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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091967 | Spindle drive for a lumbar support in the backrest structure of a motor vehicle seat A spindle drive for a lumbar support in a backrest structure of a motor vehicle seat includes two gliders guided on a carrier of the lumbar support. Each glider is connected to a spindle nut which is engaged with an associated thread section of a spindle. The thread... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091966 | Backrest structure for a motor vehicle seat A backrest structure for a motor vehicle seat includes a rest frame forming the supporting structure of the backrest. The rest frame includes at least two longitudinal struts running in the longitudinal direction of the backrest. The backrest structure also includes... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7862119 | Vehicle seat with lordosis support The invention relates to a vehicle seat with a back rest having a frame (2) and a lordosis support (6), with the following additional configuration: The lordosis support (6) comprises a pressure plate (9) that is essentially bend resistan... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7695067 | Ergonomic adjustable chair A chair mechanism for an ergonomically adjustable, reclinable chair includes a frame and profile bands mounted to the frame. The profile bands are flexible and are configured to define a forwardly projecting lumbar region, the degree of forward projection of the lum... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7448684 | Backrest adjustment device A backrest adjustment device includes a bottom board, a support board movable relative to the bottom board, and two opposite linkages pivotally mounted between the support board and the bottom board to drive the support board to move relative to the bottom board to ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7425036 | Comfort belt spring pulley An ergonomic device for a seat is disclosed. The ergonomic device includes a first side plate and a second side plate spaced apart from the first side plate. A hinge connects the second side plate to the first side plate. The ergonomic device also includes at least ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422286 | Chair and method for supporting lower back Provided is a chair comprising a seat; a backrest; a first armrest; a second armrest; a seat support structure; and a support structure for supporting the lower back of a seated person; wherein the support structure is directly mechanically-connected to the first ar... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7360836 | Seat insert and method for producing the same Seat inlay in the form of an elastic grid (10;64) having at least two longitudinal bars (14) which are connected by cross bars (16,18) and have hangers (20) for suspending the inlay in a frame of a seat, and the cross bars (16,18) ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357453 | Chair with armrests This invention teaches a chair comprising a seat; a backrest; a first armrest; a second armrest; a seat support structure; means for supporting the lower back of a seated person; a first slider; a second slider; a first slideway having a plurality of cavities; and a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7328950 | Dual hinge belt lumbar A belt lumbar for a vehicle seat has a pair of brackets that are respectively located at opposite ends of the belt, a platform that extends between the brackets, and hinges that connect the platform to the brackets. A bowden cable extends between and pulls the brack... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7303232 | Backrest adjusting device for office chairs A backrest adjusting device for office chairs comprising: a seat portion having a seat cushion and a stand for supporting the seat cushion; a back having a frame, a back cushion fixed on the surface of the frame, a connecting member for connecting the bottom of the ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7278688 | Elastic support structure for a human body to lean against The elastic support structure for human body to lean against includes a connecting frame, a swing rack, and an elastic rod. The connecting frame includes a connecting surface and a positioning part for the support structure. The swing rack has its first end placed o... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264310 | Adjustable side bolsters A seat frame assembly is provided for compactly folding a motor vehicle seat. The seat frame assembly includes a pair of spaced apart and parallel side frame members defining a vertical plane, and a lower cross member extending between the pair of side frame members... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7172247 | Motor vehicle seat system, control arrangement, actuating arrangement, and process for control of a lumbar adjustment device of a motor vehicle seat A motor vehicle seat system, control arrangement, actuating arrangement, and process are used to control a lumbar support device of a motor vehicle seat. The lumbar adjustment device has a first drive for adjustment in a first adjustment direction and a second drive... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7147282 | Chair with backrest depth adjustment mechanism A backrest depth adjustment mechanism which allows adjustment of the backrest assembly in a front-to-back manner with respect to the seat. The backrest assembly generally includes a backrest frame supporting the backrest. The backrest frame includes opposite end por... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141010 | Variable radius flexibility apparatus A muscle stretching and spine decompressing apparatus including a base frame (20), a flexible sheet (12) attached to the top of the base frame (20) for supporting the body of a user, and a motorized actuation means (16) for bending the fl... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140680 | Fold down seat lumbar support apparatus and method A fold down seat back has an ergonomic support device in it. A traction cable is operatively engaged at one end with the lumbar support device to actuate it. The fold down seat back includes a rotating cable tension unit and a fixed torsion bar. The rotating member ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137664 | Automatically actuating ergonomic support system for a fold down seat A fold down seat back or seat bottom has at least one ergonomic support device in it. A traction cable is operatively engaged at one end with the ergonomic support device to actuate it. The fold down seat back includes a rotating cable tension unit and a fixed torsi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7083233 | Adjustable floating plate lumber support An adjustable lumbar support (100) adapted to be easily integrated into new or existing seat structures. Adjustable lumbar support (100) includes a lower floating plate (115) that is adapted to have a second, or upper, plate (130) hinged ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077476 | Universal ergonomic support with self-contained actuator An ergonomic weight support device for a seat comprising a housing having a channel defined by at least one guide boss, an extending element having an unanchored weight supporting end and an engaged end slidingly disposed within the channel of said housing and an ac... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7040709 | Back construction for seating unit having inverted U-shaped frame A back construction includes an inverted U-shaped back frame and a back shell supported on the back frame and having stiff thoracic and pelvic regions connected by a flexible lumbar region in a manner adapted to ergonomically support a seated user. The lumber sectio... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6983990 | Dual drive power actuator A dual drive actuation system includes a driver gear, a pair of actuators with driven gears, and a transmission for switching the driver gear between the pair of actuators. The transmission can be controlled by a solenoid, and the driver gear can be powered by a mot... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6910736 | Seats with twistable seat elements The invention relates to a seat or seat back comprising of seat elements which are arranged to resiliently move with respect to each other and arranged to move with respect to a central axis, running centrally through the seat or seat back parallel to the spine of t... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905170 | Fold down seat lumbar support apparatus and method A fold down seat back has a lumbar support device in it. A traction cable is operatively engaged at one end with the lumbar support device to actuate it. The fold down seat back includes a rotating cable tension unit and a fixed torsion bar. The rotating member move... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6893089 | Method and apparatus for lumbar support with integrated actuator housing A lumbar support for a seat includes an archable pressure surface having an upper region and a lower region and a force actuator such as an electric motor. The force actuator is held in a housing. The actuator housing is fixedly attached to said archable pressure su... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6692074 | Apparatus and method for bi-directional cable adjustment of an ergonomic support A variable lumbar support has a support assembly mountable on a seat frame, a pressure element engaged with the support assembly to move in relation to it in a first direction and a second direction. The directions are substantially parallel and opposite ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6652029 | Unitized back plate and lumbar support A unitized back plate and lumbar support device for a seat including a back plate, a housing with a channel, which housing is fixedly attached to the back plate, and an extending paddle. The extending paddle has a free end with a pressure surface, the sur... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6575530 | Device for lumbar support A device for lumbar support for an office chair having a seatback including a seatback frame and a membrane stretched over the seatback frame. The device can be arranged behind the membrane and can be housed in the seatback frame to provide vertical and h... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6530622 | Biomechanical vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes posture enhancing systems to increase occupant comfort. In addition to pelvis support, the seat includes a pivotable thorax and a height adjustment therefor, having a range of adjustment of about 100 mm to accommodate different fem... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6189972 | Lumbar support adjustment mechanism A chair back comprises a rear surface, a front surface spaced from the rear surface and a side extending between the front and rear surfaces; a lumbar support member positioned between the front and rear surfaces and mounted for vertical movement with res... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6109693 | Motor vehicle seat with a seat support with a device for the adjustment of the seat depth There is provided a motor vehicle seat with a seat support, which is constructed of two sections, namely of a front part and of a back part, which are connected with each other via two side connecting areas and that for an adjustment of the seat depth, th... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6079785 | Chair having adjustable lumbar support A back construction for a chair includes a back shell having a plurality of horizontal bands defining a flexible lumbar section, with the back shell including non-parallel guides defined along its edges. A vertically adjustable lumbar support includes a p... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6056360 | Adjustable lumbar seat support An adjustable lumbar support device for installation within seats, and particularly vehicular seats, to enable a seat occupant to adjust a seat back to provide a desired amount of support for the lumbar region of the back. The adjustable lumbar seat suppo... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6053064 | Lumbar support screw actuator An actuator for manipulating a bowden cable assembly of a lumbar support structure includes a housing having a longitudinal passage and a screw coupled to a cable and operable for moving in the housing passage. A threaded nut is operable for rotating and ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6050641 | Four-way power lumbar system A four-way power lumbar support system which provides for both an in-out directional adjustment and an up-down directional adjustment including a pair of directional one-way locking clutches that slip in one direction and lock in another direction, a sing... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5954399 | Lumbar support for a car seat A lumbar support for a car seat including a wire frame which is made of an endless wire member, has two hold parts set at two seat frames of a squab of a seat by two connecting means and a guide part integrating with the hold parts, a support plate which ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5947558 | Lumbar support device A lumbar support device includes a first drive device fixed to a stationary bracket member to move a lumbar pad upward and downward of a seat back, and a second drive device secured on a movable member which is one member of a link mechanism.... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5896604 | Support module There is a support module for a posture support device such as a bed mattress. The module comprises upper and lower frames (3A, 3B) connected together by linkages (3C, 3D) which in use of the module within the support device are adapted upon activation by... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5860700 | Lumbar support adjustment device A lumbar support adjustment device is disclosed comprising a bracket (11) adapted to slidably restrain a lumbar support belt means (13) adapted to extend between first (12) and second (12') side frames of a seat, said bracket being adapted to be secured t... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5823620 | Vehicle seat having lumbar support An automobile seat backrest includes an adjustable lumbar support assembly for selectively applying pressure to the lower area of a seated occupant's back. The backrest portion has a structural frame and a wire mesh within the frame for supporting a foam ... | 10/20/1998 |
