ASSEMBLY FOR A SLIDABLE VEHICLE SEAT

Abstract

An assembly for a vehicle, which includes two adjustment rails, arranged spaced apart and extending in parallel, for a seat of the vehicle and at least one transverse strut extending transversely to the adjustment rails, which rigidly connects the two adjustment rails to one another, as well as a body shell structure for a vehicle and a floor for a vehicle.

Claims

1-10. (canceled)

11. An assembly for a vehicle, comprising two adjustment rails, arranged spaced apart and extending in parallel, for a seat of the vehicle and at least one transverse strut extending transversely to the adjustment rails, which strut rigidly connects the two adjustment rails to one another.

12. The assembly as claimed in claim 11, in which each adjustment rail comprises a hollow profile and/or has a rectangular cross-section and/or has at least one beveled edge.

13. The assembly as claimed in claim 11, in which each adjusting rail is designed as a hollow profile or comprises an outer hollow profile and an inner hollow profile arranged in the outer hollow profile.

14. The assembly as claimed in claim 11, in which the at least one transverse strut is arranged between the two adjustment rails and/or is designed as a hollow profile and/or has a rectangular cross section and/or has at least one beveled edge.

15. The assembly as claimed in claim 11, having a plurality of trans-verse struts.

16. The assembly as claimed in claim 15, wherein the transverse struts are arranged equidistantly with respect to a longitudinal direction of the adjustment rails and/or the at least one transverse strut or a plurality of transverse struts is arranged centrally between the adjustment rails with respect to a longitudinal di-rection of the adjustment rails and/or the at least one transverse strut is aligned with each adjustment rail with respect to a Z-direction of the assembly perpendicular to the at least one transverse strut and the adjustment rail.

17. The assembly as claimed in claim 11, having at least one connecting strut projecting laterally outwards from an adjustment rail.

18. A body shell structure for a vehicle, having a receptacle for receiving an assembly as claimed in claim 11.

19. A floor for a vehicle, having a body shell structure as claimed in claim 18 arranged in the receptacle of the body shell structure, and a flat floor plate, which is arranged on a side of the body shell structure facing toward an interior of the vehicle.

20. The floor as claimed in claim 19, in which the flat floor panel is in contact with the body shell structure or the assembly.

21. The assembly as claimed in claim 12, in which each adjusting rail is designed as a hollow profile or comprises an outer hollow profile and an inner hollow profile arranged in the outer hollow profile.

22. The assembly as claimed in claim 12, in which the at least one transverse strut is arranged between the two adjustment rails and/or is designed as a hollow profile and/or has a rectangular cross section and/or has at least one beveled edge.

23. The assembly as claimed in claim 13, in which the at least one transverse strut is arranged between the two adjustment rails and/or is designed as a hollow profile and/or has a rectangular cross section and/or has at least one beveled edge.

24. The assembly as claimed in claim 12, having a plurality of trans-verse struts.

25. The assembly as claimed in claim 13, having a plurality of trans-verse struts.

26. The assembly as claimed in claim 14, having a plurality of trans-verse struts.

27. The assembly as claimed in claim 12, having at least one connecting strut projecting laterally outwards from an adjustment rail.

28. The assembly as claimed in claim 13, having at least one connecting strut projecting laterally outwards from an adjustment rail.

29. The assembly as claimed in claim 14, having at least one connecting strut projecting laterally outwards from an adjustment rail.

30. The assembly as claimed in claim 15, having at least one connecting strut projecting laterally outwards from an adjustment rail.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0032] The invention is schematically illustrated in the drawings with the aid of embodiments and is described further with reference to the drawings. In the figures:

[0033] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an assembly according to a first embodiment of the invention;

[0034] FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the assembly shown in FIG. 1 having a floor plate and two seat interfaces held slidably in the adjustment rails;

[0035] FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of a floor according to the first embodiment of the invention;

[0036] FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of an assembly according to a second embodiment of the invention;

[0037] FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view of a floor according to the second embodiment of the invention;

[0038] FIG. 6 shows an enlarged detail of the assembly shown in FIG. 4 in a cross-sectional view.

[0039] Corresponding features are provided with identical reference symbols in the figures.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an assembly 10 according to a first embodiment of the invention. The assembly 10 is suitable for installation in a vehicle, more precisely in a body shell structure of a floor of the vehicle, and consists of two adjustment rails 20 and at least one transverse strut 30.

[0041] The two adjustment rails 20 are suitable for a seat (not shown) of the vehicle known per se and are arranged at a distance from one another and extend in parallel. Each adjustment rail 20 is designed as a hollow profile and has a rectangular cross section and at least one beveled edge and a slot 21 through which a seat interface 70 can engage.

[0042] The at least one transverse strut 30 extends transversely to the adjustment rails 20 and rigidly connects the two adjustment rails 20 to one another. The at least one transverse strut 30 is designed as a hollow profile and has a rectangular cross section and at least one beveled edge. The at least one transverse strut 30 is arranged between the two adjustment rails 20.

[0043] The assembly 10 comprises a plurality of transverse struts 30, three transverse struts 30 here merely by way of example and not restrictively. The transverse struts 30 are arranged equidistantly in relation to a longitudinal direction 22 of the adjustment rails 20 and are arranged centrally between the adjustment rails 20 in relation to a longitudinal direction 22 of the adjustment rails 20.

