Patents Assigned to Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
  • Publication number: 20220169161
    Abstract: A console for a motor vehicle, having a base part to be arranged on a vehicle floor, a structural part arranged on the side of the base part that faces away from the vehicle floor, and an adjustment mechanism by means of which the structural part is adjustably connected to the base part such that the distance of the structural part from the vehicle floor can be adjusted. A spindle drive is provided for actuating the adjustment mechanism. A second aspect relates to a motor vehicle assembly having a seat adjustment unit by means of which a height of at least one vehicle seat relative to a vehicle floor can be adjusted. The seat adjustment unit is coupled with an adjustment mechanism of the console.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventors: Christian MERGL, Uwe SOMMER, Luca JOSEPH, Sebastian GIESE, Marcel SCHIEBER, Wojciech FALINSKI
  • Patent number: 11305676
    Abstract: It is provided an adjusting device for a seat element of a vehicle seat supporting a body part of a seat user, with at least one driving device comprising a spindle drive and at least one adjustable support element for changing the contour or position of the seat element, wherein the spindle drive comprises a spindle extending along a spindle axis, which is floatingly mounted at a spindle end via a spindle holder such that at this spindle end the spindle is displaceable along at least one spatial direction extending transversely to the spindle axis. The spindle holder comprises a first and a second compensating element for a displaceability of the spindle end with respect to two first and second spatial directions extending approximately perpendicularly to each other and each perpendicularly to the spindle axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, COBURG
    Inventors: Sebastian Eichhorn, Florian Schmieder, Wera Wolniczak
  • Patent number: 11299071
    Abstract: It is provided an adjusting device for the longitudinal adjustment of a vehicle seat, comprising at least one rail for defining a longitudinal seat axis along which a seat base of the vehicle seat is adjustable, and for supporting at least one adjusting unit of the adjusting device, and at least two shiftably guided adjusting units arranged one behind the other along the longitudinal seat axis, to which the seat base is to be fixed in order to be adjustable along the longitudinal seat axis. The at least two adjusting units are adjustable relative to each other along the longitudinal seat axis, and each adjusting unit is assigned a separate drive for the power-operated adjustment along the longitudinal seat axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, COBURG
    Inventors: Joerg Gropp, Marcel Amstein, Jochen Hofmann, Gregor Kroener, Sandra Kieser, Fabian Rehmet
  • Patent number: 11260775
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat frame and at least one rail pair that has a seat rail which is connected to the seat frame and a base rail which is to be connected to the vehicle base and on which the seat rail is movably guided along a longitudinal direction. A drive device is used to move the seat rail along the longitudinal direction relative to the base rail and has a spindle, a rotatable spindle nut which is mounted on the spindle via a threaded engagement, a drive unit which is operatively connected to the spindle nut, and an electric motor for driving the spindle nut via the transmission unit. The spindle is arranged on the seat rail, and the spindle nut and the transmission unit are arranged on the base rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventors: Juergen Schukalski, Gregor Kroener, Joerg Gropp, Jochen Hofmann
  • Patent number: 11241988
    Abstract: A vehicle seat element, in particular seat pan, backrest or seat headrest, having a cushion facing a vehicle occupant, a covering and at least one vibration massage unit, arranged underneath the covering in a recess in the cushion and consists of an electric drive and a driven unbalanced mass, arranged at one end of the elongate vibration massage unit, characterised in that the vibration massage unit is supported in the recess only at points, in lines and/or in small areas and is spaced from the end of the vibration massage unit at which the unbalanced mass is arranged, and the substantial portion of the walls of the recess is spaced from the vibration massage unit. An insert element for a vehicle seat element of this type, a cushion for a vehicle seat element of this type, and a method for producing a vehicle seat element of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventors: Christian Mergl, Wojciech Falinski, Marcel Schieber
  • Patent number: 11173814
    Abstract: A vehicle seat, including a seat underframe and a backrest mounted pivotably with respect to the seat underframe about a backrest pivot axis, the inclination of which backrest may be adjusted in a comfort range by pivoting about the backrest pivot axis by a fitting arrangement. The fitting arrangement is provided on a first of two longitudinal backrest sides of the backrest and a locking device is provided remote from the first longitudinal backrest side, which locking device is provided to lock the backrest so as to prevent pivoting about the backrest pivot axis beyond the comfort region in the event of a crash and which is coupled to the fitting arrangement to actuate the locking device when the backrest is actuated beyond the comfort region and to release a locking provided by the locking device by actuating the fitting arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventor: Markus Prause
