Vehicle seat and utility motor vehicle comprising a vehicle seat

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle seat, in particular a utility motor vehicle seat, having a seat part, having a backrest comprising a lower backrest part and an upper backrest part, and having a holding device, by means of which the upper backrest part is mounted displaceably with respect to the lower backrest part, the holding device comprising a guide roller device, by means of which the upper backrest part is arranged laterally displaceably with respect to the lower backrest part along a displacement curve so as to mount the upper backrest part displaceably at least in part past the side edge of the lower backrest part.

Claims

1. A vehicle seat, comprising: a seat part, a backrest comprising a lower backrest part and an upper backrest part, a holding device, by means of which the upper backrest part is mounted displaceably with respect to the lower backrest part, wherein the holding device comprises a guide roller device, by means of which the upper backrest part is arranged to be laterally displaceable with respect to the lower backrest part along a displacement curve so as to mount the upper backrest part displaceably at least in part past a side edge of the lower backrest part, and wherein the guide roller device is configured so that the upper backrest part additionally rotates about at least a portion of the displacement curve and about a transverse axis extending in a transverse manner to the displacement curve, during the lateral displacement.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the guide roller device is configured helically at least in part.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the guide roller device comprises two guide elements arranged above and at a distance from one another, one of the guide elements being positioned differently from the other guide element on the path of the displacement curve.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the guide elements is a circular rod.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the guide roller device comprises a roller element arrangement for guiding a guide element having one or more locating bearing roller elements and having one or more floating bearing roller elements.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the guide roller device comprises a roller element arrangement for guiding a guide element having two locating bearing roller elements and at least one floating bearing roller element, or vice versa.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the guide roller device comprises a roller holding apparatus, on which roller element arrangements are mounted for guiding at least two guide elements arranged side by side and at a distance from one another.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 7, wherein at least one of the guide elements is guided by means of a roller arrangement of three identical concavely formed roller elements.

9. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the guide roller device comprises at least two guide paths spaced apart from one another for guiding at least two guide elements arranged side by side and at a distance from one another.

10. A utility motor vehicle, comprising at least one vehicle seat, characterised by a vehicle seat according to claim 1.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIGS. 1a and 1b are schematic perspective views of a utility motor vehicle seat in a normal operating condition, in which the upper backrest part is arranged in a parked position centrally above the lower backrest part;

(2) FIGS. 2a and 2b are further schematic views of the utility motor vehicle seat in a special support operating condition, in which the upper backrest part is arranged displaced laterally off-centre from the lower backrest part into a support position;

(3) FIG. 3 is a first schematic detail of a first possible guide roller device of the upper backrest part in an initial position, in which two curved guide elements, arranged above and at a distance from one another, are mounted extending skewed with respect to one another at least in part on roller element holders;

(4) FIG. 4 is a second schematic detail of the first possible guide roller device in a side position displaced laterally further out, in which the two guide elements already have a first axial offset at the level of the roller element holders;

(5) FIG. 5 is a further schematic detail of the first possible guide roller device in a side position displaced laterally even further out, in which the two guide elements have a greater axial offset at the level of the roller element holders;

(6) FIG. 6 is a final schematic detail of the first possible guide roller device in an end position, in which the two guide elements have a maximum axial offset at the level of the roller element holders;

(7) FIG. 7 is a schematic detail of a second possible guide roller device of the upper backrest part in an initial position, in which two guide elements, arranged above and at a distance from one another and extending skewed with respect to one another at least in part, are curved repeatedly;

(8) FIG. 8 is a further schematic detail of the guide roller device of FIG. 7 in an end position in which the upper backrest part is located in a support position;

(9) FIG. 9 is a schematic front view of a third possible guide roller device comprising a roller apparatus mounting four roller element pairs;

(10) FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view in particular of the roller apparatus of FIG. 9;

(11) FIG. 11 is a schematic sectional side view in particular of the roller apparatus of FIG. 9 along the section line A-A of FIG. 9;

(12) FIG. 12 is a schematic front view of a fourth possible guide roller device comprising a roller apparatus mounting two roller element pairs and a single roller element;

(13) FIG. 13 is a schematic plan view in particular of the roller apparatus of FIG. 12;

(14) FIG. 14 is a schematic sectional side view in particular of the roller apparatus of FIGS. 12 and 13 along the section line A-A of FIG. 12;

(15) FIG. 15 is a schematic front view of a fifth possible guide roller device having a roller apparatus comprising a roller element arrangement consisting of two stationary roller elements and a roller element displaceable with respect thereto, as well as a differently orientated single roller element;