[0044] FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the assembly 10 shown in FIG. 1 having a floor plate 50 and two seat interfaces 70 held slidably in the adjustment rails 20. The floor plate 50 is flat and has two slots 51 through which the seat interfaces 70 can pass, and each of which aligns with one slot 21 of an adjustment rail 20.

[0045] FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of a floor 60 according to the first embodiment of the invention; The floor 60 comprises a body shell structure 40 having a receptacle 41 for receiving the assembly 10, i.e., the adjustment rails 20 and the transverse struts 30, and the assembly 10, which is arranged in the receptacle 41 of the body shell structure 40. Furthermore, the floor 60 comprises the flat floor plate 50 which is arranged on a side of the body shell structure 40 facing toward an interior of the vehicle.

[0046] The at least one transverse strut 30 is aligned with each adjustment rail 20 with respect to a Z-direction 11 of the assembly 10, which is perpendicular to the at least one transverse strut 30 and the adjustment rail 20. The assembly 10 is aligned in relation to the Z-direction 11 with the body shell structure 40. The flat floor plate 50 is in contact with the body shell structure 40 and the assembly 10.

[0047] FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of an assembly 10 according to a second embodiment of the invention. The assembly 10 is suitable for installation in a vehicle, more precisely in a body shell structure of a floor of the vehicle, and consists of two adjustment rails 20 and at least one transverse strut 30.

[0048] The two adjustment rails 20 are suitable for a seat (not shown) of the vehicle known per se and are arranged at a distance from one another and extend in parallel. Each adjustment rail 20 comprises a hollow profile, more precisely an outer hollow profile 23 and an inner hollow profile 24 arranged in the outer hollow profile 23. Each adjustment rail 20, i.e., in each case the outer hollow profile 23 and the inner hollow profile 24, has a rectangular cross section and at least one beveled edge and a slot 21 through which a seat interface 70 can engage.

[0049] The at least one transverse strut 30 extends transversely to the adjustment rails 20 and rigidly connects the two adjustment rails 20 to one another. The at least one transverse strut 30 is designed as a hollow profile and has a rectangular cross section and at least one beveled edge. The at least one transverse strut 30 is arranged between the two adjustment rails 20.

[0050] The assembly 10 comprises a plurality of transverse struts 30, three transverse struts 30 here merely by way of example and not restrictively. The transverse struts 30 are arranged equidistantly in relation to a longitudinal direction 22 of the adjustment rails 20 and are arranged centrally between the adjustment rails 20 in relation to a longitudinal direction 22 of the adjustment rails 20.

[0051] Furthermore, the assembly 10 comprises at least one connecting strut 31 protruding laterally from an adjustment rail 30, six connecting struts 31 here merely by way of example and not restrictively. The at least one connecting strut 31 is designed as a hollow profile and has a rectangular cross section and at least one beveled edge. The at least one connecting strut 31 is aligned with a transverse strut 30. Specifically, two connecting struts 31 arranged on opposite sides of the assembly 10 are aligned with the same transverse strut 30.

[0052] FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view of a floor according to the second embodiment of the invention; The floor 60 comprises a body shell structure 40 having a receptacle 41 for receiving the assembly 10, i.e., the adjustment rails 20, the transverse struts 30, and the connecting struts 31, and the assembly 10, which is arranged in the receptacle 41 of the body shell structure 40. Furthermore, the floor 60 comprises the flat floor plate 50 which is arranged on a side of the body shell structure 40 facing toward an interior of the vehicle.

[0053] The at least one transverse strut 30 and the at least one connecting strut 31 are aligned with each adjustment rail 20 with respect to a Z-direction 11 of the assembly 10, which is perpendicular to the at least one transverse strut 30 and the adjustment rail 20. The assembly 10 is aligned with respect to the Z-direction 11 with the body shell structure 40. The flat floor plate 50 is in contact with the body shell structure 40 and the assembly 10.

[0054] FIG. 6 shows an enlarged detail of the assembly 10 shown in FIG. 4 in a cross-sectional view. The outer hollow profile 23 of the adjustment rail 20 is designed as a C-profile. The inner hollow profile 24 of the adjustment rail 20 is designed as a C-profile, wherein the opposite free ends of the C-profile are bent inward. The transverse strut 30 and the connecting strut 31 are arranged on opposite sides of the adjustment rail 20.

[0055] The transverse strut 30 and the connecting strut 31 are exclusively connected to the outer hollow profile 23 of the adjustment rail 20. The seat interface 70 is exclusively in contact with the inner hollow profile 24 of the adjustment rail 20. An inner surface of the outer hollow profile 23 is in contact with an outer surface of the inner hollow profile 24. The outer hollow profile 23 and the inner hollow profile 24 are rigidly connected.

[0056] It is apparent that the arrangement shown in FIG. 2 can be formed analogously with the assembly 10 shown in FIG. 4. It is also to be noted that the at least one connecting strut 31 and the adjustment rail 20 comprising the outer hollow profile 23 and the inner hollow profile 24 are com-bined in the second embodiment only by way of example. Other embodiments of the present invention can have exclusively the former or exclusively the latter.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0057] 10 assembly [0058] 11 Z-direction [0059] 20 adjustment rail [0060] 21 slot [0061] 22 longitudinal direction [0062] 23 outer hollow profile [0063] 24 inner hollow profile [0064] 30 transverse strut [0065] 31 connecting strut [0066] 40 body shell structure [0067] 41 receptacle [0068] 50 floor plate [0069] 51 slot [0070] 60 floor [0071] 70 seat interface