Patents Assigned to Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co. KG.
  • Patent number: 9649961
    Abstract: A composite component (110) for a vehicle seat (1), in particular for a motor vehicle seat, includes a plurality of fabric layers (116) of a fibrous material, a matrix material (118) securing the fabric layers (116), and an insert part (140), disposed between at least two of the fabric layers (116), for locally reinforcing the composite component. An insert strand (150) is disposed at least in sections along an edge or an edge surface (141.1) of the insert part (140). A vehicle seat (1) includes the composite component, in particular with a back structure (110) designed as a composite component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Willem Jan Ter Steeg, Lars Kramm, Jens Bold, Georg-Ludwig Fischer, Harald Wolsiefer, Ulrich Riedel
  • Patent number: 9610863
    Abstract: A vehicle seat (1), in particular a utility vehicle seat, includes a first seat part and second seat part which can be displaced in the longitudinal direction relative to the first seat part in order to set the seat depth. At least one slider (50), which is connected to the first seat part, is provided. The slider (50) projects with a connecting region (56), embodied in the manner of a head, through a guide slot (60) which is provided in the second seat part. In order to attach the slider (50) to the first seat part, an anchoring element (70), which is embodied as a separate part and is composed of metal, is provided. The anchoring element (70) projects through the slider (50) and through the first seat part and connects the slider (50) to the first seat part in a positively locking fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Ellerich, Eckhard Spies
  • Patent number: 9573491
    Abstract: A vehicle seat longitudinal adjuster includes a lower rail (5) and an upper rail (3) which is guided therein such that it can be displaced in the longitudinal direction, and at least one bearing element (30) which is arranged between the upper rail (3) and the lower rail (5) and is in contact with the upper rail (3) and the lower rail (5). At least one additional supporting element (20) is provided which is in contact with the upper rail (3) and the lower rail (5) and has a rotatable supporting roller (22). The supporting roller (22) can be rotated about a rotational axis (A) which runs in the vertical direction. The at least one supporting element (20) includes a supporting spring (26) which loads the supporting roller (22) in the vertical direction. A vehicle seat (1) with the longitudinal adjuster is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Kai Schumann, Peter Reimer, Ingo Teufel
  • Patent number: 9566879
    Abstract: An unlocking device for a vehicle seat with an entry facilitation function includes a bracket-like element and a guide bar. The guide bar is arranged by at least one fastening device on a lower rail of a rail system for longitudinal adjustment of the seat. The bracket-like element is coupled to a triggering lever for the entry facilitation function. A method is provided for operating an unlocking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Kai Schumann, Ingo Teufel
  • Patent number: 9539920
    Abstract: An adjustment unit for a vehicle seat is disclosed. Said adjustment unit comprises an inclination adjustment mechanism for the backrest of the vehicle seat. The inclination adjustment mechanism comprises a first rocker which is mounted in such a way as to be rotatable about a transverse direction extending perpendicular to a direction of travel of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Sascha Müller, Andreas Kinzer, Eckhard Kirch, Joachim Mühlberger
  • Publication number: 20160339809
    Abstract: A seat back adjuster for a vehicle seat, said seat back adjuster having at least a fitting upper part, a fitting lower part and a fitting arranged therebetween, wherein a separate adapter is arranged on a side of the fitting upper part or of the fitting lower part facing away from the fitting, said adapter being fixed on the fitting through an opening in the fitting upper part or in the fitting lower part, and wherein a control lever is provided which is arranged on the side of the adapter facing away from the fitting and is interlockingly and/or frictionally connected to the adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Components Gmbh & Co. KG
    Inventor: Stefan WETZIG
  • Publication number: 20160332543
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle seat comprising a seating part and a back rest, in which said seat part and the back rest can be adjusted from a user position into an access position and into a loading position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Components GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Roman Ecker, Dirk Dubois, Jürgen Naßhan
  • Patent number: 9481270
