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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162373 | Mounting foot cover for a motor vehicle seat A mounting system for a seat of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The mounting system includes a sliding rail, a mounting foot member and a covering member. The covering member includes a covering portion and an attachment portion. The covering portion may cover the mou... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8146978 | Seat slide device for vehicle A seat slide device for a vehicle includes a lower rail, an upper rail movable relative to the lower rail and a lock member for restricting the relative movement of the upper and lower rails. The restriction of the relative movement can be released and the lock-rele... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8075039 | System comprising a motor vehicle seat runner and body destined to be fixed thereto, and method for making same The invention concerns a rail comprising a fixed profiled section and a mobile profiled section sliding relative to the fixed profiled section. The body has a linking portion wherein the body is shaped like a plate having first and second opposite lateral surfaces, ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8011715 | Passenger's weight measurement device for vehicle seat To realizes an easy maintenance of the load sensor. A passenger's weight measurement device 1 comprises a left and right pair of fixed lower rails 3 which are fixed on the vehicle floor, a left and right pair of movable upper rails 4 whic... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7992914 | Seat arrangement with a forced guidance A seat arrangement is provided for an automobile comprising a vehicle seat, a longitudinal guide for displacement of the vehicle seat in the longitudinal direction, and a transverse guide for displacement of the vehicle seat in the transverse direction. A forced gui... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7971920 | Walk-in memory apparatus for automobile seat A walk-in memory apparatus for an automobile seat locks the seat on a body only after the seat moves past a preset reference point when the seat, moved forwards with a seat back folded up by a seat walk-in apparatus, moves backwards with the seat back unfolded. The ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7850220 | Mono leg transformer seat A vehicle seat assembly for supporting an occupant above a floor having a recess includes a seat cushion and seat back pivotally coupled thereto. A riser mechanism includes at least one front and rear leg, each leg extending between a lower end pivotally coupled to ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7823951 | Passenger's weight measurement device for vehicle seat and attachment structure for load sensor A passenger's weight measurement device for a vehicle seat, capable of suppressing generation of an initial load. The passenger's weight measurement device includes a pair of slide rails extending in parallel and fixed to the vehicle floor, and a pair of side frames... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7717490 | Seat slide device for vehicle A seat slide device for a vehicle includes a lower rail, an upper rail movable relative to the lower rail and a lock member for restricting the relative movement of the upper and lower rails. The restriction of the relative movement can be released and the lock-rele... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7708331 | Seat device of vehicle A seat slides in a vehicle longitudinal direction between a pair of wheel houses projecting inside a vehicle compartment, and slides in s vehicle width direction at a portion which is in front of the wheel houses. The seat takes a first position in which its outside... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7708330 | Adapter for fixation of a robotic drive in a car A device for mounting a driving robot in a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle having two driver's seat tracks and a floor, utilizing the two seat tracks of the driver's seat for anchoring purposes, the device including: a length-adjustable adapter plate that engages i... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7686368 | Vehicle stadium/slide seat system A system and method to configure the back seats of a passenger vehicle to provide easy vehicle ingress and egress and to configure the back seats for a flat or near flat load (cargo) floor. ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7665791 | Seat slide device for vehicle In a seat sliding device having a lock mechanism disposed within an inner space defined by an upper rail and a lower rail, to tilt a lock lever from the inner space toward the outside of the rails, a torsion bar 40 is used as urging means for urging the lock ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7628441 | Adjusting system for a vehicle seat The invention relates to an adjusting system for a vehicle seat, wherein the adjusting system includes a bottom rail that is attached to the vehicle, a top rail that can be rigidly attached to the seat and that can move along the bottom rail, and a memory module tha... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7621580 | Ambulance seating system An emergency response type vehicle is provided. The vehicle comprises an operator compartment, a body supported rearward of the operator compartment and having at least one side wall, a guide structure supported at the side wall and extending substantially parallel ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7600802 | Seat apparatus for vehicle A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a first rail secured to a floor of the vehicle, a second rail relatively movable to the first rail, a lock member for restricting a movement of the second rail relatively to the first rail, an operational member for engaging w... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7597376 | Seat assembly for a motor vehicle A seat assembly for a motor vehicle includes a central support element, fixed essentially vertically in a vehicle cabin to which the seats are fitted. The seat assembly includes connector bodies arranged at one end of the support element for fixing to a part of the ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7566086 | Vehicle seat mounting system A seat mounting system for a vehicle comprises an elongated track mounted to a floor of the vehicle and a number of seat coupling members. The elongated track defines a length and a continuous first channel along its length. Each of the number of seat coupling membe... