Patents by Inventor Gregor Kroener
Gregor Kroener 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).
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Patent number: 11535124Abstract: A vehicle seat comprising a seat part, an adjustable backrest part attached to the seat part, and a floor assembly supporting the seat part and arranged on a vehicle floor. The seat part is connected to the floor assembly in a pivotal manner about a first axis, and the backrest part is connected to the seat part in a pivotal manner about a second axis. The vehicle seat has a first adjusting device powered by an electric motor for pivoting the seat part relative to the floor assembly about the first axis and a second adjusting device powered by an electric motor for pivoting the backrest part relative to the seat part about the second axis.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, CoburgInventors: Jörg Gropp, Gregor Kröner
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Publication number: 20220332233Abstract: A vehicle seat including at least one outer frame on which an outer part of a seating surface is supported, and at least one inner frame on which an inner part of the seating surface is supported and which is movable relative to the outer frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, CoburgInventors: Jörg GROPP, Gregor KRÖNER, Jacqueline ALBRECHT, Tuba YILDIRIM
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Patent number: 11299071Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, COBURGInventors: Joerg Gropp, Marcel Amstein, Jochen Hofmann, Gregor Kroener, Sandra Kieser, Fabian Rehmet
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Patent number: 11260775Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, CoburgInventors: Juergen Schukalski, Gregor Kroener, Joerg Gropp, Jochen Hofmann
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Publication number: 20210309129Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2017Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Joerg GROPP, Marcel AMSTEIN, Jochen HOFMANN, Gregor KROENER, Sandra KIESER, Fabian REHMET
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Publication number: 20210252997Abstract: An assembly of a vehicle comprises a floor assembly stationarily arranged in the vehicle and an adjusting device for longitudinally adjusting a vehicle seat in a vehicle comprising a guide rail connected to the floor assembly and extending along a longitudinal axis on the floor assembly, and an adjustment assembly associated with the vehicle seat, which is guided on the guide rail along the longitudinal axis. It is provided that the guide rail includes at least one connecting element which includes an engagement portion for the form-fitting engagement into an engagement device arranged on the floor assembly on a first side of the guide rail and a connecting portion with a fixing point for fixing the connecting element to the floor assembly by using a fixing element on a second side of the guide rail facing away from the first side.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2019Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, CoburgInventors: Jörg GROPP, Gregor KRÖNER
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Publication number: 20210107381Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, CoburgInventor: Gregor KROENER
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Publication number: 20200276916Abstract: A seat adjuster, comprising an adjustable vehicle seat, that may be adjusted by an external force between an initial position and a target position in an interior of a vehicle, the adjustment of the vehicle seat from the initial position into the target position requiring at least pivoting of the vehicle seat about a pivot axis extending from a floor to a ceiling of the vehicle, and an electronic control device for controlling an adjustment drive to adjust the vehicle seat from the initial position into the target position. A characteristic-map memory coupled to the electronic control device is provided, in which characteristic-map memory characteristic-map data for adjustment movements to be carried out by the vehicle seat are stored. The electronic control device controls the adjustment drive by means of the characteristic-map data to adjust the vehicle seat from a current initial position into a certain target position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, CoburgInventors: Sandra KIESER, Gregor KRÖNER, Jörg GROPP, Christian KARL
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Publication number: 20200269730Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Joerg GROPP, Marcel AMSTEIN, Jochen HOFMANN, Gregor KROENER, Sandra KIESER, Fabian REHMET
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Publication number: 20200262315Abstract: A vehicle seat comprising a seat part, an adjustable backrest part attached to the seat part, and a floor assembly supporting the seat part and arranged on a vehicle floor. The seat part is connected to the floor assembly in a pivotal manner about a first axis, and the backrest part is connected to the seat part in a pivotal manner about a second axis. The vehicle seat has a first adjusting device powered by an electric motor for pivoting the seat part relative to the floor assembly about the first axis and a second adjusting device powered by an electric motor for pivoting the backrest part relative to the seat part about the second axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2018Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, CoburgInventors: Jörg GROPP, Gregor KRÖNER
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Publication number: 20200231068Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Joerg GROPP, Marcel AMSTEIN, Jochen HOFMANN, Gregor KROENER, Sandra KIESER, Fabian REHMET
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Publication number: 20190389331Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, CoburgInventors: Juergen SCHUKALSKI, Gregor KROENER, Joerg GROPP, Jochen HOFMANN
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Publication number: 20190248262Abstract: Method for controlling massage units of a massage apparatus arranged in a seat in a vehicle for massaging an occupant, comprising the following method steps: controlling massage units integrated in the seat based on an audio entertainment signal; and changing an intensity of the massage provided by the massage units based on the basis of the entertainment signal in a manner adapted to current operating information relating to the vehicle. A seat arrangement for a vehicle or in a vehicle for carrying out such a method is also involved.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2017Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHA KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, COBURGInventors: Christian MERGL, Gregor KROENER