(16) FIG. 16 is a schematic plan view in particular of the roller apparatus of FIG. 15;

(17) FIG. 17 is a schematic sectional side view in particular of the roller apparatus of FIGS. 15 and 16 along the section line A-A of FIG. 15;

(18) FIG. 18 is a schematic perspective view of a sixth possible guide roller device having guide elements guided by roller and sliding elements;

(19) FIG. 19 is a schematic plan view of the sixth possible guide roller device of FIG. 18;

(20) FIG. 20 is a schematic view of a roller element arrangement having three roller elements at a mounting point for mounting a guide element;

(21) FIG. 21 is a schematic view of another roller element arrangement having four cylinder roller elements at a mounting point for mounting a guide element;

(22) FIG. 22 is a schematic view of a further roller element arrangement having three cylinder roller elements at a mounting point for mounting a guide element;

(23) FIG. 23 is a schematic view of a further roller element arrangement having four cylinder roller elements at a mounting point for mounting a guide element made of a rod material;

(24) FIG. 24 is a schematic view of an alternative roller element arrangement having four cylinder roller elements at a mounting point for mounting a U-shaped first guide element profile; and

(25) FIG. 25 is a schematic view of a further roller element arrangement having four cylinder roller elements at a mounting point for mounting a further U-shaped guide element profile.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(26) The vehicle seat 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 is a utility motor vehicle seat 1A which comprises a seat part 2 and a backrest 3, an armrest 5 further being provided on the backrest 3 at the right side edge 4A.

(27) The seat part 2 of the utility motor vehicle seat 1A is attached to a body (not shown) of a utility motor vehicle 6 by means of a lower vehicle seat part (not shown).

(28) The utility motor vehicle 6 defines a vehicle longitudinal extension X, a vehicle lateral extension Y and a vehicle vertical extension Z, which may also be used in relation to the orientation of the utility vehicle seat 1A.

(29) Thus, using the vehicle longitudinal extension X, a position or respectively change in position in front of or behind the backrest 3 can be defined.

(30) With the aid of the vehicle lateral extension Y, a position or respectively change in position laterally or to the side with respect to the backrest 3 can be defined.

(31) Accordingly, using the vehicle vertical extension Z, a position or change in position upwards or respectively downwards with respect to the backrest 3 can also be defined.

(32) In this context, the utility motor vehicle seat 1A is arranged in the utility motor vehicle 6 in such a way that the primary seating direction 7 of the utility motor vehicle seat 1A is substantially flush with the vehicle longitudinal extension X.

(33) The seat part 2 comprises a seat part cushion element 10 which configures the actual seat part surface 11 of the seat part 2.

(34) The situation is similar as regards the backrest 3, the backrest 3 being subdivided over the overall height 15 thereof into a lower backrest part 16 and an upper backrest part 17. The overall height 15 extends substantially in the direction of the vehicle vertical extension Z.

(35) In this context, the lower backrest part 16 comprises a lower part cushion element 18 having outer cheek regions 19 and 20, in such a way that the lower backrest part 16 as a whole configures a highly contoured lower part surface 21.

(36) Accordingly, the upper backrest part 17 comprises an upper part cushion element 22, although this configures a smooth upper part surface 23.

(37) The utility motor vehicle seat 1A further comprises a holding device 25 (see in particular FIG. 2 onwards), by means of which the upper backrest part 17 is mounted displaceably on the backrest 3 with respect to the lower backrest part 16.

(38) In this context, the holding device 25 is releasably fixed in holding sockets (not shown) formed correspondingly in the lower backrest part 16 by way of holding bracket elements 25A and 25B (merely shown schematically), which are rigidly interconnected by a holding plate element 25C.

(39) This holding device 25 configured in this manner comprises the guide roller device 26 according to the invention (see FIG. 3 onwards), which is configured in such a way that the upper backrest part 17 is linearly displaceable laterally along an imaginary displacement curve 27 past at least one side edge 4 of the lower backrest part 16 or respectively of the backrest 3, whilst the lower backrest part 16 is stationary with respect to the seat part 2.

(40) The upper backrest part 17 thus forms the part of the backrest 3 which is laterally displaceable with respect to the seat part 2, whilst the lower backrest part 16 forms the part of the backrest 3 which is stationary with respect to the seat part 2.

