the central region thereof to the second component, wherein the elongate spring member is made from a flexible elastomer material that is formed to be rod-shaped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Grammer AG
    Inventor: Jens Kolb
  • Patent number: 8783666
    Abstract: The invention concerns a vehicle oscillation device (1) comprising a sprung multipoint mounting (4) arranged between a vehicle seat (2) or driver's cab and a base element (3) of a vehicle arranged below and suitable for rotative springing and/or damping of the vehicle seat (2) and/or driver's cab in relation to the base element (3), wherein the sprung multipoint mounting (4) is formed of several pieces and comprises at least one fluid spring element and/or fluid damping element (5) and at least one elastomer spring element (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Grammer AG
    Inventor: Jens Kolb
  • Patent number: 8684461
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seat for a vehicle, in particular for all-terrain vehicles, with at least one seat area extending in the longitudinal direction (X) of the vehicle and in the width-wise direction (Y) of the vehicle for receiving a person, a backrest for supporting the back of the person and a holding device connected in the vertical direction (Z) under the seat area and to the latter for keeping the seat area at a distance from a coupling region for coupling the seat to the vehicle, wherein the holding device has at least one spring device for the movable arrangement at least for a time of at least the seat area with respect to the coupling region in the longitudinal direction (X) of the vehicle and/or in the width-wise direction (Y) of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Grammer AG
    Inventors: Erwin Haller, Jens Kolb
  • Patent number: 8678508
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Grammer AG
    Inventor: Jens Kolb
  • Patent number: 8607910
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle suspension device for a vehicle seat (4, 4a, 4b) or a vehicle cab (3) comprising a lower part (20) and an upper part (4a, 4b) spring-mounted relative to the lower part (20) by means of at least one spring device, wherein the upper part (4a, 4b) is mounted relative to the lower part (20) in such a way that it is pivotable (17) about an imaginary or real axis (15) extending in the vehicle width direction or vehicle length direction (8) when vibrations occur between the upper part (4a, 4b) and the lower part (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Grammer AG
    Inventors: Erwin Haller, Jens Kolb
  • Patent number: 8579267
    Abstract: The invention concerns a vehicle oscillation device with a lower part (1) and an upper part (2, 2a, 2b) positioned higher and spring-mounted in relation to the lower part (1) in the vehicle longitudinal direction (21) and/or vehicle width direction (22) by a spring device (7, 7a, 7b, 8; 18), wherein the vehicle longitudinal direction (21) and/or the vehicle width direction (22) constitute spring travel directions (9, 11), wherein at least one damper (3, 3a; 4, 4a) is arranged which extends with its longitudinal extension in a plane defined by the vehicle longitudinal direction (21) and the vehicle width direction (22), is mounted on the lower part (1) pivotably about an axis (17, 24) oriented perpendicular to the plane, and is connected with a first end (5, 5a; 6, 6a; 16) to the upper part (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Grammer AG
    Inventors: Erwin Haller, Jens Kolb
  • Publication number: 20130069409
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat having a seat surface, a backrest and a suspension device comprising at least one upper part on the seat surface side, a lower part on the body side, a scissor-type frame and suspension mechanisms and/or damping mechanisms, at least the scissor-type frame being positioned between the upper part on the seat surface side and the lower part on the body side, the vehicle seat comprising a tilting mechanism which can be actuated by means of a vertical deflection of the suspension device for tilting the upper part on the seat surface side relative to the lower part on the body side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: GRAMMER AG
    Inventor: Jens KOLB
  • Patent number: 8389879
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Grammer AG
    Inventors: Jens Kolb, Roland Uebelacker, Stefan Mueller, Juergen Meier
  • Patent number: 8362911
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Grammer AG
    Inventors: Jens Kolb, Frank Himmelhuber