Patents by Inventor Michael Leng
Michael Leng 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: 12221026Abstract: A vehicle seat has a foot and/or calf support, a lower seat part which has a seat surface and can be coupled to a vehicle structure having an interior floor in a preferably longitudinally displaceable manner, and a backrest having a backrest surface. The foot and/or calf support has a support surface that is arranged in front of the lower seat part and is movable between a stowed position and a use position. The foot and/or calf support is arranged with a first seat-side edge in front of, on or under the lower seat part and includes a free edge which is remote from the seat-side edge and is arranged in front of the lower seat part so as to be spaced apart from the lower seat part and is coupled to the vehicle structure. The foot and/or calf support is formed by or has at least one support element having the support surface, the support element being designed as an at least two-dimensionally flexible sheet material.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Sylvia Kleindl, Michael Leng
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Publication number: 20250042315Abstract: A vehicle seat for a motor vehicle has a backrest which is mounted, so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis, on a fitting that is located on the associated seat side and is connected to a seat side part of a seat part, the seat side part being located on the seat side, via a deformation device. The deformation device has a bolt that is accommodated in a deformation element of the fitting and can be displaced along a deformation guide in the event of an accident-induced overload. A sliding element is located between the fitting and the seat side part.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2022Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: Stefan HORION, Michael LENG
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Publication number: 20240391362Abstract: A motor vehicle seat has a slotted guide and a seat structure that has a seat element and a backrest. The seat structure is adjustable from a use position, in which the seat element extends approximately horizontally, via an intermediate position to an entry position, in which the seat element is inclined with respect to the horizontal. By use of the slotted guide, the seat structure is guidable such that the seat structure is translatable from the use position as far as the intermediate position and is rotatable from the intermediate position as far as the entry position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2022Publication date: November 28, 2024Inventor: Michael LENG
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Patent number: 12151595Abstract: Disclosed is a seat rail pair (2) for adjustment of a vehicle seat (8), in particular of a motor vehicle seat, in an adjustment direction (x), comprising a guide rail (10) extending parallel to the adjustment direction (x) for fastening to a vehicle floor, and a fastening rail (21), which is adjustably guided on the guide rail (10) in the adjustment direction (x) for fastening the vehicle seat (8), wherein an energy absorber element (5) is provided in a path, which introduces the force acting on the vehicle seat (8) into the vehicle structure, which energy absorber element permits a movement of the vehicle seat in the adjustment direction (x) under plastic deformation when a predetermined value of the force is exceeded.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignees: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE SE & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, COBURG, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AGInventors: Marcel Amstein, Ramzi Ouafi, Jochen Hofmann, Sven Sinne, Frank Richter, Fabian Pohlmann, Michael Leng, Dieter Strasser, Andreas Huf
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Publication number: 20240367563Abstract: A vehicle seat has a tuned mass damper, wherein the vehicle seat has a seat bottom element, which is or can be connected to a vehicle structure, and a seat back that can be tilted on the seat bottom element about a backrest tilt axis. The seat back has a tuned mass damper that is coupled to a backrest structure of the seat back and integrated into the seat back, wherein the tuned mass damper has at least one retaining element that is connected to the backrest structure of the seat back, is elastic at least in some regions and has a first coupler that can be coupled to a second coupler provided on a damper mass element, wherein the first coupler and the second coupler form a multi-stage coupling assembly, by which the distance between the backrest tilt axis and the damper mass element can be varied.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: November 7, 2024Inventors: Michael LENG, Mathias SCHMIDT
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Patent number: 12122321Abstract: A seat belt system for a vehicle seat includes a belt webbing, a belt tongue, and a belt buckle. The belt buckle has a releasing device and a first triggering element, which, in order to trigger the releasing device, can be moved in an opening direction such that the releasing device releases the belt tongue in the belt buckle. The seat belt system has a second triggering element. The second triggering element can be moved in the opening direction. The first triggering element and the second triggering element each have a gear rack and are connected to each other by way of a rotatable connecting element and two gears. The two gears are fastened to opposite ends of the connecting element for conjoint rotation and engage with a respective one of the gear racks.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Stefan Feulner, Andre Kammler, Michael Leng, Julia Sajko
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Publication number: 20240343171Abstract: A vehicle seat for a motor vehicle has a backrest frame with a back region and at least one lateral region, and at least one force converter. The force converter has an impact region arranged on the lateral region for absorbing an input force, a deflecting region, and a thrust region arranged on the back region for outputting an output force. The force converter converts the input force into the output force. The impact region is designed such that in the event of a lateral impact, the impact region contacts a vehicle occupant, and the input force caused by the inertia of the vehicle occupant thus produces an input displacement of the impact region relative to the lateral region. The deflecting region is designed such that the input force absorbed by the impact region and the input displacement are deflected onto the thrust region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2022Publication date: October 17, 2024Inventors: Michael LENG, Philip LENG