(41) As a result, the upper backrest part 17 can be displaced or respectively slid from a central parked position 28 (see FIG. 1a, 1b, 3 and also 7) along the displacement curve 27 into an off-centre support position 29 (see FIG. 2a, 2b, 6 and also 8).

(42) Since the overall height 15 extends in the direction of the vehicle vertical extension Z, it is clear that the upper backrest part 17 is positioned completely over the lower backrest part 16, in other words above the lower backrest part 16, at least in the central parked position 28, in such a way that the driver can comfortably take his place on the utility motor vehicle seat 1A in the primary seating direction 7 in this normal operating condition.

(43) In this context, the imaginary displacement curve 27 extends transverse to the primary seating direction 7 or respectively to the vehicle longitudinal extension X. The imaginary displacement curve 27 thus extends substantially in the vehicle lateral extension Y.

(44) In the central parked position 28 of the upper backrest part 17, the guide roller device 26 or respectively corresponding components thereof are located in an initial position 30 (see also FIG. 3 and respectively 7).

(45) This central parked position 28 and respectively this initial position 30 are defined in that, on the one hand, the upper backrest part 17 and respectively, on the other hand, the guide roller device 26 are located centrally with respect to a vertical central axis 31 of the backrest 3. The vertical central axis 31 extends substantially in the direction of the vehicle vertical extension Z. The central parked position 28 is thus located centrally between the two side edges 4A and 4B.

(46) With respect to the off-centre support position 29 of the upper backrest part 17, the guide roller device 26 is located in a laterally off-centre end position 32 (see in particular FIGS. 2a, 2b and 6), this laterally off-centre end position 32 being located to the right side of the vertical central axis 31 and thus also at least in part to the right side of the right side wall 4A of the lower backrest part 16.

(47) It will be appreciated that for a guide roller device 26 configured in this manner the laterally off-centre end position 32 may also be arranged to the left side of the vertical central axis 31 and thus also at least in part to the left side of the left side wall 4B of the lower backrest part 16.

(48) In this embodiment, the guide roller device 26 is accommodated completely inside the upper backrest part 17 or respectively is covered at least in part by the upper backrest part 17, so it is also not explicitly shown in the drawings of FIGS. 1a, 1b and 2a, 2b.

(49) By means of the guide roller device 26 according to the invention, the upper backrest part 17 can not only be displaced linearly past the right side edge 4A of the lower backrest part 16, but can further also be inclined rearwards with respect to the backrest 3 or respectively downwards with respect to the backrest 3 when the upper backrest part 17 is displaced along the imaginary displacement curve 27.

(50) In this respect, the upper backrest part 17 can thus additionally be rotated about the imaginary displacement curve 27 in a first inclination direction 33 and/or rotated in a second inclination direction 35 about a transverse axis 34 extending in a transverse manner to the displacement curve 27 during the lateral displacement.

(51) So as to implement a multiply inclined change in position of the upper backrest part 17 of this type in a constructionally simple manner, in such a way that the guide roller device 26 can be integrated compactly and ideally completely into the upper backrest part 17, the guide roller device 26 is configured helically at least in part.

(52) In this specific first embodiment, the effect of a helically configured guide roller device 26 is achieved in a constructionally simple manner in that the guide roller device 26 comprises two guide elements 36 and 37, arranged side by side and at a distance from one another, in the form of tube elements 38 (here numbered merely by way of example), the two guide elements 36 and 37 being arranged skewed with respect to one another at least in part if they do not extend mutually parallel in regions.

(53) In other words, one of the guide elements 36 and respectively 37 is arranged differently in the path of the imaginary displacement curve 27 with respect to the other of the guide elements 36 and respectively 37 inside a housing element 26A of the guide roller device 26 (see in particular FIG. 3 onwards).

(54) In this embodiment, the two guide elements 36 and 37 are thus arranged mutually parallel at a first end 26B of the guide roller device 26, whilst they are arranged extending skewed with respect to one another towards a second end 26C, as can be seen particularly clearly in the individual sectional drawings 39 of the respective upper partial drawings of FIGS. 3 to 6.

(55) In this context, the two guide elements 36 and 37 define the imaginary displacement curve 27 which herein is imagined to extend between the two guide elements 36 and 37.

(56) In this context, the guide elements 36 and 37 are configured in a curved manner in such a way that the imaginary displacement curve 27 is curved once, meaning that the upper backrest part 17 follows a curved path when it is displaced along the imaginary displacement curve 27 which is bent once.

(57) As well as the two guide elements 36 and 37, the guide roller device 26 also comprises a holding device 40, which is attached to the holding device 25 of the utility motor vehicle seat 1A.