  • Publication number: 20210228440
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for activating motors of a massage device provided in a seat, in particular a vehicle seat, wherein the activation of the motors is performed by a control unit on the basis of an acoustic entertainment signal, wherein a first motor and a second motor are activated as a pair, and wherein the activation of the motors of the pair is performed alternately. The invention further relates to a control unit, which is designed to control at least one pair of motors according to a method according to the invention, and to a seat arrangement for carrying out such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, COBURG
    Inventors: Christian MERGL, Wojciech FALINSKI, Wolfgang UEBEL, Christian KARL, Peter HORN, Stefan BICKEL, Alexander MUELLER, Martin JUERGENLIEMK
  • Patent number: 11034264
    Abstract: A rail assembly may include a translatable rail, a fixed rail, a gearbox assembly, and a nut. The fixed rail may include a spindle bracket that may define an aperture and the spindle may extend through the aperture. The gearbox assembly may be disposed on the spindle and configured to carry the translatable rail along the longitudinal direction and the fixed rail. The nut may be fixed to the gearbox assembly and include a first portion and a second portion that may be integrally formed with one another. A section of the first portion may be configured to be disposed in the aperture of the spindle bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventors: Anthony Ferenc, Philip Bartko, Amy Daraban, Collin Lockemy
  • Publication number: 20210114526
    Abstract: Center console provided with a fixed rail, extending in a longitudinal direction, a translatable member, a gearbox assembly and first and second cables. The translatable member may be coupled to the fixed rail and configured to move between a first position and a second position. The gearbox assembly may include a cable drum configured to rotate in a first rotational direction and a second rotational direction. The first and second cables may each be coupled to the translatable member and a cable drum. As the cable drum rotates in the first rotational direction, the first cable may translate the translatable member towards the first position. As the cable drum rotates in the second rotational direction, the second cable may translate the translatable member towards the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventor: James ELSARELLI
  • Patent number: 10981472
    Abstract: An adjusting device for a vehicle seat is provided, the adjusting device may include, comprising: a first element; a second element having guide slots; and guide bolts, each of which being fixedly connected with the first element, slidably engaging one of the guide slots such that the second element is adjustable relative to the first element, and securing the second element to the first element; wherein the guide slots are engaged by the guide bolts and at least one other component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventors: Raymond Weir, Guiying Cui
  • Patent number: 10981481
    Abstract: A shelf arrangement for a vehicle, which shelf arrangement forms a shelf surface and can be adjusted relative to a vehicle subassembly. The shelf arrangement has a plurality of slat elements, which are accommodated on the vehicle subassembly in a retracted position and can be pivoted toward each other for this purpose, wherein the slat elements are movable along a direction of movement relative to the vehicle subassembly in order to transfer the slat elements from the retracted position to an extended position, in which the slat elements are supported on one another in such a way that the slat elements form the shelf surface. In this way, a shelf arrangement for a vehicle is provided, which shelf arrangement can be used in an overall space-saving manner, in particular in the area of a dashboard of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, COBURG
    Inventors: Lucas Becker, Johannes Merk, Tobias Baumann, Philipp Franz Blum
  • Publication number: 20210107381
    Abstract: A guide rail assembly for a longitudinal adjustment of a vehicle seat, comprising a lower rail, which can be connected to a vehicle floor and which has a first profiled guide, and an upper rail, which can be connected to a vehicle seat and which has a second profiled guide that is guided on the first profiled guide along an adjustment direction. The lower rail or the upper rail has a third profiled guide which extends along the adjustment direction for guiding an assembly in addition to the vehicle seat. In this manner, a guide rail assembly is provided which allows a flexible adjustability of an assembly in addition to a vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventor: Gregor KROENER
  • Patent number: 10960788
    Abstract: It is provided an adjusting device for a seat element of a vehicle seat, the strength structure of said seat element being connected to a guide device which substantially oriented in a first spatial direction and on which a support and a slide are arranged in a longitudinally adjustable manner relative to each other by means of a first drive device. A support lever which changes the contour of the seat element and which is hinged to the support and a toggle lever which is hinged to the slide and to the support lever via a connection joint are pivotable about axes which are oriented in a second spatial direction running perpendicularly to the first spatial direction and pivot on a plane defined by the first spatial direction and a third spatial direction running perpendicularly to the first and second spatial direction when the first drive device is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, COBURG