    Abstract: A vehicle seat fitting has a fitting parts (11, 12) have a sprocket (17) and guide segments (14), a bar (16) guided by the guide segments between a locked and unlocked state that interact with the sprocket. The bar has bar cams (16a, 16b). An eccentric (27) is rotatably mounted around a rotation axis (A) and in a transition from unlocked to the locked, engages the bar with a force for clamping the bar against the sprocket. The eccentric has eccentric cams (28, 128) interacting with the bar cams. The first eccentric cam has a cam section (28.2) which runs in the peripheral direction concentrically around the axis. The cam section is arranged upstream in the closing direction of a further cam section (28.4) that has a cam contour running radially outwards downstream in the closing direction relative to the concentrically peripheral contour for clamping the bar against the sprocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christoph Peters, Ulrich Lehmann
  • Publication number: 20160297328
    Abstract: The invention relates to a forward pivot mechanism for positioning a scat back of a vehicle seat into at least one forward position and for positioning the seat back beyond the forward position into at least one further forward position, comprising a comfort lock for positioning and locking the seat back into a least one seated position, and comprising an easy entry latch for positioning the seat back into the at least one forward position, wherein a pivot range of the seat back into one of the forward positions can be limited by means of the easy entry latch, wherein the easy-entry latch is designed in such a way that it forms a forward limit stop during the shifting of the seat back from one of the seated positions into one of the forward positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Pluta, Christian Wolf, Thomas Dill, Thomas Christoffel
  • Patent number: 9463719
    Abstract: A fitting (5) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, includes a first fitting part (7), a second fitting part (8) that can be rotated relative to the first fitting part (7) about an axis (A), a drivable eccentric (11), rotatably supported about the axis (A), and at least one catch (13), which is guided by the first fitting part (7) such as to be movable in a radial direction relative to the axis (A) and which moves radially outward under the action of the eccentric (11) to lock the fitting (5) and interacts radially outwardly with the second fitting part (8). The at least one catch (13) includes a first bar part (13a) and a second bar part (13b), each of which has teeth (13a?, 13b?) for interacting with teeth of the second fitting part (8) designed as a toothed ring (8a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Christoph Peters
  • Patent number: 9440559
    Abstract: A vehicle seat (1), in particular a commercial vehicle seat, includes a scissor-type (scissors) framework (3) for adjusting the height. The scissors framework has intersecting rockers (8a, 8b) and at least one frame (5, 7), and at least one bearing device (21) for movably guiding the rockers (8a, 8b) in the frame (5, 7). A rotatable bearing roller (14) interacts with a first guide and a rotatable compensation roller (36) interacts with a second guide attached to a base region (52) of an insert (60). A lateral region (54) of the insert (60) extends perpendicularly to the base region (52) and is fixed to the frame (5, 7) and/or a head region (50) of the insert (60), extending parallel to the base region (52), is fixed to the frame (5, 7). The base region (52) is resiliently designed and presses against the compensation roller (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Gundall, Uwe Reichel, Adolf Vogt
  • Publication number: 20160250949
    Abstract: A vehicle seat (1) with a seat segment (14) which includes a first seat area (11) with a first backrest (21) that can be pivoted about a pivot axis (A) running in a transverse direction (y) and a second seat area (12) with a second backrest (22) that can be pivoted about the pivot axis (A). The second backrest (22) is equipped with a locking device (9) which interacts with a locking bracket (8) provided on the first backrest (21). The locking device (9) includes at least one axis pin (92) with a longitudinal axis (94) that is inclined relative to the transverse direction (y).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Thomas DILL, Joerg RAPEDIUS, Viktor ENNS
  • Patent number: 9409261
    Abstract: A retaining device (1) for the form-fitting and/or force-fitting arrangement of two components (2, 3) to be connected in a bonded manner for a subsequent welding process. The retaining device (1) includes a cover (4), which can be pivoted about a pivot axis (5) and on the lower face of which a silicone layer (8) is arranged so as to face in the direction of the components (2, 3) to be connected, and a pressure plate (6) that can be moved in the direction of the cover (4) via at least one cylinder (7) and thus presses the components (2, 3) which are to be connected and which are arranged one above the other between the cover (4) and the pressure plate (6) against the silicone layer (8). A method for operating a retaining device (1) is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co. KG.
