Patents Assigned to Keiper GmbH & Co. KG
  • Patent number: 9227542
    Abstract: A fitting system for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, with an axially extending shaft, which is rotatable in the circumferential direction, with at least one fitting which is provided with a rotatably supported driver which is axially secured by a securing element, for driving or for unlocking the fitting, wherein the shaft cooperates with the driver in the circumferential direction in a rotationally secure manner or mechanically connected, in order to rotate the driver, and with at least one quick fastener which is seated on the shaft in an axially non-displaceable manner, in order to secure the cooperation of shaft and driver axially in at least one direction, has the quick fastener connected with the driver and/or with its securing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Thomas Mayer
  • Patent number: 9221360
    Abstract: In a longitudinally adjustable vehicle seat with a freely pivotable backrest which can be folded forward and with a memory device, the memory device has a stop rail with latching openings, and a locking element with a slider and pall connected pivotably thereto and a ramp which is arranged on the slider and has an upper region, with which a scanner of the memory device interacts, wherein the scanner is connected to a transmission arrangement for locking the backrest in an entry position, and the pall is prestressed in the locking direction by a spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Karl Utzinger
  • Patent number: 9211815
    Abstract: A longitudinally adjustable vehicle seat (I) has, on both sides, a first seat rail (2) fixed to the seat and a second seat rail (3) which guides the first seat rail and is fixed to the vehicle structure. A locking device (4) releaseably locks the seat longitudinal position by securing the first seat rail (2) in the second seat rail (3). A lever (5) is provided that can be pivoted about a pivot axis (S) and has two actuating ends (6) that interact with the locking devices (4). At least one of the actuating ends (6) is spanned by a sub region of a multifunctional part (8). The part (8) both forms a kick plate and also limits the movement of the actuating end (6) upward and therefore forms a safeguard against erroneous operation of the lever (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Georg Ruess, Karl Utzinger
  • Patent number: 9199554
    Abstract: A locking mechanism (1) for a vehicle seat includes a latch (11) that is to be interlocked with an opposite element (B) and is mounted to be pivotable about a first bearing bolt (13), at least one securing element (25, 31) that secures the latch (11) in the locked state, and a movable unlocking handle (42). The unlocking handle (42) is directly hinged to one of the securing elements (25, 31) by means of a single pivot point (48).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Peter Müller, Olaf Kreuels, Stefan Haber, Volker Windecker, Denise Schmitt
  • Patent number: 9193283
    Abstract: An actuator for a vehicle seat has a housing, a motor with a motor shaft which has at least a first direction of rotation, a gear mechanism which is connected at the output end to the motor by the motor shaft, an actuator output drive which is connected at the output end to the gear mechanism, and a control unit. The actuator output drive has an output element which can be moved in the direction of an end position from a starting position by rotation of the motor shaft in the first direction of rotation. The direction of rotation of the motor shaft can be reversed from the first direction of rotation to an opposite second direction of rotation by the control unit, with the result that the output element can be moved in the direction of the starting position from the end position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Norbert Heeg, Christoph Schuhn, Frank Grossbudde
  • Patent number: 9193279
    Abstract: A vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, includes a seat part (3), a backrest (4) attached to the seat part (3) to pivot about a backrest axis (L), seat rails (9) for adjusting the seat length position of the vehicle seat (1), which rails are provided on the seat part (3), a control lever (30) for unlocking the seat rails (9) that is pivotably mounted on the seat part (3), and an unlocking cam (40) for acting on the control lever (30). The unlocking cam (40) is fixed to the backrest. The control lever (30) has a deactivated state in which the unlocking cam (40) moves past the control lever (30) at a distance during the pivoting of the backrest (4) and an activated state in which the unlocking cam (40) is seated against the control lever (30) and acts thereon during the pivoting of the backrest (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Holger Emrich
  • Patent number: 9180799
    Abstract: A locking system for a vehicle seat, for locking to a vehicle structure of a vehicle, has a backrest able to be folded from a normal position into a folded position, a locking device located on the backrest, and a catch that can be pivoted between a locking position and an unlocking position and can be pivotally driven by both a manually-pivotable unlocking element and an actuation device arranged on the vehicle structure. When the backrest is in the normal position, a counter element is locked to the locking device by the catch. The actuation device has a control lever that can be moved between a locking position and an unlocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ingo Teufel, Kai Schumann