    Inventors: Christian Andres, Sebastian Eichhorn, Florian Schmieder, Christian Mergl, Hans-Joerg Birkefeld
  • Patent number: 10946802
    Abstract: A sliding center console may include a mounting member, a carrier, and a gearbox assembly. The carrier may be configured to receive a container and translate between a first position and a second position. The carrier may include a plurality of teeth. The gearbox assembly may be fixed to the mounting member and include a pinion configured to rotate in a first rotational direction or second rotational direction to translate the carrier from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, COBURG
    Inventors: Daryl Harris, Tim Bossingham, Todd Bachman
  • Patent number: 10940773
    Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided. The vehicle seat comprises construction elements that are movable relative to one another and at least one force transmission element which transmits activation forces and/or stress forces that result from the use of the vehicle seat from one construction element to the other. The force transmission element by way of at least one joint is connected to both construction elements, and conjointly with the at least one joint is an integral component part of at least one of the two construction elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventors: Bastian Erbacher, Jochen Hofmann, Christian Schnapp, Marcel Amstein, Stefan Henning, Enno Meyer
  • Patent number: 10913377
    Abstract: A vehicle seat having a seat subframe, a cushion carrier for a seat part of the vehicle seat, wherein the cushion carrier is adjustably mounted on the seat subframe in order to lower at least one section of the cushion carrier, and a backrest which can be pivoted, relative to the seat subframe, in a comfort region for adjustment of a usage position of the backrest and in a transition region outside of the comfort region toward the cushion carrier into a loading position, wherein there is a locking mechanism which, during adjustment of the backrest in the comfort region, locks the cushion carrier against adjustment and permits adjustment of the cushion carrier by the adjustment of the backrest when the backrest is pivoted beyond the comfort region toward the loading position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventors: Johannes Ultsch, Sascha Hartmann, Herwig Eberwein
  • Patent number: 10906575
    Abstract: A collapsible steering wheel of a motor vehicle, comprising a steering wheel rim having a number of segments that can be moved in relation to each other between a first position and a second position. A first angle is formed between respectively adjacent segments in the first position and a second angle different from the first angle is formed between respectively adjacent segments in the second position. The disclosure also relates to a steering device of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventor: Roland Riedel
  • Patent number: 10882429
    Abstract: It is provided a head restraint arrangement for a vehicle seat, with a head restraint which is adjustable along two spatial axes and with an actuating device, by means of which at least one locking device which, in a locked state, blocks the head restraint against adjustment in at least one spatial direction along one of the spatial axes, is manually actuatable in order to remove a block and to permit an adjustment of the head restraint. The actuating device comprises an actuating element which is provided on the head restraint and, for actuation of the locking device, is mounted displaceably along at least one of the spatial axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, COBURG
    Inventor: Chetan Hiremath
  • Patent number: 10882421
    Abstract: An assembly group of a vehicle seat, comprises a lower guide rail attachable to a vehicle floor and an upper guide rail coupled to the lower guide rail and movable with respect to the lower guide rail along a longitudinal axis, the upper guide rail comprising a top wall and a pair of side walls connected by the top wall. A link arm is pivotably connectable to the upper guide rail for coupling a frame assembly to the upper guide rail. A first fastener for pivotably coupling the link arm to the upper guide rail is disposed between the pair of side walls and being at least partially positioned below a top surface of the top wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, COBURG
    Inventors: Leo Ioppolo, Sean Sabo
  • Patent number: 10857919
    Abstract: A lumbar mat for a backrest structure for use in a vehicle seat, the lumbar mat adapted to be arranged between a lumbar support structure and a backrest cushion of the backrest structure, including a front surface adapted to face towards a backrest cushion of a backrest structure, when the lumbar mat is arranged in the backrest structure, a plurality of first spring elements arranged at the front surface of the lumbar mat, each of the first spring elements adapted to apply a first elastic force towards the backrest cushion via a first contact area of the first spring element, respectively, and a plurality of second spring elements, each of the second spring elements associated with a respective one of the plurality of first spring elements and adapted to apply a second elastic force towards the backrest cushion via a second contact area of the second spring element, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventors: Leo Ioppolo, Matthew Sinke, Benjamin Brinch