(58) More precisely, this holding device 40 is attached to the holding plate element 25C so as to be stationary.

(59) In this embodiment, this holding device 40 consists of a holding sheet metal element 41 configured in a delta shape, to which three roller element holders 42, 43 and 44 for mounting roller elements are attached in turn (see for example FIGS. 9 and 10).

(60) In this context, the holding sheet metal element 41 configured in a delta shape is materially connected, preferably welded, to the holding plate element 25C. An equivalent connection may also alternatively be based on a screw or rivet connection or the like.

(61) In this embodiment, the holding device 40 is thus rigidly connected to the holding device 25. Likewise, the three roller element holders 42, 43 and 44 are fixed to the holding sheet metal element 41 of the holding device 40 so as to be stationary. Overall, this results in robust and durable attachment of the upper backrest part 17 with respect to the lower backrest part 16.

(62) By means of the holding sheet metal element 41 configured in a delta shape, the holding device 40 can be constructed more compactly as a whole, and it is further possible for the first guide element 36 merely to be able to be displaced only on the first roller element holder 42 and for the second guide element 37 to be able to be displaced both on the second roller element holder 43 and on the third roller element holder 44, rolling along the imaginary displacement curve 27 in the displacement direction 45 in accordance with the invention.

(63) Advantageously, these roller element holders 42, 43 and 44 are configured in such a way that they are arranged on the lower backrest part 16 by means of the holding sheet metal element 41 of the holding device 40 and the holding device 25 on the lower backrest part 16, and on which the guide elements 36 and 37 configured as tube elements are simultaneously guided transverse to the primary seating direction 7 in the direction of the imaginary displacement curve 27.

(64) In FIG. 3, the guide roller device 26 is still located in the initial position 30 (cf. FIG. 1a, 1b), in which the upper backrest part 17 is located in the central parked position 28. As can be seen particularly clearly from the upper sectional drawing 39 of FIG. 3 at the height of the holding device 40, the two guide elements 36 and 37 are arranged mutually parallel jointly centrally together in a vertical plane 50 in the region of the first end 26B of the guide roller device 26. The upper backrest part 17 is thus not yet arranged inclined rearwards or downwards within the meaning of the invention.

(65) However, in the further progression of the two guide elements 36 and 37 towards the second end 26C of the guide roller device 26, the first guide element 46 is already no longer arranged centrally in the shared vertical plane 50 together with the second guide element 37, but is instead arranged centrally in a vertical parallel plane 51, in such a way that there is a first axial offset 52 between the two guide elements 36 and 37, as can be seen particularly clearly from the upper sectional drawing 39 of FIG. 4 at the holding means 40.

(66) Since the two guide elements 36 and 37 are installed fixedly in the housing element 26A, this has the effect that the upper backrest part 17 is inclined rearwards at a first angle of inclination 53 in the first inclination direction 33 (see FIG. 2a, 2b) when the upper backrest part 17 is moved laterally along the imaginary displacement curve 27 in the displacement direction 45 (cf. FIG. 4). At the same time, in this first intermediate position 54, the upper backrest part 17 is inclined downwards in the second inclination direction 35 about the transverse axis 34 as a result of the somewhat obliquely arranged holding device 40 and the curvature of the guide elements 36 and 37 (see also FIG. 2a, 2b).

(67) This effect is reinforced as the upper backrest part 17 is moved further towards the off-centre support position 29 thereof or respectively the guide roller device 26 is moved into the end position 32 thereof (see FIG. 6), since the axial offset between the two guide elements 36 and 37 constantly increases during the progression towards the second end 26C, as is illustrated particularly clearly for example in FIG. 5 with a relatively large axial offset 55.

(68) Accordingly, in this second intermediate position 56, the first angle of inclination 53 also increases to a larger angle of inclination 57 (see sectional drawing 39, FIG. 5) and this continues until the two guide elements 36 and 37 are displaced through the corresponding roller element holders 42, 43 and 44 to the second end 26C thereof in the displacement direction 45 and the guide roller device 26 is finally located in the end position 32 thereof and respectively the upper backrest part 17 is finally located in the off-centre support position 29 thereof.

(69) In this end position 32, a maximum axial offset 58 and accordingly a maximum angle of inclination 59 can thus be made use of so as to be able to use the upper backrest part 17 completely as an additional support surface, as a maximally slid-out and correspondingly positioned driver torso support device 70.

