VEHICLE SEAT

Abstract

A vehicle seat, includes a guide describing a trajectory, said vehicle seat being movable on the guide along the trajectory so that the vehicle seat is moved away from a vehicle center, and a front side of the vehicle seat is rotated about a vertical axis of the vehicle seat toward the vehicle center.

Claims

1.-13. (canceled)

14. A vehicle seat, comprising: a guide describing a trajectory, said vehicle seat being movable on the guide along the trajectory so that the vehicle seat is moved away from a vehicle center and a front side of the vehicle seat is rotated about a vertical axis of the vehicle seat toward the vehicle center.

15. The vehicle seat of claim 14, wherein the guide has a component which extends along the vertical axis of the vehicle seat.

16. The vehicle seat of claim 14, wherein the guide comprises a rail.

17. The vehicle seat of claim 14, wherein the guide comprises a pair of rails.

18. The vehicle seat of claim 14, further comprising a holding device configured for causing a fixed state of the vehicle seat on the guide.

19. The vehicle seat of claim 18, wherein the holding device is configured to fix the vehicle seat on the guide by a releasable clamping.

20. The vehicle of claim 18, wherein the holding device is configured to fix the vehicle seat on the guide stepless or at discrete positions along the guide.

21. The vehicle seat of claim 18, wherein the holding device comprises a remote unlocking configured to release the fixed state of the vehicle.

22. The vehicle seat of claim 14, further comprising a drive for moving the vehicle seat along the guide.

23. The vehicle seat of claim 14, further comprising an actuator configured to tilt at least a portion of a seat surface of the vehicle seat about at least one axis.

24. The vehicle seat of claim 23, further comprising at least one surface element adjustable by the actuator, said at least one surface element being configured to tilt the portion of the seat surface along the at least one axis.

25. The vehicle seat of claim 23, wherein the actuator is configured to adjust at least one of the portion of the seat surface and the surface element electrically, mechanically or pneumatically.

26. The vehicle seat of claim 24, wherein a tilting of the seat surface or the at least portion of the seat surface is coupled to a movement of the vehicle seat so that a tilt angle of the seat surface or the portion of the seat surface increases relative to at least one of the axes with increasing distance of the vehicle seat to the vehicle center and decreases with decreasing distance of the vehicle seat to the vehicle center.

27. The vehicle seat of claim 14, wherein the guide comprises a longitudinal adjustment configured to adjust the vehicle seat along a longitudinal axis of a motor vehicle.

28. A motor vehicle comprising: a vehicle seat comprising a guide, said guide describing a trajectory, said vehicle seat being movable on the guide along the trajectory so that the vehicle seat is moved away from a vehicle center and a front side of the vehicle seat is rotated about a vertical axis of the vehicle seat toward the vehicle center according to one of the preceding claims.

Description

[0018] In the following the invention is explained in more detail by way of an exemplary embodiment with reference to the drawings. The drawings are schematic representations and show in:

[0019] FIG. 1 a perspective view of a vehicle seat according to the invention;

[0020] FIG. 2 the vehicle seat of FIG. 1 in a top view in a motor vehicle according to the invention in the staring position; and

[0021] FIG. 3 the motor vehicle of FIG. 2 with adjusted position of the vehicle seat.

[0022] FIG. 1 shows a vehicle seat 1 including a guide 2, which describes a trajectory along which the vehicle seat is moveable. The guide 2 includes rails 2, on which the vehicle seat 1 is movable with sliding bodies 4. Integrated into the sliding bodies 4 is a not further shown holding device. The holding device is configured to hold the vehicle seat 1 at each position of the rails 3 in an arrested, fixed state. For this purpose the holding device clamps the sliding bodies 4 on the rails 3, thereby fixing vehicle seat 1.

[0023] This fastening of the vehicle seat 1 accomplished by the clamping by the holding device can be released by a not shown passenger. By actuation of a lever of the remote unlocking 6 the clamping of the sliding bodies 4 on the rails 3 caused by the holding device is released, which renders the vehicle seat 1 movable on the rails 3 along the guide 2. When releasing the spring loaded remote unlocking 6 the holding device again causes the clamping of the sliding bodies 4 on the rails 3. Thus the vehicle seat 1 is fastened again. It is also possible to actuate the holding device electrically, pneumatically or hydraulically by means of a control device. In addition the vehicle seat 1 is arranged on a longitudinal adjustment, which permits an adjustment of the vehicle seat 1 along the vehicle longitudinal axis. This is indicated by the double arrow 5.

[0024] FIG. 1 also shows that the vehicle seat 1 has a surface element 7, which corresponds to a part of the seat surface of the vehicle seat 1. The surface element 7 can be tilted by means of an actuator 8 about axes 9 and 10, which correspond to the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis of the of the vehicle seat 1. The actuator 8 is configured as an electrical actuator, however, it can also be configured as a pneumatic or mechanical actuator. The sliding bodies 4 are arranged parallel to each other and parallel to the longitudinal axis 10 of the vehicle seat. Depending on the configuration of the guide 2 an arrangement parallel to the transverse axis 9 of the vehicle seat 1 is also possible.

[0025] Such an arrangement of the sliding bodies 4 is shown in FIG. 2, which shows a top view onto a motor vehicle 11. The motor vehicle 11 has vehicle seats 12 and 13, wherein vehicle seat 12 is configured as a driver seat and vehicle seat 13 is configured as a co-driver seat. The vehicle seats 12 and 13 are similar to vehicle seat 1 except for the arrangement of the guides 14 and 15 and the sliding bodies 16. These are oriented parallel to the axis 9. In addition, the vehicle seats 12 and 13 also each have a drive 17, which is configured to move the vehicle seat 12, 13 along the guide 14, 15. In the view shown in FIG. 2 the vehicle seats 12, 13 are in the starting position, which is present when the motor vehicle 11 is operated in a state in which it is actively steered by a driver. When an at least semi-autonomous driving is activated a signal can be transmitted to a control device 19 by means of an actuating element 18, which control device 19 controls the drives 17 of the vehicle seats 12, 13, so that these are moved into a position that is more comfortable for a semi-autonomous driving.

[0026] This position is shown in FIG. 3. As a result of the movement of the vehicle seat 12, 13 along the guides 14, 15 the vehicle seats 12, 13 were rotated about their vertical axis so that their front sides face toward the vehicle center. In addition the vehicle seats 12, 13 were moved from the center outwardly by movement along the guides 14, 15. As a result the passengers obtain more legroom. In the situation depicted in FIG. 3 it is easier for the passengers of the vehicle 11 to work or to engage in conversation. It is also possible, in addition to the respective start and end of the guides 14, 15, to position the vehicle seats 12, 13 at any desired position of the guide. As a result the passengers can select a position that is comfortable for them. Of course it is also possible to configured the guide 14, 15 differently so that a further rotation of the vehicle seats 12, 13 in the direction of the rear passengers and a change of the seat height by a guide 2, 14, 15 with a component in the direction of the vertical axis of the vehicle seat 12, 13 or the motor vehicle 11 is possible, which enables further improving communication in the motor vehicle 11 in a fully automated driving operation.

[0027] In the situation depicted in FIG. 3 It is also possible to tilt the seat surface by means of the actuators 8 and surface elements 7 along the axes 9 and 10 of the vehicle seats 12, 13. This further improves assuming of a comfortable position for the vehicle passengers.