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7562926 | Walk-in-device A walk-in device for a vehicle seat moved forward in conjunction with forward folding of a seatback. A lifting mechanism adjusts a surface height of a seat cushion, a reclining mechanism adjusts an inclination angle of a seatback that moves up and down together with... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7516999 | Seat device for vehicle The seat device, disposed on the floor panel in the cabin with the instrument panel, comprises the driver seat, the assistant seat and the rear seat, wherein the assistant seat is foldable and movable forward close to the instrument panel to be located in the stored... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7503614 | Seat sliding apparatus for vehicle and method of assembling the same A seat sliding apparatus for a vehicle, includes: restraining means for restraining a sliding movement of an upper rail in a front-rear direction of a seat and having a first projection preformed at the upper rail and second projections preformed at a lower rail bef... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7488026 | Guard member for adjustable seat in a vehicle A guard member for a seat installed on the floor of a vehicle and having an adjustment mechanism to move the seat up and down relative to the floor of the vehicle. The guard member includes a first segment fixed to a track mounted on the vehicle floor, an intermedia... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7478861 | All terrain vehicle with adjustable seat An all terrain vehicle according to the present invention includes a rail in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a seat on the rail and being adjustable in position in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The seat includes a rail engaging portion enga... | 01/20/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7434871 | Lower vehicle body structure of vehicle There is provided a lower vehicle body structure, in which a floor panel is provided between a pair of side sills extending longitudinally, a tunnel portion extending longitudinally is provided at a central portion of the floor panel, and a seat is provided between ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431372 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes: a seat cushion; and a front end transfer member which supports a front end of the seat cushion movably in a front-rear direction of a vehicle; and a rear end transfer member which supports a rear end of the seat cushion movably in a front-re... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7407214 | Seat adjusting assembly including lead screw and mounting attachment A seat adjusting assembly for a vehicle including a lower track member secured to the floor of the vehicle. An upper track member is slidingly coupled to the lower track member. The lower track member includes at least one slot formed therein. A lead screw having op... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404537 | Device for guiding two sub-assemblies of a motor vehicle which are displaceable in relation to one another, in particular of a motor vehicle seat, in a guide direction A device for guiding two sub-assemblies of a motor vehicle displaceable in relation to one another. Said device comprises two guide elements positioned at a distance from one another in a transversal direction that is perpendicular to the guide direction and two gui... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7393038 | Vehicle seat, vehicle seat storage structure and vehicle seat structure A vehicle seat is provided which includes a seat base detachably mounted on a vehicle floor, a seat cushion detachably provided on the seat base, and a backrest foldably supported on the seat base. The seat cushion is detached from the seat base, and the seat cushio... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389967 | Longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat In a longitudinal seat adjuster (3) for a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, with at least one seat rail assembly (5) including at least two seat rails (11a, 12, 13b) that define an installation space (15 | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390063 | Seat structure for a motor vehicle seat Seat structure for a motor vehicle seat includes upper rails, which are longitudinally displaceable relative to lower rails mounted fixedly to the motor vehicle that include longitudinal slots, and a seat frame, which includes insertion tabs, which are inserted in t... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387327 | Structure and system for occupant protection in a side impact automobile collision and methods of use thereof A system for managing an occupant in an occupant compartment of an automotive vehicle, a structure for use in an automobile, and methods of use thereof are provided for protecting an occupant during a near side impact collision. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384067 | Rollover protection for motor vehicles The present invention relates to a new type of safety system that is designed to protect a vehicle occupant during a rollover crash. The safety system will generally include a vehicle seat and a sensor. The sensor is designed to sense the occurrence of a rollover cr... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380859 | Seating arrangement The invention relates to a seat row arrangement for a vehicle, comprising two outer seats (5) and a central seat (4). It is defined in that the central seat (4d) can be displaced forward and/or rearward from the normal position between th... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7350853 | Floor module for a vehicle The present invention is directed to a floor module for a vehicle having a floor plate, already cut to size and ready for installation, which is integrally connected to at least one mounting rail. The floor plate is preferable bonded to at least one mounting rail, w... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7328938 | Side impact load transmitting structure A side impact load transmitting structure includes: a vehicular seat disposed in a cabin; a tunnel portion that is disposed such that it protrudes upward into the cabin and extends in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body; a load transmitting member including a l... | 02/12/2008 |