(70) As soon as it has been displaced into the off-centre support position 29 thereof (cf. FIGS. 2a, 2b and 6), the upper backrest part 17 can thus also act completely as an additional driver torso support device 70, correspondingly increasing the seat comfort of the driver.

(71) Whereas in relation to the first embodiment the two guide elements 36 and 37 still have a single curvature in the form of tube elements 28 in relation to the first guide roller device 26 shown in detail in FIGS. 3 to 6, in this further embodiment corresponding round rod elements 180 and 181 of an alternative guide roller device 126 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 are multiply curved, in such a way that the upper backrest part 17 can follow a multiply curved imaginary displacement curve (not explicitly shown here). As a result, it is advantageously optionally possible for the upper backrest part 17 also to circumvent obstacles (not shown) during displacement between the central parked position 28 (see FIG. 7) and the off-centre support position 29 (see FIG. 8).

(72) Otherwise, the utility motor vehicle seat 1A shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 corresponds to the construction described previously in FIGS. 1 and 6, and so reference is made to the relevant description for the avoidance of repetition.

(73) In relation to the third embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, a third possible guide roller device comprises a roller apparatus 260, on which are mounted two roller elements pairs 261 and 262 for defining a first guide path 263 for a first guide element 236 and a third roller element pair 265 and a fourth roller element pair 266 for defining a second guide path 264 for a second guide element 237.

(74) The roller holding apparatus 260 is a component of a holding device 240, the roller holding apparatus 260 being attached by means of a holding sheet metal element 241 to a holding plate element 225C of a holding device 225 (not shown in greater detail) of the utility motor vehicle 1A (see in particular FIGS. 1a, 1b and 2a, 2b).

(75) In this third embodiment, each of the roller element pairs 261, 262, 265 and 266 always consists of a locating bearing roller element 267 and a floating bearing roller element 268, the locating bearing roller element 267 being mounted stationary but rotatable in the roller holding apparatus 260 and the floating bearing roller element 268 being correspondingly mounted displaceably with respect to this stationary roller element 267 in the roller holder apparatus 260.

(76) Accordingly, it is also possible to refer synonymously to a stationary roller element 267 in relation to the locating bearing roller element 267 and to a displaceable roller element 268 in relation to the floating bearing roller element 268.

(77) Whereas the stationary bearing roller elements 267 thus comprise an axis of rotation 269 which is stationary in the roller holding apparatus 260, the floating bearing roller elements 268 each have a displaceable axis of rotation 272 positioned in a slot 271.

(78) The respective slots 271 are formed in the roller holding apparatus 260 in such a way that the floating bearing roller elements 268 can be moved with respect to the respectively associated locating bearing roller element 267 in such a way that the respective guide element 236 or respectively 237 can still be guided without play on the roller element pairs 261, 262 and 265, 266.

(79) For this purpose, the floating bearing roller elements 268 are accordingly spring-braced, specifically by means of a single leaf spring element 273, the single leaf spring element 273 being arranged braced with respect to two tension webs 274 and the displaceable axis of rotation elements 272.

(80) The first guide element 236 and the second guide element 237 are rigidly interconnected at the first end 226B and at the second end 226C of the third possible guide roller device 226, in each case by means of a flange element 275 (numbered merely by way of example), the upper backrest part 17 being screwed to these flange elements 275 (see in particular FIGS. 1a, 1b and 2a, 2b) and thus being rigidly connected to the two guide elements 236 and 237.

(81) The roller holding apparatus 260 is further characterized by a robust housing 276, which is screwed together from individual solid plate elements 277 (numbered merely by way of example).

(82) The fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 12 of a fourth possible guide roller device 326 comprises an alternative roller holding apparatus 360, which is in turn flanged to a holding sheet metal element 341 of a holding device 340, this holding sheet metal element 341 being arranged on a holding plate element 325C of a holding device 325 (not shown in greater detail).

(83) The fourth possible guide roller device 326 further in turn comprises a first guide element 336 and a second guide element 337, which are rigidly interconnected at the respective ends thereof by means of flange elements 375.

(84) These guide elements 336 and 337 are guided rolling linearly on the roller holding apparatus 260 by means of a roller element arrangement 378.

(85) In this fourth embodiment, the roller element arrangement 378 consists of two roller element pairs 361 and 362, by means of which the first guide element 336 is guided on the guide roller device 326.

(86) By contrast, the second guide element 337 is merely guided on the roller holding apparatus 360 by means of a single roller element 379.

