Patent ID: 8317264

Claim:
A seat for a means of transport, said seat having a supporting structure ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ), on which seating surface ( 5 ) and backrest ( 6 ) are mounted, and having a seat crossbeam ( 3 , 4 ) of hollow design forming a cavity that runs essentially in the longitudinal direction of the seat crossbeam ( 3 ), characterized in that the cavity of the seat crossbeam ( 3 , 4 ) contains electrical and/or electronic components ( 7 ), wherein the electronic components are in the form of a plurality of modules ( 7 ) that can be pushed into said cavity in said seat crossbeam ( 3 ) from one end of the relevant seat crossbeam ( 3 ) into an installed position, wherein ends of the modules ( 7 ) have electrical connections ( 8 ) thereupon, and wherein in said installed position, an end of at least one module ( 7 ) contacts an end of a second module ( 7 ) by means of which they are electrically connected in their installation position.