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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441822 | Adjustable vehicle seat A seat assembly movable in both longitudinal and transverse directions in an automotive vehicle. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion and an adjuster mechanism. The seat cushion has an upper surface for supporting a seated occupant above a floor of an automotiv... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7422186 | Vehicle seat and a power seat adjuster assembly for a vehicle seat A vehicle seat and a power seat adjuster assembly for a vehicle seat. The power seat adjuster assembly includes a track assembly having a lead screw and a lead screw constraint. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7350844 | Structure of seat with walk-in mechanism A walk-in mechanism is provided to a seat, which includes an extension coil spring. One end of the extension coil spring is engaged with a first support element fixed to a floor, while another end thereof is engaged with a second support element fixed to the seat. T... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7328939 | Seat assembly for vehicle A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seatback, a seat cushion, a link mechanism for supporting the seat cushion, and a drive unit for driving the link mechanism and moving the seat cushion between a seating position and a stowed position. When the seat cushion i... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325851 | Power seat slide apparatus for a vehicle A power seat slide apparatus includes: a housing fixedly mounted on the first rail and possessing a reverse U-shaped cross section projecting upwardly with an upper wall, which forms an upper surface of the reverse U-shaped cross section, and first and second sidewa... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7140682 | Adjusting device for a vehicle seat A vehicle seating system for adjusting, without rails, the vertical and longitudinal position and the inclination of a vehicle seat relative to a vehicle floor has, in one embodiment, first and second pivot levers, spaced apart from one another in an adjustment dire... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7104584 | Seat slide device for vehicle A seat slide device for a vehicle being a width of the seat slide device in the horizontal direction is smaller than the width of the seat slide device in the vertical direction includes a guide rail extending in the back/forth direction of a vehicle seat, including... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7077463 | Rear fold down cargo seat with tilt down cushion Disclosed is a folding split seat which is easy to move from a seating position to a cargo position and back and which accomplishes this by moving the seat cushion forward and downward out of the way of the folded seat back without the need to fold or flip the seat ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077451 | Stadium style motor vehicle seat A seat assembly for a motor vehicle having a tub disposed at least partially in a floor of the vehicle. The seat assembly comprises at least one rear leg non-releasably secured to the floor of the vehicle. The at least one rear leg is pivotable to stow the seat asse... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7048244 | Seat track assembly and method of manufacture A seat track assembly for an automotive seat positioner mechanism includes a threaded spindle fixed at one end to a lower track and a mating nut in a gear case on the spindle mounted to an upper track by a bracket attached thereto. The bracket is stabilized against ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6997499 | Feeder assembly of vehicle sliding seat A feeder assembly 1 of a sliding seat comprising a case 2 having a harness receiving section 6, a movable portion 3 moving along the case, and a wiring harness 4, bent in the harness receiving section, supported one end by the mova... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997498 | Seat device for vehicle A seat device for a vehicle of the present invention includes a rail, a seat, a front leg, and a rear leg. The seat is made movable between a first position in which a seat cushion is supported on a lower floor via the front leg and the rear leg, and a second positi... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971620 | Adjustment mechanism for a vehicle seat slide An adjustment mechanism for a slide of a motor vehicle seat, the adjustment mechanism comprising a worm screw, a first nut and a second nut rotatably receiving the worm screw, a support, and two resilient buffers received respectively between the first nut and the s... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971700 | Motor vehicle seat This seat (1) has a mechanism comprising: a link rod called the transmission link rod (16) rotationally connected, at one of its ends, to the backrest (3), and a link rod called the bearing lin... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966598 | Adjusting device for a vehicle seat The present invention concerns an apparatus for adjusting the vertical and longitudinal position and the inclination of a pivotable seat part (2) of a vehicle seat (1) relative to a floor structure (4) of the vehicle, having a linkage that encom... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6955386 | Underfloor stowage of a folding seat in a vehicle A folding seating apparatus, for on-board stowage of an optionally deployable passenger seat, in a vehicle having a floor defining a floor surface that may be entirely flat when the seating apparatus is stowed. The seating apparatus includes a stowable seat having a... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6948693 | Vehicle seat adjuster A vehicle seat adjuster has a first track member attached to a vehicle frame and a second track member attached to a vehicle seat and is movable relative to the first track. The adjuster includes a drive mechanism, having a threaded shaft connected with the second t... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945505 | Seat mount assemblies for tractors The present invention relates to a seat mount assembly for a vehicle having a seat, such as a tractor. The seat mount assembly, in one embodiment, includes a seat support, one or more seat securing members connected to the seat and movably engaged with the seat supp... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932424 | Articulated base with guide track for fold-in-floor vehicle seat A fold-in-floor vehicle seat is supported in a use position on a generally flat load floor. To move the seat into a storage position, the seat is lowered onto a portion of the load floor that acts as an articulated base for the seat. The base approximates the footpr... