Patents Assigned to Adient Engineering and IP GmbH
  • Publication number: 20210170929
    Abstract: A backrest may have a seat back structure and a carrier module for a headrest. The carrier module may have at least one carrier element arranged on an upper portion of the seat back structure and fixedly connected to the seat back structure. The carrier module may also have at least one supporting element adapted to support the carrier element. The at least one carrier element may have a receiving space configured to receive the headrest and a fixing structure projected towards into the receiving space and adapted to detachably fasten the supporting element to the carrier element. The backrest may be used with a seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg HAUBRICH, Frank ZAGROMSKI, Boris MRÁZIK, Andrea MOSE
  • Patent number: 11021091
    Abstract: A side member (10) for a vehicle seat (1), in particular motor vehicle seat, includes a metallic frame section (12). The frame section (12) has an exposed supporting section (14) for supporting a padding of the side member (10), wherein the supporting section (14) is flexurally elastic and, in a normal position, protrudes from the frame section (12) in order to support the padding, wherein at least one electrically controllable actuator (20) is provided, which, by generating a force, transfers the supporting section (14) from the normal position into a retracted position. The invention furthermore relates to a vehicle seat (1) having at least one side member (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Schuele, Hans Schmodde
  • Patent number: 11014472
    Abstract: A vehicle seat slide structure has a movable rail, a fixed rail supporting the movable rail, a slider interposed between the rails, a reinforcing plate fixed to the fixed rail and having a threaded hole having a female thread part, and a pin having a shaft portion, a neck portion, and a head portion. The fixed rail has a first through hole concentric with the threaded hole and having an inner diameter larger than a root diameter of the female thread part. The slider has a second through hole concentric with the first through hole and having an inner diameter larger than that of the first through hole. The shaft portion is inserted through the first through hole and has the male thread part screwed in the female thread part. The head portion supports a periphery part of the second through hole between the head portion and the fixed rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH
    Inventors: Motohiko Ozawa, Thomas D Novitsky
  • Patent number: 10994635
    Abstract: A vehicle seat longitudinal adjuster (2) includes two guide rail pairs (P1, P2) with a first guide rail (3) and a second guide rail (4) movable with respect to the first guide rail, a motor unit (12), a gear unit (G) with a gear rotary shaft (6) connected to the first guide rail and a rotatable gear element (7). A transmission unit (11) is coupled with the gear unit and the motor unit to transmit torque to the gear rotary shaft. A gearbox (9) receives the gear unit. A support (5) receives the gearbox inside a gap (BR) formed between the guide rails and passes through a second rail opening (13) and extends out of the guide rail opening and closes the second rail opening. A vehicle seat (1), has the longitudinal adjuster for mechanically and longitudinally adjusting the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignees: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH, Adient Yanfeng Seating Mechanism Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Juergen Stemmer, Erik Sprenger, Qi Wang, Jian Chang, Zhenyi Tang, Stefan Josten
  • Patent number: 10994634
    Abstract: A motor vehicle seat floor slide rail includes a lower slide rail assembly (100), an upper slide rail assembly (200) and a gap elimination mechanism (230, 230?), with a shaft-provided gap elimination cam (231L, 231R), on an upper slide rail longitudinal end, having a rotation center (232a) axis perpendicular to an upper rail longitudinal direction. A locking window face (117L, 117R) has an aluminum slide rail (110) longitudinal gap elimination face (113L, 113R). A rail locked state has a cam face (2311L, 2311R) in contact with the gap elimination face to eliminate a Y and Z direction gap. In a rail unlocked state, a locking mechanism (240) drives the gap elimination cam, such that the cam face loses contact with the gap elimination face. The gap elimination cam moves in linkage with the locking mechanism, reducing sliding friction, and having the advantage of low sliding assistance motive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH
    Inventors: Jianglin Zhang, Jiang Honghui, He Longhui, Yedi Fan, Tao Huijia
  • Patent number: 10946777
    Abstract: A carrier module (TM) for a headrest (2) includes at least one carrier element (4), having at least one receiving space (4.2) and/or receiving structure (4.1) for receiving the headrest. At least one covering (AD) surrounds the receiving space (4.2) and/or surrounds the receiving structure (4.1) at least in certain portions. A seat (SZ) includes a backrest (1), a seat back structure (1.1) and the carrier module (TM) for a headrest (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Haubrich, Frank Zagromski, Boris Mrázik, Andrea Antonio Mose
  • Patent number: 10889215
