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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167372 | Seat assembly having dual actuated locking mechanism A seat assembly for supporting an occupant above a floor of a passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle is provided. The seat assembly includes a dual actuated lever mechanism operable by movement of a seat back from a seated position to a stowed position or th... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8141953 | Adjusting system for a vehicle seat An adjusting system for a vehicle seat is specified that comprises a lower rail that can be mounted rigidly to the vehicle, an upper rail that is displaceable along the lower rail and can be mounted rigidly to the seat, a locking device for locking the upper rail to... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141954 | Switching mechanisms of vehicle seats A switching mechanism of a vehicle seat includes a base element, an output arm pivotally connected to the base element via a first pivot shaft, an input arm having a force input point and pivotally connected to the output arm via a second pivot shaft as a rotational... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8100478 | Vehicle seat assembly A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat base having a rack gear mounted thereto and a seat back pivotally mounted to the seat base with a pinion gear mounted at a lower end thereof. The pinion gear and the rack gear are arranged such that pivotal movement of the sea... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8061776 | Walk-in and folding apparatus for seat A walk-in and folding apparatus for a seat includes a locking link installed on a cushion frame by an elastic hinge, and connected with a locking unit via a first wire so as to, upon rotation, release the locked locking unit, and a walk-in pin installed on a frame o... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8047610 | Vehicle seats A vehicle seat that includes a support base, a seat back tiltably supported on the support base, a seat cushion, a first link and a second link. Each of the first and second links is pivotally coupled to the support base and the seat cushion, so that a multi-link me... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8038217 | Vehicle seat The present invention provides a vehicle seat capable of performing a tilt-down operation in which a seat back is widely tilted forwardly to be folded on a seat cushion while a seat cushion is moved forwardly and a walk-in operation in which the seat back is half ti... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033607 | Seat reclining device for vehicle A seat reclining device for a vehicle is disclosed that includes a lock mechanism and a memory mechanism. The seat reclining device is arranged between a seat cushion frame and a seat back frame, and includes a control shaft associated with operation of an unlock op... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7963604 | Forwardly movable motor vehicle seat The forwardly movable motor vehicle seat has a seat back (20) and a seat frame with a seat pan. The motor vehicle seat may be moved between a normal position of utilization and a forwardly moved position. An immobilizing device is associated with the seat fra... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7918507 | Device for limiting the adjustability of a vehicle seat A device for limiting the adjustability of a component, in particular, a vehicle seat is provided. The device has an adjustment range, running in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle wherein the adjustment range comprises a first forward partial range and a secon... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7828382 | Vehicle seat having an operation lever arrangement structure The present invention relates to an operation lever arrangement structure of a vehicle seat. The seat is provided with a tilt down operation lever and a walk-in operation lever. These operation levers are disposed on a side surface portion of a shoulder portion of a... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7823977 | Vehicle seat arrangement A vehicle seat arrangement includes a rail and a seat body slidably mounted on the rail having a seat component and a backrest pivotally connected to the seat component. The backrest pivots between a generally upright position and a forward tilted entry position. Th... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7775591 | Fitting system for a vehicle seat In a fitting connected at one side to a backrest structure of a backrest and at the other side to the supporting structure of a seat part, having a first actuating element, by way of which the fitting can be activated to adjust the inclination of the backrest betwee... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7762630 | Motor vehicle seat The invention relates to a motor vehicle seat comprising a base frame for attachment to a motor vehicle and also comprising a seat frame and a backrest frame which are adjustably attached to the base frame and are compulsorily coupled by a synchronisation device in ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7731288 | Motor vehicle seat featuring coupling between the backrest movement and the seat part movement, and motor vehicle comprising such a motor vehicle seat The present invention relates to a motor vehicle seat (2) comprising a seat part (6) which may be moved by means of a seat part mechanism (20) from an operating position into a non-operating position, a backrest (4) which may be swiveled ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7726741 | Longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat In a longitudinal adjuster (3) for a vehicle seat having a backrest that can pivot freely, a first seat rail (13), and a second seat rail (15) relative to which the first seat rail (13) can be displaced longitudinally, a locking device ( | 06/01/2010 |