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Patent number: 10279711Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a locking system for a seat arrangement of a motor vehicle, which seat arrangement has an adjustment component which is adjustable manually into at least one locking position, wherein the locking system has a locking mechanism, and wherein the adjustment component is lockable and releasable in the locking position by means of the locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism has an actuation drive by means of which the locking mechanism is releasable in a motorized manner, wherein the locking system has a proximity sensor which is triggerable by a predefined operator control event and wherein, by means of the triggering of the proximity sensor, the adjustment component is releasable in a motorized manner via the actuation drive.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, BambergInventors: Maximilian Mueller, Juergen Schukalski, Gregor Kroener
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Publication number: 20190077289Abstract: The present invention relates to a massage device for a vehicle seat, comprising: a number of massage units which can be integrated in upholstery of a vehicle seat; a control device which is designed to activate the massage units, or a central connector which provides a connection for controlling the massage units; at least one connection apparatus which couples the massage units to the control device; wherein the control device or the central connector and/or the massage units and/or the connection apparatus comprise(s) means for ensuring that at least the massage units are installed in a manner that is unique in terms of position and/or orientation. The present invention also relates to a vehicle seat comprising a massage device of this kind, and to a method for producing a vehicle seat of this kind.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2016Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Christian Mergl, Wojciech Falinski, Gregor Kröner
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Patent number: 10144311Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided. The vehicle seat comprises at least one backrest which is pivotally mounted relative to a seating surface of the vehicle seat; a backrest adjusting mechanism and a drive for pivoting the backrest; and at least one headrest on the backrest, which by means of a headrest adjusting mechanism is adjustable in its height relative to the backrest at least along a direction of longitudinal extension of the backrest. It is provided that beside the backrest adjusting mechanism the drive is coupled with the headrest adjusting mechanism, in order to simultaneously transmit an adjustment force to the headrest adjusting mechanism when the backrest is pivoted in at least one backrest adjustment direction. In addition, there is proposed a backrest module with a drive which beside a backrest adjusting mechanism is coupled with a headrest adjusting mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2014Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, CoburgInventor: Gregor Kroener
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Publication number: 20180036198Abstract: It is provided a massage device for a vehicle seat having at least one massage element, which moves a contact surface of the vehicle seat by means of an electromechanical actuator for the purpose of massaging a person in the vehicle seat. The massage element has a spring element, whereof the shape can be altered with respect to the contact surface of the vehicle seat by a restoring element containing the electromechanical actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Christian MERGL, Jochen HOFMANN, Christoph SINGER, Ulf HARTMANN, Gregor KROENER
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Publication number: 20170088019Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided. The vehicle seat comprises at least one backrest which is pivotally mounted relative to a seating surface of the vehicle seat; a backrest adjusting mechanism and a drive for pivoting the backrest; and at least one headrest on the backrest, which by means of a headrest adjusting mechanism is adjustable in its height relative to the backrest at least along a direction of longitudinal extension of the backrest. It is provided that beside the backrest adjusting mechanism the drive is coupled with the headrest adjusting mechanism, in order to simultaneously transmit an adjustment force to the headrest adjusting mechanism when the backrest is pivoted in at least one backrest adjustment direction. In addition, there is proposed a backrest module with a drive which beside a backrest adjusting mechanism is coupled with a headrest adjusting mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2014Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventor: Gregor KROENER
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Publication number: 20170066346Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a locking system for a seat arrangement of a motor vehicle, which seat arrangement has an adjustment component which is adjustable manually into at least one locking position, wherein the locking system has a locking mechanism, and wherein the adjustment component is lockable and releasable in the locking position by means of the locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism has an actuation drive by means of which the locking mechanism is releasable in a motorized manner, wherein the locking system has a proximity sensor which is triggerable by a predefined operator control event and wherein, by means of the triggering of the proximity sensor, the adjustment component is releasable in a motorized manner via the actuation drive.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Maximilian Mueller, Juergen Schukalski, Gregor Kroener
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Patent number: 9421891Abstract: An adjustment drive for an adjusting device of a motor vehicle seat includes a drive motor, a two-stage reduction gear and a housing for mounting a drive motor and for accommodating the two-stage reduction gear. The gear elements of the first reduction gear stage are arranged in a housing shell of the housing, which can be closed by a housing cover. In a front-end assembly connectable with the housing shell at least a part of the gear elements of the second reduction gear stage is arranged between the housing cover and a cover plate or cover and guide plate connected with the housing cover and is supported in axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2011Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, CoburgInventors: Christian Andres, Gregor Kroener, Bernd Muenekhoff