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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061755 | Vehicle with driver's seat with adjustable inclination A vehicle, in particular electric wheelchair, having a chassis and a driver's seat which is fastened thereto and can be set in its inclination with respect to the chassis. The vehicle includes an inclination sensor which determines the angular position (α) of the s... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7658429 | Vehicle seat slide device A vehicle seat slide device includes lower rails, upper rails, screw shafts, nut members, an electric motor and a transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism is composed of a drive reduction gear mechanism coupled directly to an output shaft of the electric m... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7484787 | Longitudinal seat adjustment device The invention relates to a longitudinal scat adjustment device having an upper rail and a lower rail. The upper rail sits in the lower rail. Between the two rails a spindle is fixedly connected to the lower rail. Drivable on the spindle is a transmission, which can ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7472939 | Device for transmitting a rotational movement by means of a smooth shaft The invention concerns a device for transmitting a rotational movement comprising a flexible shaft and a sheath inside which the flexible shaft is housed, said sheath being arranged in order to allow the rotation of said shaft inside said sheath. The outer surface o... | 01/06/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7422264 | Vehicle seat adjusting apparatus The invention discloses a vehicle seat adjusting apparatus including a seat base, a mechanically operated first transmission device, a first supporting plate, a mechanically operated second transmission device, and a second supporting plate. When the first transmiss... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7404584 | Seat apparatus for vehicles Disclosed is a seat apparatus for a vehicle, which has the functions of supporting a seat main body being placed on a floor and behind pedals in the vehicle in such a way that the seat main body is movable forward, backward, upward and downward and that the seat mai... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7367605 | Flexible shaft whose core yarn elasticity is less than that of wound yarn A flexible shaft designed to rotate inside a sheath for transmitting rotary motion can include at least one core wire and winding wired wound around the core wire. The core wire has an elasticity and resilience that are lower than the elasticity and resilience of th... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7316441 | Seat moving device for vehicle It is one object of this invention to provide a technique that is effective in diminishing the range of fluctuation of a load applied to a drive source when a seat main body in a vehicle seat moving apparatus is moved between a raised position and a lowered position... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7213862 | Adjustable anti-theft locking assembly for vehicle seats A locking assembly includes a first housing including legs at opposed corners and including a flange extending from a bottom thereof that includes an aperture for receiving a fastener therethrough. The first housing has a pair of slots formed along the top thereof, ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7182385 | Vehicle seat track with hydraulic actuator A vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat, and a seat track mounting adapted to slidingly mount the seat to a vehicle floor. The seat track mounting comprising an elongate slidingly engaged seat track member including a pair of spaced apart side flanges which define... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7073764 | Seat track mechanism for vehicle seat A seat track mechanism for a vehicle seat, comprises a pair of substantially parallel movable rails attached to the vehicle seat, a pair of substantially parallel stationary rails attached to a floor section of a vehicle, the movable rails being combined with the st... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070155 | Power seat drive motor mounting arrangement and assembly method A mounting arrangement and method for a drive motor for power seat slider rail assemblies, in which a bracket extends between a pair of right angle gear units secured to one end of a respective slider rail. The bracket has a longitudinal slot at one end engaging a h... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7051986 | Spindle and worm drive for adjusting devices in motor vehicles A spindle and worm drive for adjusting devices, especially seat adjustment devices, window lifters and sliding roofs, in motor vehicles. The drive includes a fixed spindle or relatively fixed toothed rack which is secured to one of relatively two moving parts and ge... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044444 | Actuator element with position detection An actuator element suitable, for example, for actuating a rotatable disk or a flap valve shaft. The actuator includes a housing, a drive situated in the housing, and at least one position detector, in which a movably mounted piston rod in the housing is operatively... | 05/16/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6959900 | Powered sliding apparatus for a seat A powered seat sliding apparatus includes a sliding mechanism having a lower rail and an upper rail being movable in a lengthwise direction relative to the lower rail, a feed screw fixedly supported by the upper rail to be rotated around a rotational axis in the len... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6942273 | Vehicle burglar-proof device built in electromotive seat A vehicle burglar-proof device comprises a base installed below a cushion of the seat; two tracks being arranged at two sides; the base being arranged across inner sides of two tracks; a mask enclosing a top and lateral sides of the base; a motor arranged within the... | 09/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6907795 | Seat position sensor A seat position sensor including a generally u-shaped housing and a cover disposed on the housing for blocking entry contaminants into a shunt opening of the housing. A sensor including mounting wings that flex upon mounting is also provided, as is a sensor includin... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6688667 | Power seat for a vehicle A power seat for a vehicle is provided with an upper channel fixedly attached to a seat, a lower channel fixedly attached to a floor of the vehicle, a nut unit fixedly attached to one of the upper channel and the lower channel, a driver shaft passing thro... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6629721 | Multi-positional seating system for a motor vehicle A seating system for a motor vehicle that provides one or more seats having independent tilting and height adjustments for an occupant's comfort or manipulation of the seat between a stowed and depolyed position. The seats have first and second support me... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6425619 | Vehicle seat assembly A vehicle seat assembly for a motor vehicle having a passenger compartment with a floor. The motor vehicle has a front row of seats and a rear row of seats. The front row of seats is disposed in a forward portion of the passenger compartment and is interc... | 07/30/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6161892 | Detachable, reversible vehicle seat adjustable lengthwise by controls on its slides A detachable, reversible vehicle seat adjustable lengthwise by controls on its slides, has a manual locking system for each of the slides, including a manual control handle articulated to one of the ends of each slide near the anchoring area of a leg of t... | 12/19/2000 |
| 5988581 | Single horizontal drive for a vehicle seat A power seat positioning device for automatically adjusting the horizontal fore and aft position of a seat within a vehicle using a single electric motor. A lower track assembly is attached to a vehicle floor and includes a first and second laterally spac... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5961183 | Tumble forward seat with automatic seat adjuster return A tumble forward seat for a van or the like includes a device to automatically unlatch the seat adjuster, return the seat from any forwardly adjusted position to its rearwardmost position, and relatch the seat adjuster, during the forward rotation. A spec... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5911465 | Rear seat attachment apparatus for vehicle A rear seat for a motor vehicle is attached detachably to a ramp member which is disposed on a floor panel such that the ramp member can slide on the floor in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Accordingly, when the rear seat needs to be removed fro... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5895090 | Vehicle with integrated restraint system A vehicle seat assembly with integrated safety restraint belts includes a bottom frame and a backrest frame. The backrest frame is pivotally connected to the bottom frame by first and second pivot elements. The first and second pivot elements may include ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5823499 | Drive apparatus with a resilient coupling for a power seat A drive apparatus includes an electric motor, a speed reducer and a coupling member located between the motor and the speed reducer. The output shaft of the motor and the input shaft of the speed reducer are provided with longitudinally extending grooves ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5822707 | Automatic vehicle seat adjuster An automatic seat adjustment system for a motor vehicle having a passenger compartment with a seat in which an occupant sits. The seat has power mechanisms for moving the seat relative to the passenger compartment from an initial position to an adjusted p... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5806824 | Vehicle seat adjuster A vehicular seat adjuster has a pair of rail units for adjustably sliding a vehicular seat in the fore-and-aft direction and a lifting mechanism for adjustably moving up and down the seat. The lifting mechanism is installed to the rail unit and includes a... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5769480 | Power seat apparatus Apparatus for use in moving a seat in a vehicle while maintaining vehicle seating capacity. The apparatus includes a frame coupled to the vehicle. A mechanism is provided which is coupled to the seat and frame for moving the seat between a forward facing ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5292164 | Power seat adjuster with horizontal slot drive A power seat adjuster includes first and second spaced track assemblies, each formed of an upper track slidably mounted on a lower track anchored to a vehicle floor. A drive block disposed in each upper track rotatably engages a lead screw bi-directionall... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5275457 | Power operated seat device A power operated seat device comprises: a pair of lower rails for fixing to a floor of a vehicle, a pair of upper rails for mounting a seat cushion of the vehicle mounted slidably on the lower rails respectively, each of the upper rails having an upstandi... | 01/04/1994 |