(87) The two roller element pairs 361 and 362 are each composed of a locating bearing roller element 367 and a floating bearing roller element 368, the relevant stationary roller element being rotatably fixed to a fixed axis of rotation element 369 in the housing 367 of the roller holding apparatus 360. However, the two corresponding displaceable roller elements are each mounted displaceably along a slot 371 by means of displaceable axis of rotation elements 372 in the housing 376.

(88) In this fourth embodiment too, spring bracing of the two floating bearing roller elements 268 of the roller element pairs 361 and 362 is again provided by way of a single leaf spring element 373, which is arranged braced between a tension web element 374 and the two displaceable axis of rotation elements 372.

(89) In this context, the tension web element 374 is spatially arranged between the two displaceable axis of rotation elements 372 in such a way that the single leaf spring element 373 can be biased accordingly via these three points.

(90) The single roller element 379 is fixed in a lower housing part 376A of the housing 376 by means of a further stationary but rotatable axis of rotation element 382.

(91) In this context, the further stationary axis of rotation element 382 is arranged perpendicularly to the stationary axis of rotation elements 369, but also to the displaceable axis of rotation elements 372, meaning that guide faces 383 which configure the first guide path 363 and a further guide face 384 which configures the second guide path 364 are arranged or respectively orientated differently from one another in the space 385.

(92) The fifth embodiment shown in FIGS. 15 to 17 illustrates a fifth possible guide roller device 426 comprising a differently configured roller holding apparatus 460, this roller holding apparatus 460 mounting an alternative roller element arrangement 478, which consists of two locating bearing roller elements 467 and a floating bearing roller element 468 on the one hand and a single roller element 479 on the other hand.

(93) The roller holding apparatus 460 is flanged to a holding sheet metal element 441 of a holding device 440 of the linear roller guide device 426. This holding device 440 is in turn arranged on a holding plate element 425C of a holding device 425, it being possible to attach this holding device 425 directly to the lower backrest part 16 of the backrest 3 (see FIGS. 1a, 1b and 2a, 2b), as described repeatedly above in relation to the other embodiments.

(94) In this context, the two locating bearing roller elements 467 and the floating bearing roller element 468 form a first guide path 463 for a first guide element 436. To this effect, a second guide path 464 for a second guide element 437 is merely formed by the single roller element 478, meaning that the guide roller device is of a more slender construction as a whole.

(95) In this fifth embodiment, the two guide elements 436 and 437 are formed as a U-shaped tube element 438, the two tube element limbs 438A and 438B of which are unreleasably interconnected in the region of the second end 426C of the linear roller guide device 426 in a tip 438C formed in a U shape.

(96) At the first end 426B of the linear roller guide device 426, the two tube element limbs 438A and 438B of the U-shaped tube element 438 are in turn rigidly but releasably interconnected using a flange element (not shown) (see for example FIGS. 9 and 12).

(97) In this embodiment, the U-shaped tube element 438 is additionally repeatedly bent, and accordingly has respectively a first curvature portion 486A, a second curvature portion 486B, a third curvature portion 486C on the two tube element limbs 438A and 438B and also a fourth curvature portion 486D at the tip 438C thereof.

(98) It will be appreciated that curvature portions 486A, B, C of this type may also be provided on guide elements 436 and 437 which are not interconnected by a tip 438C (cf. FIGS. 7 and 8).

(99) In particular by way of the first three curvature portions 486A, 486B and 486C, which are present on the two tube element limbs 438A and 438B, it is possible to displace the upper backrest part 17 (see in particular FIGS. 1a, 1b and 2a, 2b) along a repeatedly bent or respectively curved displacement curve 27 in such a way that in this context also other elements or respectively components which are located alongside the backrest 3 can also be circumvented while the upper backrest part 17 is being displaced from the central parked position 28 thereof into the off-centre support position 29 thereof, or vice versa.

(100) In this context, the first tube element limb 438A is mounted by the two locating bearing roller elements 467 and by the floating bearing roller element 468, whilst the second roller element limb 438B is merely guided or respectively mounted by the single roller element 479.

(101) The two locating bearing roller elements 467 are each rotatably fixed using an axis of rotation element 469 fixed in a housing 467 of the roller holding apparatus 460. In this context, the floating bearing roller element 468 is mounted in a slot 471 by means of a displaceable axis of rotation element 472 in the housing 467, the displaceable axis of rotation element 472 being braced by means of a leaf spring element 473. For this purpose, the leaf spring element is correspondingly gripped between the displaceable axis of rotation element 472 and two tension web elements 474 positioned to the side thereof.