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Publication number: 20240190310Abstract: A vehicle seat has a vibration absorber. The vehicle seat includes a seat base part and a backrest, which is disposed on the seat base part and is provided with a head restraint. The vibration absorber is disposed in the backrest or in the head restraint and is mounted there on a backrest structure or on a head restraint structure. The vibration absorber has a damper mass, which is supported relative to the backrest structure or to the head restraint structure by way of elastic elements. The spring stiffness of the elastic elements can be adjusted via an actuation mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2022Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Jan BAUMERT, Michael LENG, Mathias SCHMIDT
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Publication number: 20240157865Abstract: A vehicle seat has a footrest, a seat lower part having a seat surface, which seat lower part can be or is coupled to a vehicle structure preferably in a longitudinally displaceable manner, and a seat backrest having a backrest surface. The footrest, provided with a support surface, is movable between a stowing position and a use position and is arranged, in the use position, in front of the seat lower part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2022Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventor: Michael LENG
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Publication number: 20240116473Abstract: A safety belt lock unit includes a belt lock and a belt lock tongue which is connected to a safety belt. The belt lock has a locking arrangement with a locking mechanism which brings about a positive-locking engagement with the belt lock tongue. The belt lock has an unlocking mechanism where the locking mechanism can be brought out of engagement with the belt lock tongue by applying an unlocking force. A pressure-relief mechanism is disposed between the belt lock tongue and the belt lock. The pressure-relief mechanism moves the belt lock tongue into the belt lock when the belt lock tongue tilts in the belt lock which occurs in a vehicle collision by a tensioning triggered by a belt tensioning device of the safety belt and/or takes up some of a tensile force which is brought about by the belt tensioning device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Christian GRUBER, Michael LENG, Philip LENG
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Publication number: 20240083316Abstract: A vehicle seat has a seat base element, a seat back and a headrest that has a headrest mount connected or connectable to the seat back. The headrest mount is connected to an inner headrest structure. At least one mechanical or electromechanical active element is located in the headrest. The active element is fastened to the headrest structure or to the headrest mount by way of at least one elastic mounting element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Michael LENG, Mathias SCHMIDT, Tobias TRAUTWEIN
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Publication number: 20230406186Abstract: A vehicle seat has a seat bottom, a backrest which is attached to the seat bottom and has a backrest structure, and a headrest attached to the backrest. The headrest has a headrest structure provided with an upholstery cover and inserted by way of at least one support rod in an associated support rod holder of the backrest structure and being locked or lockable there. At least one damping element is provided between the backrest structure and the headrest structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Michael LENG, Mathias SCHMIDT
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Publication number: 20230356640Abstract: A vehicle seat has a foot and/or calf support, a lower seat part which has a seat surface and can be coupled to a vehicle structure having an interior floor in a preferably longitudinally displaceable manner, and a backrest having a backrest surface. The foot and/or calf support has a support surface that is arranged in front of the lower seat part and is movable between a stowed position and a use position. The foot and/or calf support is arranged with a first seat-side edge in front of, on or under the lower seat part and includes a free edge which is remote from the seat-side edge and is arranged in front of the lower seat part so as to be spaced apart from the lower seat part and is coupled to the vehicle structure. The foot and/or calf support is formed by or has at least one support element having the support surface, the support element being designed as an at least two-dimensionally flexible sheet material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2021Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Sylvia KLEINDL, Michael LENG
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Publication number: 20230339370Abstract: A longitudinally and transversely slidable vehicle seat has a seat mounting with a mounting part fixed on the vehicle and a slidable mounting part. An adjusting device slides the vehicle seat in the longitudinal vehicle direction and in the transverse vehicle direction. The adjusting device has a first guide section extending with a direction component in the longitudinal vehicle direction and a second guide section extending with a direction component in the transverse vehicle direction. The seat mounting is provided with a coupling device, which couples the slidable mounting part and the fixed mounting part to each other. The first guide section and the second guide section lie in a common plane. The guide sections are formed on or in a slotted guide. The slotted guide has a slotted guide track formed as a slot or groove. The adjusting device has a slotted guide element provided so that it can be guided along the course of the slotted guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Michael LENG, Dieter STRASSER, Bernhard WEILER, Hagen WLK
