In a seat drive device that is built in a seat including a central portion and a side support located outside the central portion in a width direction, and drives the side support, the seat drive device includes a base fixed to the seat, a paddle that is r...

A method includes arranging at least one laser-weldable conduit along a contact interface with a laser-weldable polymer film layer of a seat inflatable bladder carrier, directing a laser beam at the laser-weldable polymer film layer, and moving the laser b...

Pump valve arrangement 1 comprising a piezoelectrically actuated air pump 10, comprising at least one piezoelectric element for actuating the air pump 10; a plurality of electrically actuated air valves 20, 21, 22, wherein the air valves 20, 21, 22 are in ...

A valve block (1), which is intended in particular for controlling compressed air-fillable elements of a motor vehicle seat, has a plurality of outlets (7) for pneumatic connection of the valve block (1) respectively with one or a plurality of compressed a...

The safety seat comprises a safety system with two lap belts (12) and two shoulder belts (17) connected with inflatable tubes (11,15,16) that engage a straight structure inflating a defined standby position of the lap belt or the shoulder belt in the infla...

An air pump assembly includes a pump module having an outer surface and a casing at least partially surrounding the pump module. The casing has an inner surface defining a cavity sized to snugly receive the pump module such that the outer surface of the pu...

The inflatable unit (1) for a seat, in particular, a motor vehicle seat comprises at least one chamber with a cover (4), a foam material (6) and a strengthening element (5). The latter has at least one depression which accommodates at least some of the foa...

The air supply system for inflatable seat (19) and back rest (20) units in vehicles comprises pressure sensors (3, 21) fitted on the units. These are connected to an inlet valve (22) on a feed line (8) and an outlet valve (23) on an air exhaust line (10). ...

The control device is inserted between a fluid pressure source (13) and the seat shape adjustment elements (11), with a slider valve (16) for supplying the fluid to the latter or venting fluid from the seat shape adjustment elements. The slider valve has a...

The side protection is incorporated into the backrest of a vehicle seat. it includes a gasbag (30) with an elongated oval chamber (34). When force intrudes, it is spread by this gasbag mainly to the region of the hip (20) and shoulder (24) of the seat occu...