  • Patent number: 9175729
    Abstract: A method for producing a bearing assembly for a vehicle seat, which has a first bearing element (12) and a second bearing element (16) which can be moved in a movement direction (r) relative thereto, wherein the first bearing element first receives the second bearing element, with a large, undefined play in a play direction (p) which is perpendicular to the movement direction, and the first bearing element and/or the second bearing element is later deformed in a plastic manner by pressurizing in a stamping direction (x) until the first bearing element and the second bearing element contact each other without play in the play direction. Before the plastic deformation, the first bearing element elastically deforms under reduction of play and the elastic deformation is reversed after the plastic deformation, so that a defined clearance fit occurs between the first bearing element and the second bearing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Michael Leppla
  • Patent number: 9162592
    Abstract: A fitting for a vehicle seat includes a first fitting part, a second fitting part which is rotatable relative to said first fitting part, a peripheral clamping ring which has a substantially L-shaped cross section, and which is connected to the first fitting part and extends over the second fitting part, and an intermediate ring which has a substantially L-shaped cross section, and which is arranged between the peripheral clamping ring and the second fitting part. A ledge is formed on the second fitting part, which ledge has an end surface and a cylindrical supporting surface. The supporting surface has a diameter which is smaller than the maximum outer diameter of the second fitting part, and the cylindrical supporting surface directly or indirectly supports the peripheral clamping ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Uwe Assmann
  • Patent number: 9162589
    Abstract: A longitudinal adjustor for a vehicle seat has a first seat rail and a second seat rail which engage around one another to form a rail profile and can be moved relative to one another in the longitudinal direction, and a rail locking member which can lock the seat rails to one another, an activation arrangement for activating an unlocking unit, a force-transmitting element which connects the activation arrangement to the unlocking unit. The force-transmitting element and interacts with the unlocking unit within the second seat rail, wherein a positively locking connection is provided between the force-transmitting element and the unlocking unit, and that the force-transmitting element serves simultaneously for mounting the activation arrangement in a pivotable fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Dill, Heinrich Hammann, Viktor Enns
  • Patent number: 9150122
    Abstract: A vehicle seat has a scissor-type stand vibratable and adjustable in height, with a pneumatic spring and cranks, intersecting at a scissor shaft. A control device for level control and for height adjustment of the stand has a control element, a valve device controlled by the control element, for controlling the spring, a switching element movable relative to the control element or the valve device, and a bearing. The control element and valve device are kinematically assigned to different parts of the stand movable relative to one another. The control element is linked to a first crank. The bearing is spaced from the shaft and connected with a second crank. The valve device is connected with the switching element movable relative to the control element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Keiper GMBH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Uwe Reichel
  • Patent number: 9145071
    Abstract: A vehicle seat, in particular to a motor vehicle seat, having a base structure (3) that is to be connected to the vehicle structure (S) and a backrest (10) that can be moved relative to the base structure (3) by kinematics, such as to transfer the vehicle seat (1) from at least one usage position allowing a person to sit down to a non-usage position or to another usage position. A multi-bar linkage, in particular a four-bar linkage (V), exists at least temporarily, which linkage controls the kinematics. A leaf spring (30) is provided in the vehicle seat. The leaf spring forms a gear element of the multi-bar linkage in the relaxed extended state thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andre Böhm, Ralph Recktenwald
  • Patent number: 9132750
    Abstract: A longitudinal adjuster (3) for a vehicle seat (1), particularly a motor vehicle seat, has at least one first seat track (5) having catches (20) disposed in at least one row running in the longitudinal axis (x) of the seat. Each catch (20) includes a front flank (21a) and a rear flank (21a) in the longitudinal axis (x) of the seat, and at least one second seat track (8) that can be displaced relative to the first seat track (5) in the longitudinal axis (x) of the seat and locked to the same and at least two catch plates (12) for locking the first seat track (5) to the second seat track (8). The catch plates (12) are displaceably supported in the locking direction (z) in the second seat track (8) and comprise teeth (12b) for engaging in the catches (20) of the first seat track (5). Each tooth (12b) includes a front and a rear tooth flank (12d) in the longitudinal axis (x) of the seat. Each of the catch plates (12) includes exactly two teeth (12b) per associated row of catches (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG.
