Seat Rail Accessory Interface for Flexible Vehicle Interior Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle seat assemblies and load securing systems lack flexibility and variability, making it difficult for users and manufacturers to customize the arrangement of components, leading to complex assembly processes and cost disadvantages due to different fixation requirements.
Innovation Solution
A seat assembly with an accessory mounted on the seat rail that provides an interface for connecting components independently of the vehicle seat, allowing adjustable positioning and fixation on the vehicle floor, enabling the integration of seat comfort and load securing components, and allowing for power-operated or manual adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If components are fixed to a seat substructure or integrated in door panels and center consoles, then seat comfort and load securing functions are provided, but the arrangement is hardly variable and customization is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The seat rail is designed to serve multiple functions: it not only supports the vehicle seat for longitudinal adjustment but also provides mounting capability for accessories and components via integrated connection elements. This allows the same structural element to fulfill both seat positioning and component fixation roles, enabling variable arrangements without requiring separate complex fixation systems for each component type.
2Reliability
If different components and systems require different possibilities of fixation, then specific fixation requirements are met, but assembly becomes complex and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The connection elements integrated into the seat rail provide a standardized interface that can accommodate various components (seat comfort components and load securing systems) with different fixation requirements. This universal mounting solution simplifies assembly processes and reduces costs by eliminating the need for multiple specialized fixation systems, while still ensuring reliable fixation for each component type through the standardized connection interface.
3Adaptability or versatility
If components are fixed independently of the vehicle seat on the vehicle floor, then customization and exchangeability are improved, but additional fixation structures are required
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the seat rail structure with integrated connection elements that provide both seat mounting and component fixation capabilities. By combining these functions into a single integrated structure rather than using separate fixation systems, the invention enables independent component mounting on the vehicle floor while actually reducing the total number of fixation structures needed.
Data Source
AI summary
It is provided a seat assembly for a vehicle, comprising at least one vehicle seat and at least one seat rail via which the at least one vehicle seat is adjustably mounted. On the seat rail at least one accessory additionally is adjustably mounted, which provides an interface for the connection with a component independently of the vehicle seat.