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Publication number: 20230158924Abstract: Disclosed is a seat rail pair (2) for adjustment of a vehicle seat (8), in particular of a motor vehicle seat, in an adjustment direction (x), comprising a guide rail (10) extending parallel to the adjustment direction (x) for fastening to a vehicle floor, and a fastening rail (21), which is adjustably guided on the guide rail (10) in the adjustment direction (x) for fastening the vehicle seat (8), wherein an energy absorber element (5) is provided in a path, which introduces the force acting on the vehicle seat (8) into the vehicle structure, which energy absorber element permits a movement of the vehicle seat in the adjustment direction (x) under plastic deformation when a predetermined value of the force is exceeded.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2021Publication date: May 25, 2023Inventors: Marcel AMSTEIN, Ramzi OUAFI, Jochen HOFMANN, Sven SINNE, Frank RICHTER, Fabian POHLMANN, Michael LENG, Dieter STRASSER, Andreas HUF
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Patent number: 7963604Abstract: The forwardly movable motor vehicle seat has a seat back (20) and a seat frame with a seat pan. The motor vehicle seat may be moved between a normal position of utilization and a forwardly moved position. An immobilizing device is associated with the seat frame. In particular, the seat back (20) has a seat back hinge (32) and a stopper device (40). The stopper device (40) retains the seat back (20) in the forward tilted position as long as the seat frame is located in a front portion of the travel path. The stopper device (40) enables said seat back to tilt upward into the normal position of utilization when the seat frame is located in a rear portion (74) of the travel path. The stopper device (40) has a first limit stop and a second limit stop, one limit stop being disposed on the seat frame and the other one on the seat back (20).Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2008Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Burckhard Becker, Kornel Zalavari, Michael Leng
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Publication number: 20090160234Abstract: The forwardly movable motor vehicle seat has a seat back (20) and a seat frame with a seat pan. The motor vehicle seat may be moved between a normal position of utilization and a forwardly moved position. An immobilizing device is associated with the seat frame. In particular, the seat back (20) has a seat back hinge (32) and a stopper device (40). The stopper device (40) retains the seat back (20) in the forward tilted position as long as the seat frame is located in a front portion of the travel path. The stopper device (40) enables said seat back to tilt upward into the normal position of utilization when the seat frame is located in a rear portion (74) of the travel path. The stopper device (40) has a first limit stop and a second limit stop, one limit stop being disposed on the seat frame and the other one on the seat back (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2008Publication date: June 25, 2009Applicant: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Burckhard Becker, Kornel Zalavari, Michael Leng
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Patent number: 6749169Abstract: The seat frame can either come with a height adjustment device of the seat frontal edge or not. Its seat carrier has at least one side part, one front arm means and one longitudinal adjustment device. The side part is provided with a first bore and a second bore. The front arm means is either realized by a parallelogram arm or a pair of arm means. The parallelogram arm has a first bearing member cooperating with the first bore. The pair of arm means is composed of an upper arm and a lower arm and a device for adjusting the angular position of the upper arm relative to the seat carrier. The upper arm is provided with a second bearing member which is spaced from the common joint and cooperates with the second bore. Both arms are pivotally joined together in a common joint.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2002Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Burkhard Becker, Michael Leng, Axel Poley, Wilfried Beneker
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Publication number: 20030047975Abstract: The seat frame can either come with a height adjustment device of the seat frontal edge or not. Its seat carrier has at least one side part, one front arm means and one longitudinal adjustment device. The side part is provided with a first bore and a second bore. The front arm means is either realized by a parallelogram arm or a pair of arm means. The parallelogram arm has a first bearing member cooperating with the first bore. The pair of arm means is composed of an upper arm and a lower arm and a device for adjusting the angular position of the upper arm relative to the seat carrier. The upper arm is provided with a second bearing member which is spaced from the common joint and cooperates with the second bore. Both arms are pivotally joined together in a common joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2002Publication date: March 13, 2003Inventors: Burkhard Becker, Michael Leng, Axel Poley, Wilfried Beneker
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Patent number: 4776189Abstract: A steering lock is disclosed for blocking the rotary movement of a motor-vehicle steering shaft, with at least two locking bolts which are movable close to or at a short distance from one another and next to one another in guides and which, in a position blocking the steering shaft, reach into a recess in the steering shaft by means of a front end face and are movable away from the steering shaft into a non-blocking position in their longitudinal extension. The particular guide (17) is so wide that the locking bolt (13, 14) is tiltable in this. A side wall (19) of the locking-bolt guide (17) has a projection (21) or set-off portion, against which the locking bolt (13, 14) rests by means of a projection or an edge (22) in the blocking and tilted position, in order to secure the blocking position.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 1987Date of Patent: October 11, 1988Assignee: NeimanInventors: Gunter Weber, Michael Leng