Patents by Inventor Rolf LECHNER

Rolf LECHNER 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).

  • Patent number: 11511655
    Abstract: A head restraint of a vehicle seat includes a base element, at least one connection element positioned on the base element for connecting the base element to a backrest of a vehicle seat, a bearing element having a contact surface for contacting a head of a user of the vehicle seat, and a holding element which can be adjusted along a depth axis relative to the base element. The depth axis is oriented perpendicular to the contact surface. The bearing element is connected to the holding element by a damping device, wherein the damping device damps a movement of the bearing element relative to the holding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ingmar Hailer, Rolf Lechner, Robert Lenz, Felix Warnbacher
  • Publication number: 20220314856
    Abstract: A seat with a headrest for a locomotive means includes a carrier or support system for a backrest of the seat, a support element having an installation section, and a guide device. The headrest has a headrest box, wherein the installation section of the support element is arranged on the support system in a stationary manner in the region of the headrest. The headrest box is movably arranged on the guide device, and the headrest box can be locked relative to the guide device in a movement direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Jens HILDENBRAND, Rolf LECHNER, Robert LENZ
  • Publication number: 20210245640
    Abstract: A head restraint of a vehicle seat includes a base element, at least one connection element positioned on the base element for connecting the base element to a backrest of a vehicle seat, a bearing element having a contact surface for contacting a head of a user of the vehicle seat, and a holding element which can be adjusted along a depth axis relative to the base element. The depth axis is oriented perpendicular to the contact surface. The bearing element is connected to the holding element by a damping device, wherein the damping device damps a movement of the bearing element relative to the holding element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Ingmar HAILER, Rolf LECHNER, Robert LENZ, Felix WARNBACHER