(102) The two tube element limbs 438A and 438B are interconnected rigidly but releasably at the second end 426B of the linear roller guide device 426 by means of a flange element 475 (see FIG. 16).

(103) As can be seen clearly from FIG. 17, the stationary axis of rotation elements 469 and the displaceable axis of rotation element 472 are arranged orientated differently in the space 485 than a further stationary axis of rotation element 482 of the single roller element 479. In particular, it can clearly be seen from FIG. 17 that the further stationary axis of rotation element 482 is orientated perpendicularly to the other axis of rotation elements 469 and 472. As a result, the first guide surfaces 483 defined by the locating bearing roller elements and the floating bearing roller element 468 are likewise arranged orientated differently from a further guide face 484 defined by the individual roller element 479 on the linear roller guide device 426 in the space 485.

(104) In the sixth embodiment shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, play compensation between a roller element arrangement 578 and a guide element 536 of a sixth possible linear roller guide device 526 is implemented by means of an additional sliding element 590, by means of which the guide element 536 is constantly pressed against the locating bearing roller elements 567 of the roller element arrangement 578 in a press-on direction 511.

(105) In this context, the locating bearing roller elements 567 are mounted in a roller holding apparatus 560 of the linear roller guide device 526. Likewise, the additional sliding element 590 is mounted spring-loaded in this roller holding apparatus 560, for which purpose the additional sliding element 590 is arranged on a movable retraction pin element 592. The retraction spring element 592 which braces the entire retraction pin element 592 in the press-on direction 591 is not shown here.

(106) In this fifth possible linear roller guide device 526, the guide element 536 consists of a sheet metal construction comprising a sliding groove 593 in which the additional sliding element 590 is arranged. The guide element 536 also further comprises an elongate material recess 594, which extends in the longitudinal extension of the guide element 536. The retraction pin element 592 is guided through the guide element 536 by way of this elongate material recess 594, in such a way that the additional sliding element 590 can be positioned and mounted in the sliding groove 593 from the direction of the roller holding apparatus 560 through the guide element 536.

(107) FIGS. 20 to 25 show a further plurality of possible guide element geometries as well as possible roller element geometries and arrangements and the number of installed roller elements.

(108) The guide element 636 shown in FIG. 20 is a circular rod of a solid material. This guide element 636 is guided by means of a roller element arrangement 678 of three identical concavely formed roller elements (not numbered separately).

(109) In case of the guide element 736 shown in FIG. 21 consisting of a solid material circular rod, a different roller element arrangement 778 of a total of four spherical roller elements (not numbered separately) is shown, the four spherical roller elements being arranged concentrically around the guide element 736. In this context, two of the four spherical roller elements form a first roller element pair 761 and have a larger diameter than the other two of the four spherical roller elements, the spherical roller elements having the same diameter being arranged opposite one another. The other two spherical roller elements form the second roller element pair 762.

(110) In the embodiment according to FIG. 22, a guide element 836 again consists of a circular rod solid material, this guide element 836 being mounted and guided using three spherical roller elements (not numbered separately). The three spherical roller elements are arranged concentrically around the round guide element 836, and all have an identical diameter. The guide element 836 is thus guided and mounted by a roller element arrangement 878 consisting of three identical spherical roller elements.

(111) The guide element 936 shown in FIG. 23 is a rectangular solid material rod, which is mounted by means of a roller element arrangement 978 consisting of two roller element pairs 961 and 962 having a total of four spherical roller elements (not numbered separately). In this context, two of the four spherical roller elements again have an identical diameter, these two spherical roller elements in each case being positioned opposite to one another as a roller element pair 961 or respectively 962.

(112) The guide element 1036 shown in FIG. 24 is configured in a U shape and mounted and guided by means of a different roller element arrangement 1078 of two roller element pairs 1061 and 1062, this roller element arrangement 1078 in turn comprising four spherical roller elements (not numbered separately). In this context, two of the four spherical roller elements are identical (roller element pair 1061) and two of the four spherical roller elements are further of a different construction (roller element pair 1062), one of the different spherical roller elements being arranged inside the guide element 1036 and accordingly being enclosed at least in part by three limbs of the guide element 1036, meaning that this roller element arrangement 1078 is of a very compact construction.

