US 11,787,314 B2
Commercial vehicle and rail system passenger seat for passenger comfort, safety, and convenience
Juergen Mill, Ellwangen (DE); and Emin Sezgin, Bursa (TR)
Filed by Juergen Mill, Ellwangen (DE); and Emin Sezgin, Bursa (TR)
Filed on Apr. 17, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/873,467.
Prior Publication US 2021/0323449 A1, Oct. 21, 2021
Int. Cl. B60N 2/24 (2006.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/56 (2006.01); B60R 16/03 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/66 (2006.01); B60R 16/037 (2006.01); B60R 22/48 (2006.01); B61L 3/00 (2006.01); B61D 33/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01); G06K 19/06 (2006.01); G06Q 10/02 (2012.01); G06Q 20/04 (2012.01); G05B 19/4155 (2006.01); A61H 9/00 (2006.01); A61F 7/08 (2006.01); A61F 7/10 (2006.01); B60N 2/90 (2018.01); A61F 7/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B60Q 3/76 (2017.01)
CPC B60N 2/242 (2013.01) [A61F 7/08 (2013.01); A61F 7/10 (2013.01); A61H 9/0078 (2013.01); B60N 2/002 (2013.01); B60N 2/5657 (2013.01); B60N 2/5685 (2013.01); B60N 2/5692 (2013.01); B60N 2/66 (2013.01); B60N 2/976 (2018.02); B60R 11/02 (2013.01); B60R 16/03 (2013.01); B60R 16/037 (2013.01); B60R 22/48 (2013.01); B61D 33/0007 (2013.01); B61L 3/006 (2013.01); G05B 19/4155 (2013.01); G06K 19/06037 (2013.01); G06Q 10/02 (2013.01); G06Q 20/045 (2013.01); G06Q 50/30 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0024 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0057 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0149 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1238 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1409 (2013.01); A61H 2205/081 (2013.01); B60Q 3/76 (2017.02); B60R 2011/0012 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4816 (2013.01); G05B 2219/50333 (2013.01); G06Q 2240/00 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A passenger seat used in commercial vehicles and rail systems used in passenger transportation, comprising the following:
a seat portion on which a passenger sits and which is mounted parallel to a vehicle floor;
a backrest which is attached to said seat portion and on which the passenger lies back;
a headrest which is attached to an upper portion of said backrest and on which the passenger rests his/her head;
an armrest which is attached to at least one side of the passenger seat, is attached to a point of junction of the seat portion and the backrest, and is configured to be opened and closed for allowing the passenger to rest his/her arm;
a safety belt buckle which is attached to the point of junction of the seat portion and the backrest, to which a safety belt is fastened, the passenger seat further comprising:
a massage pad which protrudes from the upper portion of the backrest, where the massage pad is covered with fabric, and where the passenger lies back for applying massage; where the massage pad is positioned within the backrest under a top covering, attached to a main frame;
a compressor generating air which is positioned on a bottom portion of the seat portion facing the floor in order to inflate the massage pad by means of filling with air;
a plurality of cooling pads which provide air flow from an upper surface of the passenger seat and the seat portion contacting the passenger for cooling the passenger; where a first cooling pad is located between the main frame on the massage pad positioned in the backrest of said passenger seat within the fabric covering the massage pad and a second cooling pad is within the seat portion of the passenger seat;
a first heating pad which is located between the first cooling pad and the fabric covering the massage pad within the backrest and a second heating pad within the seat portion of said passenger seat in order to heat an upper portion of the seat portion and the backrest contacting the passenger;
a presence sensor which is positioned between the main frame and the second cooling pad in order to determine whether the passenger is on the passenger seat or not;
a belt sensor which is integrated into the safety belt buckle which is located at the point of junction of the seat portion and the backrest in order to determine whether the passenger sitting on the passenger seat fastens the safety belt or not;
a manual control panel positioned on the armrest in order to allow the passenger to control the heating pads, the cooling pads, and the massage pad;
a wireless connection module which is attached to the passenger seat in order to allow the passenger to control the heating pads, the cooling pads, and the massage pad through a mobile device;
an identification label which is positioned on the passenger seat for identifying the passenger seat to an application downloaded to the mobile device of the passenger; and
a control unit where data collected from the presence sensor and the belt sensor are transmitted, is positioned within the vehicle.