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6916057 | Folding vehicle seat A folding vehicle passenger seat for agricultural or industrial utility vehicles, includes a seat member which can be pivoted from a seated position to a position folded upward. A sliding bearing mechanism is coupled to the rear portion of the seat member so that th... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6915998 | Longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat In a longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat, in particular for an automobile seat, for motor-driven longitudinal adjustment of the vehicle seat (1), having a first seat rail (5) defining the longitudinal direction, a second seat rail (8) that ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6854782 | Seat position sensing device for use in occupant restraint A seat position sensing device for use in a deployable passenger restraint system for an automotive vehicle has a Hall Effect sensor and a magnetic actuator sensor target facing each other and mounted in corresponding rails used to mount the vehicle seat to the vehi... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6772985 | Seat rail locking system for vehicle Disclosed is a seat rail locking system for a vehicle, installed in a seat rail assembly to permit forward and rearward movement of a seat and maintain the seat in a desired position. The seat rail assembly includes a lower rail which is fastened to a floor panel of... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6695379 | Structure for load detection element in vehicle seat Structure for securing a load detection element under a vehicle seat in combination with a support leg element having a hole formed in one end portion thereof, wherein the load detection element is pivotally connected with the support leg element, while b... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6502887 | Arrangement for mounting a restraint belt mounted vehicle seat to a vehicle floor An arrangement for mounting a restraint belt mounted vehicle seat to a floor of an automotive vehicle is provided. The arrangement includes a floor rail supporting the vehicle seat, a load cell providing a supporting platform for the floor rail above the ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6488249 | System for adjusting the longitudinal position and maintaining therein a motor vehicle seat An adjustment system for a seat including at least one foot adapted to be mounted to the seat, and a slideway having a longitudinal slot configured to receive the foot in a sliding manner. The foot has an expandable mechanism with locking members having s... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6422526 | Structure of support leg member for seat slide device A structure of support leg member having a pair of reinforcing pieces formed laterally thereof, which is used with a seat slide device provided in an automotive seat, wherein an inclinable portion is defined in the upper securing portion of the support le... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6318696 | Seat track locking mechanism with infinite adjustment A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat bottom and a seat back supported for movement relative to the seat bottom such that seat position can be adjusted forwardly or rearwardly with respect to the vehicle. The seat assembly is mounted a vehicle structure... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6279982 | Vehicle seat storing device When a rear seat is moved forward, a front leg is swung forward around a roller arm. When the front leg of the rear seat is swung forward by a predetermined angle, a hook provided in the roller arm is detached from a round bar portion of a striker so that... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6267430 | Slide rail for removable vehicle seat A slide rail for a removable vehicle seat comprises a fixed section and a shuttle sliding on this section. The shuttle carries a connector connected to the seat, and this connector is connected to an electrical circuit belonging to the vehicle floor by me... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6257642 | Cast molded seat unit for motor vehicles A seat unit for motor vehicles includes several seat elements such as elements for seat length adjustment, fixing and bearing elements, seat side parts, seat shell and/or gear housing. Preferably, at least two of the seat elements are formed in a one-piec... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6234553 | Flexible seat system A flexible seating system for a vehicle having a seat with a generally horizontal seat cushion and an upright seat back. The seat is movable from a use position to a stowed position lying flat on the vehicle floor or recessed within a well in the vehicle ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6220642 | Vehicular power seat slide device A vehicular power seat slide device includes a lower rail adapted to be fixed to a vehicle body floor, an upper rail slidably mounted on the lower rail for supporting a seat device, a nut member secured to the lower rail, and a screw shaft threadably enga... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6186573 | Swiveling vehicle seat A swiveling vehicle seat for permitting swiveling a front vehicle seat into a rearward facing position in spaced relationship to a vehicle air bag to permit safe placement of a child seat in the swiveled front seat of the vehicle. The swiveling vehicle se... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6183033 | Automobile seat An automobile seat is composed of a seat cushion, seat back, and supporting element. The seat cushion supports the hip portion of a vehicle occupant at its normal position. The seat cushion is disposed so that the seat cushion may be freely movable while ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6089521 | Automobile seat slide unit An automobile seat slide unit includes two slide rail assemblies disposed on respective sides of a seat. Each of the slide rail assemblies has a lower rail to be secured to a vehicle floor and an upper rail to be secured to the seat and slidably mounted o... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6059345 | Slide rail device for vehicle seat A slide rail device for a vehicle seat including a lower rail member fixed on a floor of the vehicle and an upper rail member slidably fitted in the lower rail member. Basically, a stopper and a notch are provided respectively at the forward and rearward ... | 05/09/2000 |