    Inventors: Falko Jähner, Hans Dropmann
  • Patent number: 9126506
    Abstract: A longitudinally adjustable vehicle seat, having at least one pair of seat rails (10), has a first seat rail (12) fixed to the structure, a second seat rail (13) guided in the first seat rail (12) and connected to the vehicle seat (1). Balls (14) are arranged in ball holders (15), which are arranged between the first seat rail (12) and the second seat rail (13) in order to reduce friction. The first seat rail (12) forms a ball track along which the balls (14) roll with a first end stop and a second end stop, which limit the mobility of the pair of seat rails (10). At least one elevation (12?) is provided, which projects into the ball track. The elevation (12?) can be overcome by at least one ball (14) and the ball holder (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG.
    Inventor: Ingo Dick
  • Patent number: 9114737
    Abstract: A fitting for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, includes a first fitting part and a second fitting part, which are rotatable relative to one another and which are in geared connection with one another by a ring gear and a gear wheel which meshes with the ring gear. The fitting also includes a cam which is driven by a driver and revolves in the circumferential direction in order to drive a relative rolling movement of the gear wheel and the ring gear. The driver is mounted with a clearance and/or the cam is mounted on a collar of the second fitting part. The collar has a flange on the free end thereof. The end face of the flange forms an axial support surface for the driver. The flange includes a groove in the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Martin Stilleke, Jonni Musian
  • Patent number: 9114733
    Abstract: A vehicle seat can be moved from a starting position to a laterally offset end position and back, and the vehicle seat is oriented in the same direction in the starting position and in the end position. The vehicle seat includes a first upper rail, which is movably guided in a first lower rail, a second upper rail, which is movably guided in a second lower rail, and a seat cushion, which is movably mounted on the at least one upper rail. The lateral motion of the seat cushion relative to the rails is accomplished by carrying out a predetermined relative motions of the rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Pluta, Thomas Bingert, Thomas Christoffel
  • Patent number: 9114729
    Abstract: A seat rail for a vehicle seat of a motor vehicle, including a seat rail profiled element, which has at least one profile region into which at least one corresponding retaining element of the vehicle seat can be inserted in at least one retaining position. The seat rail includes at least one ramp element extending at an angle from the longitudinal extension of the seat rail profiled element, by which ramp element the retaining element can be moved out of the profile region from the retaining position to at least one removal position by moving the retaining element along the ramp element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Kinzer, Joachim Mühlberger, Jürgen Nasshan, Peter Probst, Boris Willems
  • Patent number: 9114735
    Abstract: A longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat, has a pair of seat rails, with a first seat rail which is fixed on the structure, a second seat rail which is guided in said first seat rail and is connected to the vehicle seat, and a releasable locking device with at least one latching plate for releasably locking the position of the first seat rail in relation to the second seat rail. A four-bar linkage, which interacts with the latching plate or the latching plates in order to unlock the longitudinal adjuster, is provided within the second seat rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Karl Utzinger
  • Patent number: 9108541
    Abstract: For a recliner system for a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, comprising at least one recliner, which has a first recliner part and a second recliner part, which can be locked to each other and can be rotated relative to each other about an axis, a transfer rod, the rotation of which unlocks the recliner, and a hand lever, the operation of which rotates the transfer rod in order to unlock the recliner, a stop module is provided, which is operatively connected to the hand lever and to the transfer rod and which stops the hand lever and one of the recliner parts relative to each other in at least one rotational direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Uwe Assmann, Christoph Peters, Thomas Mayer, Ulrich Lehmann, Gunther Hille
  • Patent number: 9108535
    Abstract: A longitudinally adjustable vehicle seat includes a first rail fixed to the structure, a second rail guided in the first rail and connected to the vehicle seat, a releasable locking device for locking the position of the first rail relative to the second rail, first, second, and third end stops, which limit the movability of the rail pair, wherein one of the end stops can be disabled by a stop surface that can be moved out of the path of travel of the rails. The movable stop surface is arranged on the second rail, and the end stop that can be disabled, on which the movable stop surface is formed, can be actuated together with the locking device in order for an easy-entry position to be assumed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ingo Teufel, Kai Schumann