WO2006015247A1 - Modular lumbar support apparatus - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/64—Back-rests or cushions
- B60N2/66—Lumbar supports
- B60N2/667—Lumbar supports having flexible support member bowed by applied forces
- B60N2/6671—Lumbar supports having flexible support member bowed by applied forces with cable actuators
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/02—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable
- B60N2/0224—Non-manual adjustments, e.g. with electrical operation
- B60N2/02246—Electric motors therefor
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/64—Back-rests or cushions
- B60N2/66—Lumbar supports
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/64—Back-rests or cushions
- B60N2/66—Lumbar supports
- B60N2/667—Lumbar supports having flexible support member bowed by applied forces
- B60N2/6673—Lumbar supports having flexible support member bowed by applied forces with motor driven adjustments
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- This invention is in the field of lumbar supports for automobile seats.
- the present invention is a lumbar support for a seat for an automobile or other transportation vehicle with an extremely thin packaging thickness.
- the thickness of the various embodiments of this invention range from 15mm- 19mm.
- the lumbar support is a flexmat consisting of wires running transversely across guide rails.
- the flexmat is mounted in a fixed position within the seat back frame.
- a basculating arm runs horizontally across the flexmat and is mounted to a fixed frame within the lumbar support system so that when the basculating arm is moved from its retracted position to its extended position, it applies pressure on the flexmat and thus provides increased support at that position to the seat occupant.
- the basculating arm is also mounted to the fixed frame in such a manner that allows it to move vertically along the fixed frame to provide lumbar support to the seat occupant at varying heights.
- the Bowden cable has a sheath with a wire coaxially disposed within the sheath and sliding within it.
- the actuator may be a manual device such as a hand wheel or lever, or it may be a power device such as an electric motor and gear assembly.
- the sleeve is fixedly mounted to a bracket or other attachment and the wire, proceeding from the end opening of the sleeve, is attached to a moving component of the lumbar support system. The actuator moves the wire relative to the sleeve by pulling the wire out from the sleeve.
- the actuator places traction on the traction cable thus causing the basculating arm to move vertically along the fixed frame.
- the Bowden cable is not used to move the basculating arm in a vertical direction. Rather, this task is accomplished through the use of nuts and screws.
- a motor is attached to a rod such that the motor rotates the rod which in turn drives the screws in a certain direction.
- the basculating arm is connected to the screws via a multitude of nuts. When the screws are turned in one direction, the nuts are driven vertically up or down the screws thus causing the basculating arm to move vertically along the flexmat.
- the basculating arm is not used as the mechanism for creating the lumbar support. Rather, movement of the lumbar support from a retracted position to an extended position through a selectable range of intermediate positions is achieved with a Bowden cable.
- the Bowden cable is attached to one end of the wire array such that when the actuator puts traction on the traction cable, the wire array bends creating an arch in the wire array and thus providing support to the seat occupant at that point. Movement of this lumbar support system vertically
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the lumbar support of the present invention.
- Figure 2 is another perspective view of the lumbar support of the present invention.
- Figure 3 is a front perspective view of another alternative embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 4 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment of the present invention.
- Figures 1 and 2 depict a first embodiment of the lumbar support assembly of the present invention.
- the assembly is comprised generally of a flexmat 10, a fixed frame 20, an up/down actuator 30, an in/out actuator 40, a basculating arm 50, and a double pulley 60.
- the flexmat assembly 10 is an assembly of components including guide rails 12, mounting hooks 14, and a wire array 16.
- Mounting hooks 14, which may be a bent portion of the guide rails 12, or which may be additional wires assembled with guide rails 12, are used to hook the lumbar support assembly into a mount on the seat frame.
- Mounting hooks 14 are adaptable to various seat frames.
- the wire array 16 in the depicted embodiment is composed of horizontal wires assembled between guide rails 12.
- the wire array 16 also has stabilizing vertical connection members 18.
- the flexmat assembly 10 is attached to a fixed frame 20 such that the upper portion of the flexmat 20 is held in a relatively stable position while the lower portion is allowed to move in a direction away from the fixed frame 20 when pressure is applied by the basculating arm 50.
- the basculating arm 50 is slideably connected to the fixed frame 20 so that the basculating arm 50 may move substantially vertically along the fixed frame 20 in order to provide support at differing heights along the flexmat 10.
- Also connected to the basculating arm 50 is a raise rod 22 and a lowering rod 24.
- the up/down actuator 30 powers the vertical movement of the basculating arm 50 along the fixed frame 20.
- the up/down actuator 30 is disposed to apply traction to a Bowden cable wire in order to slide it axially through the Bowden cable sleeve.
- the up/down actuator 30 is comprised of an electric motor and a gear housing containing the requisite components for applying the traction. Any of a variety of known power actuator gearing systems may be assembled with the lumbar support of the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention.
- the up/down actuator 30 is connected to the raise rod 22 by the up-cable
- the up-cable 26 is a Bowden cable comprised of a cable sleeve with a wire disposed to slide through the sleeve.
- the raise rod 22 provides the connection point at which the wire end of the up-cable 26 is attached so that the basculating arm may be moved in an upward direction once traction is applied by the up/down actuator 30.
- the up/down actuator 30 is also connected to the lowering rod 24 by the down-cable 28.