    Abstract: A mat attachment structure of a seatback includes: a guide wire attached to the mat and provided, at the distal end part, with a straight portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the seatback frame on a tip side of the seatback frame or its root side; and a through-hole formed in the seatback frame and through which the straight portion is insertable. The through-hole is provided with a protruding part which includes a high protruding portion and a low protruding portion formed adjacent to the high protruding portion. In a first movement of the mat, the straight portion moves in a de-insertion direction while coming into contact with the high protruding portion. As the amount of movement of the mat gets larger than the amount of movement of the first movement, a contact position between the straight portion and the protruding part moves toward the low protruding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignees: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Mizukoshi, Masaki Shimazu, Taiji Misono, Hiroyuki Yasui, Motohiko Ozawa
  • Patent number: 10864833
    Abstract: A vehicle seat carpet backer assembly includes a carpet piece and resin/fiber material joined and molded to form a resin/fiber backer panel of a defined shape. A flexible toe-kick portion is provided a seamless transition between the upper carpet portion of the resin/fiber, upper carpet, panel portion and the lower carpet portion of the flexible toe-kick portion. A method includes providing a carpet piece cut to a size and shape and a sized resin/fiber panel material. The resin/fiber panel material is heated and placed with a top section of the carpet in a molding press to fuse them together. A shaped assembly is then formed with flanges which are inserted in channels of a seat. A polypropylene reinforcement sheet is attached to a lower section of the carpet that was not subjected to the molding press. Elastic bands are sewn to the lower edge of the backer assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH
    Inventors: Liviu Rus, Dorel Baciu, Gregory Steinke, Matt Romak
  • Patent number: 10856664
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a seat ventilation system for deployment in a seat of a vehicle. Specifically, the seat ventilation system includes a three-dimensional mesh for maintenance of airflow channels and a ductless blower system to prevent system pressure loss. The air-permeable three-dimensional scaffold prevents compression and closure of pad-based airflow channels. The blower system reduces system air pressure loss by residing adjacent to the volume of interest, eliminating the need for ductwork.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Adient Engineering And IP GmbH
    Inventors: Vikas Bhatia, Brandon J. Vick, Vasile V. Jurge
  • Patent number: 10857921
    Abstract: A mat attachment structure of a seatback includes: a guide wire attached to the mat and provided with a width-direction extending part extending in s width direction of the seatback frame on a tip or root side of the seatback frame; and a holder having a base part which holds the width-direction extending part so as to be rotatable around an axis of the width-direction extending part and an attachment part attached to the seatback frame. When a force exceeding a predetermined value in a direction to separate from the seatback frame is applied from the width-direction extending part to the holder, the force being due to the force from the back of the occupant that the mat receives, the width-direction extending part departs from the base part or the holder departs from the seatback frame, so that the width-direction extending part is separated from the seatback frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignees: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH, Honda Motor Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Mizukoshi, Masaki Shimazu, Taiji Misono, Hiroyuki Yasui, Motohiko Ozawa
  • Patent number: 10857914
    Abstract: A locking device includes a locking pin mounting box, a locking pin, a locking spring, a handle and an unlocking tension spring. Respective ends of the locking pin pass through corresponding locking pin guide holes in lateral sides of the locking pin mounting box. A spring bearing boss is provided in a middle position of each locking pin. The locking spring surrounds the corresponding locking pin with one locking spring end in contact with one lateral side and another end in contact with the spring bearing boss. One end of the handle is hinged to a top side of the locking pin mounting box. The unlocking tension spring has one end connected to the handle and another end connected to an end of the locking pin that has passed through the first lateral side. In the locking device, the locking pin is inserted into a locking hole to achieve locking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH
    Inventors: Qingwei Q. Feng, Dahai Qian, Shuai Xu, Feixiang Zhu, Xun Tan
  • Patent number: 10843594
    Abstract: A seat mounted on a slide slidable on a track. The track has comfort and entry zones. Pitch linkage mounts on the slide and supports a seat back. The linkage pivotally connects a seat back to the slide between recline and forward positions. A track latch fixes the slide to the track in a plurality of positions in the comfort zone. The entry zone is used to enter the vehicle. A forward stop blocks the slide from moving from the comfort to the entry zone. The forward stop moves between stop and release positions. The stop position blocks the slide from moving from the comfort to the entry zone. The release position does not block the slide from moving. A forward stop mechanism moves the forward stop into the stop position when the pitch linkage is in the recline position and the slide is in said comfort zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH
    Inventors: Aaron Escobedo, William S. Brewer, Kurt Seibold, Karl Noffz
  • Patent number: 10829007
