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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091851 | Slide device for vehicle A vehicle slide device is provided, which can adjustably move the second rail along the first rail without play therebetween in a front-rearward direction with a long adjustment stroke. In the vehicle slide device according to the invention, since a plurality of rol... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8052113 | Seat slide apparatus for vehicle A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes a cushioning member provided at one of an operational lever and a lock lever. The cushioning member is configured to contact the other of the operational lever and the lock lever for restricting a contact of an end porti... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8038115 | Sliding seat track having a secondary retaining structure A seat track includes a stationary rail and a movable rail. The stationary rail has a plurality of windows formed therein and a plurality of tabs formed adjacent to the windows. The moveable rail engages the stationary rail for relative movement in a first direction... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033520 | Vehicle seat slide mechanism An upper rail constituting a slide mechanism has engagement surface portions and engagement surface portions each having a projected surface portion. The engagement surface portions are positioned at front and rear two portions of the upper rail. A lower rail has de... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7815159 | Vehicle seat sliding apparatus A vehicle seat sliding apparatus includes a first rail adapted to be fixed to any one of a vehicle floor and a seat; and a second rail adapted to be fixed to the other one of the vehicle floor and the seat. The second rail includes an in-rail functional portion form... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7810780 | Drive mechanism for power seat apparatus for vehicle According to an aspect of the present invention, a drive mechanism for a power seat apparatus for a vehicle includes an electric motor, a speed-reduction gear mechanism, a gear housing for housing therein the speed-reduction gear mechanism and supporting thereto the... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7789368 | Seat slide locking device for a vehicle A seat slide device for a vehicle capable of preventing generation of noise includes lower rails, upper rails, lock mechanisms, release levers, and stoppers. Each lock mechanism includes a plurality of lock holes provided on the lower rail and arranged in the longit... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7758008 | Seat sliding apparatus for vehicle A seat sliding apparatus for a vehicle includes a lower rail including a base bottom portion, first inner and outer side portions, upper portions, and second inner and outer side portions, an upper rail movably supported relative to the lower rail and including a ba... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7677520 | Longitudinal guide for an automotive vehicle seat The invention relates to a longitudinal guide for an automotive vehicle seat with a surrounding rail (20), a surrounded rail (50), a free longitudinal channel (72) being formed between said rails and a first lateral encompassing area (68)... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7669826 | Seat sliding apparatus for vehicle A seat sliding apparatus for a vehicle includes a lower rail fixed to a vehicle floor, an upper rail fixed to a vehicle seat, rolling engagement members disposed between the lower rail and the upper rail for making the upper rail to be movable relative to the lower ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7665704 | Seat rail apparatus An object of the invention is to provide a seat rail apparatus, which is capable of locking/unlocking forward/backward sliding of a seat for vehicle in a stepless manner with a simple structure, at an inexpensive cost. A brake disk 51 is attached to the front... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7637469 | Seat sliding apparatus for a vehicle A seat sliding apparatus includes a lower rail, an upper rail fixed to a vehicle seat and mounted on the lower rail to move, a lock mechanism having a lock lever for locking the upper rail with the lower rail, a slide supporting member disposed between the rails, a ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7604214 | Seat slide apparatus for vehicle A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes a lower rail, an upper rail, and a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism includes a lock portion provided at the lower rail, a lock member which is engageable with and disengageable from the lock portion and a first biasing... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7506856 | Seat slide device In a seat slide device applicable to an automotive vehicle, a lock mechanism includes: a lock arm disposed on an upper rail to be pivotable around a pivotal center axis; lock pawls formed on the lock arm along the elongate direction of the upper rail; lock holes for... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7434884 | Forwardly movable vehicle seat with an underframe and two pairs of rails The forwardly movable vehicle seat has an underframe including a longitudinal adjusting device that has two pairs of rails, two catch devices and one actuation lever for actuating the catch devices. The vehicle seat further has a seat pan that is carried by the unde... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7341233 | Horizontal adjustment mechanism for use on a chair seat In a chair having a base, a seat defining a fore-to-aft longitudinal axis, a seat back and a tilt control mechanism, a horizontal adjustment mechanism is provided for allowing fore-to-aft movement of the seat relative to the seat back. The mechanism includes a first... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338126 | Vehicle seat suspension with omni directional isolator The present invention is directed to a vehicle seat suspension apparatus that is mechanically simple, inexpensive, occupies little space, and operates effectively with force inputs from any horizontal direction. The invention comprises a base, an isolator, and a plu... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331558 | Long slide type rail system for detachable vehicle seat Disclosed herein is a slider rail for adjusting a longitudinal position of a detachable vehicle seat. The slide rail includes right and left fixed rails capable of being mounted on a vehicle body floor panel in a longitudinal direction and in parallel to each other,... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328877 | Seat slide apparatus for a vehicle A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes a first rail fixedly mounted on a vehicle, a second rail secured to a seat and mounted to be rotatable relative to the first rail, a sliding member arranged between the first rail and the second rail and slidably movable... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318573 | Seat sliding device A seat sliding device comprises a lower rail fixed at a stationary part and extending in a seat longitudinal direction, an upper rail fixed at a seat and slidably guided by the lower rail, a lock mechanism for locking and unlocking a slidable movement of the upper r... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316442 | Detachment prevention device of seat rail for vehicle A detachment prevention device of a seat rail for a vehicle, designed to allow an outer side wall of a lower rail to be extended in the event of a crash and to suppress bent portions from being deformed, thereby ensuring passenger safety. The seat rail comprises a l... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314242 | Vehicle rail and vehicle seat apparatus A vehicle rail fixed to a vehicle floor for relatively movably supporting a movable rail fixed to a seat includes a bottom wall member having a drawing portion at which the vehicle rail is fixed to the vehicle floor, and a guide member provided in a standing manner ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314204 | Sliding rail system OBJECT An object of the present invention is to provide such a seat slide apparatus employing substantially box-like shape in cross section, which is small size, light weight and a high strength without increasing the number of component parts and weight or t... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309107 | Internal reinforcement bracket for a seat track assembly A seat track assembly for providing fore and aft movement of a seat along a floor of a motor vehicle includes a lower track fixedly secured to the floor. The seat track assembly also includes an upper track slidingly engaging the lower track and defining an internal... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303223 | Power seat slide device for vehicle A power seat slide device for a vehicle includes a first rail fixed on a vehicle floor, a second rail fixed at a vehicle seat, a first rolling body, a second rolling body, a screw shaft having a shaft center, a gear box including a gear housing and a supporting brac... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293752 | Positive engagement latch for a vehicle seat A seat track assembly for adjusting a seat assembly of a vehicle includes a first track and a second track that is moveable with respect to the first track. The seat track assembly further includes a latch mechanism associated with the second track, and the latch me... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293836 | Seat assemblies including a seat stroking device and methods of use A seat assembly including a seat stroking device for a vehicle and methods of use include a seat adjustment mechanism comprising a stationary rail fixedly attached to a vehicle floor and a movable rail slidably engaged with the stationary rail, wherein the seat adju... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7267317 | Slide device A slide device, comprising first class members having spaces opening to sides formed in the longitudinal directions thereof and second class rail members positioned in the spaces, wherein either of the first and second class rail members movable relative to each oth... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252278 | Drive nut and screw for seat adjuster A vehicle seat linkage assembly includes a rod. The linkage has a first link with an aperture and a second link adjacent but spaced from the first link and having a slot. Additionally, a drive nut is adjacent the rod. The drive nut has a body portion, one end, anoth... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252318 | Seat device for vehicle In a seat device for a vehicle comprising a front-row seat including a driver seat and an assistant seat and a rear-row seat provided behind the front-row seat, respective front-row and rear-row seats being provided in a cabin which includes an ingress and egress op... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7232186 | Depth-adjustable device for a chair A depth-adjustable device for a chair comprises a rail rack, the railway is formed with a V-shaped concave, and the supporting board is slideably disposed in the railway by four clipping blocks, and in the lower part of each clipping block is formed a V-shaped conve... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7207541 | Locking device with several locking pins A locking device of a longitudinal adjustment device of a vehicle seat is provided with a catch bar with periodically arranged snap openings and snap studs that is assigned to a bottom rail of the longitudinal adjustment device and is further provided with a locking... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204467 | Longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat In a longitudinal adjuster (1) for a vehicle seat, in particular for an automobile seat, with a first seat rail (3), a second seat rail (4) adapted for sliding movement relative to the first seat rail (3), and an engagement member (8 | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195303 | Seat sliding device for vehicle A seat sliding device for a vehicle for unlocking or retaining an unlocked state of a movable rail that supports a seat relative to a fixed rail by interlocking with a turning of a seat back in a forward direction or an operation of an operation handle, includes a l... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191995 | Seat slide mechanism for vehicles The shape of a locker provided in a locking assembly for a seat slide mechanism is modified into a cylindrical structure with a circular cross section so as to exhibit a higher mechanical rigidity as compared to a conventional plate type locker. Thereby, effectively... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178227 | Workpiece presenter for a flexible manufacturing system A workpiece presenter for fixturing a workpiece of a vehicle assembly is provided, including a platform 50, and a tooling plate 7 removably connected to the platform, the tooling plate including a planar body 10 for supporting fixture tools 3... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165753 | Locking device of seat track for vehicles Disclosed herein is a locking device of a seat track for vehicles. The seat track comprises a fixed rail fastened to the bottom plane of a vehicle body and having pin holding holes, and a movable rail adapted to move along the fixed rail in a state wherein a seat is... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150441 | Runner for a motor vehicle seat A runner for a motor vehicle seat comprises a fixed rail, a moving rail, a latch and an actuating element. A retaining device for retaining the actuating element is adapted to co-operate with a longitudinal indexing system on the fixed rail. The retaining device fir... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147195 | Automobile slide adjuster An automobile slide adjuster includes a lower rail to be secured to a vehicle body and an upper rail slidably mounted on the lower rail. A plurality of rolling elements are disposed between the upper and lower rails at a lower portion thereof. The upper rail has a p... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7128359 | Device for fixing a rail to a motor vehicle floor pan and the method using said device A device used to fix a rail to a motor vehicle floor pan. The device includes a mechanism to position one of the ends of the rail in relation to the floor pan before the rail is fixed to the floor pan. ... | 10/31/2006 |