| 7686398 | Seat apparatus for vehicle A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a first engagement member moving in association with an upper arm, a second engagement member pivotally moved between a first position and a second position for pivotally moving the upper arm from a first pivot position to a s... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7648202 | Vehicle seat with a seat tilt adjustment combined with a fold flat mechanism with a return function A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat bottom includes a forward section and a rear section. The seat back is pivotably mounted about the seat bottom. The seat back is positionable in a reclined position and a folded position. The pivotable ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7600816 | Seat module, a motor vehicle seat, a memory device for longitudinal rail guide for a motor vehicle seat A memory device, for a rail longitudinal guide for a motor vehicle seat, comprising two longitudinal guide rails displaceable towards each other, for the setting of the longitudinal seat position, a first memory module, which may be displaced along one of the two gu... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7578555 | Motor vehicle seat A motor vehicle seat includes a seat frame, a backrest, a longitudinal rail guide, a fixing device for locking the longitudinal rail guide in a pre-set longitudinal seating position, a coupling mechanism which is able to move together with the seat frame in the long... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7566098 | Seat rail structure of vehicle seat Disclosed is a seat rail structure of a vehicle seat. The seat rail structure may include a lower rail, an upper rail for supporting a seat, a seat bracket connected to the upper rail, and a spring assembly. In one embodiment, the seat bracket is adapted to be separ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7517019 | Vehicle driving posture adjusting device A driving posture adjusting device comprises a slide rail (39) disposed in a forwardly raising posture on a floor portion of a vehicle body; a seat slider (44) disposed in a lower front portion of a seat cushion (35) of a driver seat and slidabl... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7461898 | Vehicle seat position adjusting device A vehicle seat position adjusting device includes a slide adjuster having a slide lock mechanism, a reclining adjuster, and a walk-in mechanism disposed between the slide adjuster and the reclining adjuster. The walk-in mechanism includes a detecting plate for detec... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7438359 | Longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat A longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat includes a displacement sensor (21), which can interact with a seat rail, and a control signal emitter (41), which can be displaced in relation to the displacement sensor (21). The relative movement of ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434883 | Vehicle seat The invention relates to a vehicle seat with a seat frame (3) with upper rails (5) that are adjustable on vehicle-integrated upper rails (6) in the longitudinal direction and a backrest (8) that is locked on a seat frame-integrated compon... | 10/14/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7419218 | Rising pivot seat A seat assembly is provided for supporting an occupant above a floor in an automotive vehicle. The seat assembly includes a seat back operatively coupled to a seat cushion for movement between a generally upright seating position and a forwardly folded flat position... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7390060 | Reclining chair A recliner has a frame having a pair of longitudinally extending and transversely spaced side beams having confronting inner faces and head and foot ends, a middle cushion on the frame between the ends thereof, a head cushion on the frame at the head ends, and a foo... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7374244 | Vehicle seat with a seat part, a seat back and an underframe A vehicle seat has a seat part, a seat back and an underframe. The seat part is connected to the underframe by a front guide member. The seat back is hinged to the underframe by a seat back hinge. A stop device comprising a release lever is associated with the seat ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374243 | Folding seat apparatus for vehicle A folding seat apparatus for a vehicle comprising a slide mechanism for slidably moving a seat in a front-and-rear direction, and a pop-up mechanism for popping up a seat cushion. The slide mechanism and pop-up mechanism are connected to the control lever. The contr... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374245 | Vehicular seat A vehicular seat has a seat cushion supported on a floor portion of a vehicle body panel, a seat back divided into a seat back upper and a seat back lower and controlled to be reclined, a seat back upper frame supporting the seat back upper and fixed to a rear porti... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7365278 | Vehicle occupant sensing system having a contamination barrier member A vehicle occupant sensing system that includes at least one sensor and at least one sensor assembly. The sensor assembly has a base and an upper slide member supported for movement toward and away from the base wherein the sensor is operable to detect movement of t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350867 | Vehicle seat A seat for a vehicle is provided with a sliding device including a slide-lock mechanism, the sliding device sliding a seat body in a case of releasing the slide-lock mechanism, a seatback including a reclining device, the seatback being tilted forward in a case of r... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7328954 | Reclining mechanism of a reclining seat A reclining mechanism of a reclining seat including a seat back and a seat cushion includes a reclining lock mechanism which locks the seat back at an adjusted angular position and allows the seat back to be rotated forward/rearward relative to the seat cushion when... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325850 | Stow in floor seat assembly with main lateral displacement The seat assembly includes a seat cushion. A front leg is pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for movement of the seat cushion between a seating position and a forwardly dumped position. A support bracket is pivotally attached to the front legs at lower portions o... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7306278 | Stow in floor automotive seat assembly A seat assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a seat cushion, a seat back, and a recliner mechanism interconnecting the seat back and the seat cushion for selective adjustment of the seat back relative to the seat cushion between a plurality of reclined seating... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300109 | Seat assembly for a motor vehicle seat The invention relates to a seat assembly for a motor vehicle seat, comprising a seat frame, which defines a seating surface for a motor vehicle occupant and pivotally mounted backrest, which can be folded onto the seating surface about a pivoting axis. According to ... | 11/27/2007 |
