Volkswagen Ag

Volkswagen Aktiengesellscaft

Jörg Winkler

Peter Baumann

Simon Bork

Andre Leschke

Torsten Strutz

Daniel Esslinger

The invention relates to a position-determining device for determining a position of a vehicle seat inside a vehicle, wherein the position of the vehicle seat in the vehicle can be adjusted along an adjustment direction between a first and at least one second location, comprising a vehicle component and a vehicle seat component, wherein the vehicle component can be arranged in the vehicle as part of a vehicle electronics system, and the vehicle seat component can be arranged in the vehicle seat as part of a vehicle seat electronics system, said vehicle seat component having at least one vehicle seat transmitting/receiving device and said vehicle component having at least two vehicle transmitting/receiving devices. The at least one vehicle seat transmitting/receiving device and the at least one of the vehicle transmitting/receiving devices are configured for a contactless transmission of information and/or energy, wherein the at least two vehicle transmitting/receiving devices are configured to be arranged offset to one another along the adjustment direction.

Position-determining device for determining a position of a vehicle seat inside a vehicle, system, vehicle having a vehicle seat arranged inside the vehicle, and method for determining a position of a vehicle seat

A belt buckle for a motor vehicle is provided wherein, through the use of the belt buckle, a tongue of a seat belt is mechanically receivable and, through the use of a switch, an insertion status of the tongue is detectable. A device is assigned to the switch through the use of which the switch position of the switch is wirelessly communicable to a receiver circuit.

Belt buckle for a motor vehicle

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Salzgitter, Germany

Jörg Winkler