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly with a long track that significantly extends beyond the seat. The track defines a slot. A carriage is movable along the track through the slot. A cover is mounted on the track, and includes a plurality of fingers being individually pivotally connected to the track between a cover position and an open position. Each finger in the cover position blocking a portion of the slot from the area outside of the track. Each finger in the open position opening a respective portion of the slot to the area outside of the track. The plurality of fingers and the longitudinal edges of the extension being shaped configured to move the plurality of fingers from the cover position to the open position as the carriage moves along the track and against the plurality of fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kapusky, Shreyas Sansuddi, Joseph A. Wolkowicz
  • Patent number: 10829010
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a cushion, a seatback connected to the cushion and a track arrangement. The track arrangement includes a curved fixed track and a flexible track follower that is moveable along the curved fixed track between a full slouch and a full upright position. The curved fixed track is connected to a vehicle seat support base and the moveable track is connected to the cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kapusky, Eric Michalak, Nathan Caruss, Jennifer Carlson, Brent Burton, Alexander Saveski
  • Patent number: 10829014
    Abstract: A vehicle seat (100, 200), transferable from a use position into a non-use position, includes a seat part (120, 220), a backrest (110, 210), and a base (140, 240). A front rocker (160, 260) is articulated via a first joint (I) on the base/adapter (150, 250) fixed to the base, and is articulated via a second joint (II) on the seat part with limited displaceability. A rear rocker (170, 270) is articulated via a third joint (III) on the base/adapter fixed to the base and is articulated via a fourth joint (IV) on the seat part. A locking device (162, 262) locks the first joint, the second joint or the fourth joint to lock the front rocker about the first joint. A fifth joint (V) pivotably connects the backrest to the rear rocker. A pivoting movement of the backrest about the fifth joint can be locked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH
    Inventor: Srinivasan Sivaraj
  • Patent number: 10787105
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly is provided including a back panel formed of an aluminum alloy material that is stamped to form an aluminum alloy stamped back panel. The aluminum alloy stamped back panel has a periphery and with fastening locations inwardly of the periphery. A backrest frame is provided comprising steel tubes. A plurality of fastening connections fix the back panel to the backrest frame at the fastening locations. A process is provided for forming a vehicle seat assembly including stamping an aluminum alloy sheet to form an aluminum alloy, stamped, back panel with a periphery and with fastening locations inwardly of the periphery, providing a backrest frame comprising steel tubes, providing a plurality of steel fasteners and fixing the aluminum alloy stamped back panel to the backrest frame with the fasteners at the fastening locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH
    Inventors: Yannis Poulos, Miodrag Petrovich, Ryan Schilling, Lucas Porinsky, Edward J. Lamont
  • Patent number: 10688889
    Abstract: A motor vehicle seat rotation mechanism includes a connecting plate connected to a seat, a moving plate, located below the connecting plate and connected to the connecting plate, and a fixed plate, located below the moving plate and connected to an upper slide rail in a seat slide rail assembly. An upper ball assembly is located between a press plate and the moving plate. A lower ball assembly is located between the moving plate and the fixed plate. A lower anti-detachment hook ring is located between the connecting plate and the fixed plate and fixed to the fixed plate. An annular lower anti-detachment hook is provided at an inner edge of the lower anti-detachment hook ring. An annular upper anti-detachment hook is provided at an outer edge of the moving plate. The lower anti-detachment hook and the upper anti-detachment hook are engaged with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH
    Inventors: Qingwei Q. Feng, Dahai Qian, Shuai Xu, Feixiang Zhu, Xun Tang
  • Patent number: 10688895
    Abstract: A longitudinal adjuster (10) for a vehicle seat (1), including at least one rail pair which is formed from a first seat rail (12) and a second seat rail (14), the seat rails (12, 14) of the rail pair encompassing one another and being movable relative to one another in the longitudinal direction (x) and being able to be locked to one another via a locking device (16), the locking device (16) having at least one locking element, in particular at least one latching plate (18) which is movable in the vertical direction (z), the longitudinal adjuster (10) having an additional locking means (30) which is normally inoperative and is actuated only in the event of a crash by mass inertia. A vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, includes a seat part (2) and a longitudinal adjuster (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Emrich, Ute Jeblick, Michael Koenig, Martin Reischmann, Ralf Velten
  • Patent number: D904777
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Werner Armbrecht, Frank Beermann, Min-Jung Park
  • Patent number: D905984
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Beermann, Michael Ritzel