    Inventors: Albert Koch, Volker Scholl
  • Patent number: 9371016
    Abstract: A fitting (10) for a vehicle seat has a first fitting part (11) and a second fitting part (12) that are rotatable relative to one another and are in geared connection, and a third fitting part (74) mounted on the first fitting part (11) such that it can be pivoted relative to the first fitting part (11). The third fitting part (74) can be locked to the first fitting part (11) by a pawl (80) which is mounted at a first articulation point (D1) on the third fitting part (74). The third fitting part (74), which has a locking cam (90), which is mounted at a second articulation point (D2), a coupler (98), which is connected at a third articulation point (D3) to the locking cam (90) and at a fourth articulation point (D4) to the pawl (80), and the pawl (80) define a four-bar linkage (74, 80, 98, 90).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Peter Thiel
  • Patent number: 9308848
    Abstract: A backrest part for a seat, in particular a vehicle seat, includes at least one back metal sheet and individual profiled elements. The back metal sheet has beadings which protrude in the direction of the profiled elements in some sections. The profiled elements are connected to the back metal sheet in a force-fitting and/or bonded manner in a region of the beadings. A section with beadings is formed in each corner of the back metal sheet. The beadings of each section are arranged in parallel at a specifiable distance to one another. The beadings of each section extend diagonally between the adjoining edges of the back metal sheet. The beadings of mutually adjacent sections run at an angle relative to one another. The length of the beadings running parallel to one another in each section decreases in the direction of the corners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Nasshan, Martin Scheib
  • Patent number: 9308849
    Abstract: A device for guiding a seat belt on a seat having an integrated seat belt. In order to provide a device that can be economically and easily installed, that ensures reliable guidance of the seat belt inside the backrest (1) of a seat having an integrated seat belt in a simple manner, and that prevents pinching of the seat belt (2) during adjustment inside the backrest (1), the seat belt guide has at least one upper seat belt guiding element (6). The guiding element (6) is above a pivot axis (5) of a multi-piece backrest (3, 4) of the seat having an integrated seat belt. At least one lower seat belt guiding element (7) is also provided below the pivot axis (5) of the multipiece backrest (3, 4) of the seat having an integrated seat belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co.KG
    Inventors: Udo Basters, Peter Paulus, Harald Zumbach
  • Publication number: 20160039316
    Abstract: An easy-entry system for a vehicle seat, having at least one fitting (5) with at least one fitting component (B) and a driver profile (5.1). The at least one fitting component (B) is coupled to a transmission element (6), and an unlocking lever (3) of the easy-entry system is connected at least indirectly to the transmission element (6). A comfort lever (4) of a backrest (1.1) engages with the driver profile (5.1), and a pivot region of the backrest (1.1) is limited by a pawl (7), which engages in the at least one fitting (5), when the easy-entry function is initiated. Engagement of the pawl (7) into the at least one fitting (5) can be cancelled by operating the comfort lever (4) for adjusting a position of the backrest (1.1). A vehicle seat is also provided, including such an easy-entry system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG.
    Inventors: Thomas DILL, Heinrich HAMMANN, Wolfgang PLUTA, Christian WOLF, Christian MARKEL
  • Publication number: 20160001679
    Abstract: A motor vehicle seat fitting (10) includes a first fitting part (11) and a relatively rotatable second fitting part (12), which are connected to each other via a gear unit or can be locked. A third fitting part (74) is mounted on a bearing ring (71) in a pivotal manner about an axis (A) relative to the first fitting part. The bearing ring is fixed to the first fitting part. The third fitting part (74) can be locked with the first fitting part or a component rigidly connected thereto. A pawl (80) is mounted on the third fitting part in a first hinge point (D1). The bearing ring (71) has multiple run-on cams (71a) which interact with multiple elevations (74a) of the third fitting part. A free clearance, in the radial direction between the bearing ring (71) and the third fitting part, is minimized when the pawl (80) is locked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Peter THIEL
  • Publication number: 20160001680
    Abstract: A detent fitting for a motor vehicle seat includes a first fitting part (11) and a relatively rotatable second fitting part (12) and catches (16) guided by one fitting part between a locked state and an unlocked state to lock the detent fitting upon interacting with a gear ring of another fitting part. A third fitting part (74) is pivotably mounted and is lockable with a detent plate (115) fixed to the first fitting part or with the first fitting part by a pawl (80) which is mounted in a hinge point on the third fitting part. The third fitting part, a locking cam (90) with a hinge point on the third fitting part, a coupling (98) connected to the locking cam with a hinge point and the pawl with a hinge point define a four-link chain. A vehicle seat with at least one such detent fitting is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Components GMBH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Peter THIEL
  • Publication number: 20150375655
    Abstract: A backrest frame (2) for a seat, in particular a vehicle seat, includes a number of frame parts (2.1 to 2.4), which can be fixedly connected to a rear plate (1). At least one first frame part (2.1) is configured as an at least sectionally closed or semi-open hollow profile. At least one of the ends of the hollow profile is recessed in some regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang PLUTA, Thomas DILL, Heinrich HAMMANN, Viktor ENNS, Christian WOLF