(113) In the embodiment shown in FIG. 25, the guide element 1136 is again configured in a U shape; however, the spherical roller elements of this roller element arrangement 1178 are arranged distributed completely peripherally on the guide element. In this context, the roller element arrangement 1178 again consists of two roller element pairs 1161 and 1162, the individual spherical roller elements of the respective roller element pair 1161 or respectively 1162 being configured identically.

(114) It will be appreciated that the embodiments described above are merely first configurations of the vehicle seat according to the invention or respectively of guide roller devices and the components thereof. The configuration of the invention is therefore not limited to these embodiments.

(115) All of the features disclosed in the application documents are claimed as being essential to the invention if they are novel with respect to the prior art individually or in combination.

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(116) 1 vehicle seat 1A utility vehicle seat 2 seat part 3 backrest 4 right side edge 5 armrest 6 utility motor vehicle 7 primary seating direction 10 seat part cushion element 11 seat part surface 45 overall height 16 lower backrest part 17 upper backrest part 18 lower part cushion element 19 first outer cheek region 20 second outer cheek region 21 contoured lower part surface 22 upper part cushion element 23 smooth surface 25 holding device 25A first holding bracket element 25B second holding bracket element 25C holding plate element 26 guide roller device 26A housing element 26B first end 26C second end 27 imaginary displacement curve 28 central parked position 29 off-centre support position 30 initial position 31 vertical central axis 32 end position 33 first inclination direction 34 transverse axis 35 second inclination direction 36 first guide element 37 second guide element 38 tube element 39 sectional drawings 40 holding device 41 holding sheet metal element 42 first roller element holder 43 second roller element holder 44 third roller element holder 45 displacement direction 50 shared vertical plane 51 vertical parallel plane 52 first axial offset 53 first angle of inclination 54 first intermediate position 55 larger axial offset 56 second intermediate position 57 larger angle of inclination 58 maximum axial offset 59 maximum angle of inclination 70 vehicle driver torso support device 126 second possible linear guide device 126B first end 126C second end 180 first circular rod element 181 second circular rod element 226 third possible linear guide device 226B first end 226C second end 225 holding device 225C holding plate element 236 first guide element 237 second guide element 240 holding device 241 holding sheet metal element 260 roller holding apparatus 261 first roller element pair 262 second roller element pair 263 first guide path 264 second guide path 265 third roller element pair 266 fourth roller element pair 267 locating bearing roller element 268 floating bearing roller element 269 stationary axis of rotation element 271 slot 272 displaceable axis of rotation element 273 leaf spring element 274 tension web elements 275 flange elements 276 solid housing 277 solid plate segments 325 holding device 325C holding plate element 326 fourth possible guide roller device 336 first guide element 337 second guide element 338 holding device 341 holding sheet metal element 360 roller holding apparatus 361 first roller element pair 362 second roller element pair 363 first guide path 364 second guide path 367 locating bearing roller element 368 floating bearing roller element 369 stationary axis of rotation elements 371 slots 372 displaceable axis of rotation elements 373 leaf spring element 374 tension web element 375 flange element 376 housing 376A lower housing part 378 roller element arrangement 379 single roller element 382 further stationary axis of rotation element 383 first guide surfaces 384 further guide surfaces 385 space 425 holding device 425C holding plate element 426 fifth possible linear roller guide device 426B first end 426C second end 436 first guide element 437 second guide element 438 U-shaped tube element 438A first tube element limb 438B second tube element limb 438C U-shaped tip 440 holding device 441 holding sheet metal element 467 locating bearing roller element 468 floating bearing roller element 469 stationary axis of rotation element 471 slot 472 displaceable axis of rotation element 473 leaf spring element 474 tension web elements 475 flange element 476 solid housing 478 roller element arrangement 479 single roller element 482 further stationary axis of rotation element 483 first guide surface 484 further guide surface 485 space 486A first curvature portion 486B second curvature portion 486C third curvature portion 486D fourth curvature portion 526 sixth possible linear roller guide device 536 guide element 560 roller holding apparatus 567 locating bearing roller elements 578 roller element arrangement 590 additional sliding element 591 press-on direction 592 retraction pin element 593 sliding groove 594 elongate material recess 636 guide element 678 roller element arrangement 736 guide element 761 first roller element pair 762 second roller element pair 778 roller element arrangement 836 guide element 878 roller element arrangement 936 guide element 961 first roller element pair 962 second roller element pair 978 roller element arrangement 1036 guide element 1061 first roller element pair 1062 second roller element pair 1078 roller element arrangement 1136 guide element 1161 first roller element pair 1162 second roller element pair 1178 roller element arrangement