- the down- cable 28 is also a Bowden cable comprised of a cable sleeve with a wire disposed to slide through the sleeve.
- the lowering rod 24 provides the connection point at which the down-cable wire end is attached so that the basculating arm 50 may be moved in a downward direction once traction is applied in the opposite direction by the up/down actuator 30.
- the lumbar support is provided to the seat occupant through the pressure exerted on the flexmat 10 by the basculating arm 50.
- the basculating arm 50 is connected to a double pulley 60.
- the double pulley 60 is generally wedge shaped with a rounded edge.
- the rounded edge contains a groove 62.
- Two Bowden cables, the in-cable 32 and the out-cable 34, are attached to this double pulley 60.
- the wire end of the in-cable 32 is attached to one end of the rounded edge of the pulley while the wire end of the out-cable is attached to the opposite end of the rounded
- in-cable 32 pulls pulley 60 in a downward direction causing the basculating arm 50 to move in a direction away from flexmat 10.
- out- cable 34 pulls pulley 60 in an upward direction causing the basculating arm 50 to move in a direction towards flexmat 10.
- FIG. 3 depicts an alternative embodiment of the present invention.
- the mechanical aspects of the lumbar support remain substantially equivalent to the previously depicted embodiment.
- the lumbar support is provided through the same basculating arm 50 type mechanism of arm 50.
- double pulley 60 and in/out actuator 40 are also substantially equivalent to the previously described embodiment.
- basculating arm 50 does not slide along a fixed frame. Rather, basculating arm 50 moves up and down two screws 70 located in fixed positions alongside flexmat 10.
- a motor 80 and drive rod 82 connect the two screws 70 via two separate gear housings 84. Located on each screw 70 is at least one nut 72.
- the nuts and screws are threaded in such a manner that when the screws 70 are turned in one direction, the nuts 72 move along the screws at the same rate and in the same direction.
- a pillow block 74 At the end of each screw 70 is a pillow block 74.
- the pillow block 74 limits the distance the nut 72 may travel and prevents the nut 72 from moving off the screw 70.
- the basculating arm 50 is attached to each nut 72 such that the basculating arm 50 moves in the same direction and distance as the nuts 72 themselves.
- the final embodiment as shown in Figure 4 does not use a basculating arm 50 to create the lumbar support. Rather, the lumbar support assembly contains an arching pressure surface 90.
- the arching pressure surface 90 consists of a wire array 92, guide rails 94 and 95, an upper horizontal mounting rod 98, a lower horizontal mounting rod 96, and an elevation rod 124.
- the wire array 92 used in this embodiment is substantially similar to that of the other embodiments except that this wire array includes a slide piece 99.
- the slide piece 99 is generally a solid piece of plastic or metal that is attached to the horizontal mounting rod 96 and forces the wire array 92 to form an arch when compressed.
- the slide piece 99 is not limited to this description and
- the wire array 92 is mounted on guide rails 94 and 95 such that it may move relative to them for creating an arch which will support a seat occupant's lumbar spine. This relative motion may be achieved in a variety of ways, all within the scope of the present invention.
- the wire array 92 is mounted with a snap fit 91 at the lower horizontal mounting rod 96 and the upper horizontal mounting rod 98 such that it may pivot there.
- the upper horizontal mounting rod 98 is connected to the guide rails 94 and 95 with slide mounts 93 such that the upper horizontal mounting rod 98 may slide up and down the guide rails 94 and 95.
- the combination of pivoting motion around pivoting mounts 91 and sliding motion of slide mounts 93 along guide rails 94 and 95 allows the wire array 92 to be flexed into an arch as its upper end slides on the plane defined by the guide rails 94 and 95.
- the in/out actuator 97 is connected to the wire array 92 by a Bowden traction cable 100.
- Bowden cable 100 is comprised of a cable sleeve 102 with a wire 104 disposed to slide through the sleeve 102.
- the in/out actuator 97 is disposed to apply traction to the Bowden cable wire 104 in order to slide it axially through the Bowden cable sleeve 102.
- the in/out actuator 97 is comprised of an electric motor 106 and a gear housing 108 containing the requisite components for applying the traction. Any of a variety of known power actuator gearing systems may be assembled with the lumbar support of the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention.
- the Bowden cable sleeve 102 is mounted at the lower horizontal mounting rod 96.
- This mount 110 is on the opposite end from the mount of the Bowden cable wire end 112, which is attached to the slide 99. Dynamic tension exerted by the traction applied by the actuator 97 pulls sleeve mount 110 and wire mount 112 towards one another, providing the pressure and traction necessary to force the wire array 92 into an arched position and further necessary for maintaining that position for support of the seat occupant's weight.
- the arching pressure surface 90 is slideably connected to a fixed frame
- the up/down actuator 116 that provides the tension for this movement is
- the Bowden cable sleeve 121 of the up cable 120 is mounted to the top portion 122 of the fixed frame 114 and the wire end mount 123 is located on the elevation rod 124. Dynamic tension exerted by the up/down actuator 116 pulls the sleeve mount 122 and wire mount 123 towards one another thus moving the wire array 92 substantially vertically up the fixed frame 114.
- the Bowden cable sleeve 125 of the down cable 118 is mounted on the bottom portion 126 of the fixed frame 114 and the wire mount 127 is located on the lower horizontal mounting rod 96.
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