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Stepwise seat slide adjuster for vehicles
Assignee: Aisin Corp
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Filing: 1980-08-15
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Granted: 1983-03-29
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Expires: 2000-08-15
Abstract
Abstract A stepwise seat slide adjuster for vehicles includes a stationary lower guide rail adapted to be mounted to a vehicle floor, an upper guide rail adapted to be mounted to a vehicle seat and capable of a longitudinally sliding movement relative to the lower guide rail, a manually operated lever having a first pawl pivotally supported on the upper guide rail and releasably engaging any one of the latch teeth formed along the longitudinal edge of the lower guide rail, and a second pawl actuated in response to the release action of the manual lever which disengages the first pawl from the tooth with which it engages, so that the first pawl can backward stepwise slide to a latch tooth which corresponds to a selected seat position and engage with the tooth.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenichi Kazaoka
- 👤 Saburo Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 16:26
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/02; B60N2/04; B60N2/06; B60N2/08; B60N2/0812; B60N2/0825; B60N2/07; B60N2/0702; B60N2/0705; B60N2/0715; B60N2/0831; B60N2/0837; B60N2/085; B60N2/12; B60N2/123; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/15; Y10T74/1526; Y10T74/1553
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A seat slide adjuster for vehicles including a stationary lower guide rail mountable to a vehicle floor, a movable upper guide rail mountable to a vehicle seat and capable of a longitudinally sliding movement relative to the lower guide rail, and a manually operated lever member pivotally supported on the upper guide rail and having first pawl means releasably engaging any one of a plurality of regularly spaced latch teeth integrally formed along the lower guide rail at a predetermined pitch, and second pawl means mounted on said lever for pivotal movement and for longitudinal movement by a predetermined multiple of said pitch, said second pawl means being biased into engagement with said teeth and releasable from said engaged condition by said lever when said first pawl means is engaged with said teeth.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
A seat slide adjuster for vehicles including a stationary lower guide rail mountable to a vehicle floor, a movable upper guide rail mountable to a vehicle seat and capable of a longitudinally sliding movement relative to the lower guide rail, and a manually operated lever member pivotally supported on the upper guide rail and having first pawl means releasably engaging any one of a plurality of regularly spaced latch teeth integrally formed along the lower guide rail at a predetermined pitch, and second pawl means mounted on said lever for pivotal movement and for longitudinal movement by a predetermined multiple of said pitch, said second pawl means being biased into engagement with said teeth and releasable from said engaged condition by said lever when said first pawl means is engaged with said teeth.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A stepwise seat slide adjuster as defined in claim 1, wherein supporting the second pawl means on the manually operated lever is done slidably with respect to the lever by means of a pin through an elongated hole.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
A stepwise seat slide adjuster as defined in claim 1, wherein said second pawl means has an arm member provided with an elongated hole and a pin releasably engaging with a recess, and said manually operated lever has a pivotal pin fixed to the upper guide rail, whereby said second pawl means is supported on said lever pivotally and slidably by means of said pivotal pin through said elongated hole.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
57 words
A stepwise seat slide adjuster as defined in any one of claims 2 to 3, wherein a spring is provided for biasing the second pawl means toward turning on the pivotal pin in the same direction as the manually operated lever when said second pawl means is actuated in response to the release action of the lever.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
A stepwise seat slide adjuster as defined in claim 2 or 3, wherein said elongated hole has a longitudinal length which allows the manually operated lever and the second pawl means to slide relatively to each other by one or a plurality of pitches of the latch teeth on the lower guide rail.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
A stepwise seat slide adjuster as defined in claim 2, wherein said second pawl means is released from a latch recess with which it engages, when the first pawl means on the manually operated lever is operated to engage with a latch tooth on the lower guide rail.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
73 words
A stepwise seat slide adjuster as defined in claim 3, wherein the manually operated lever includes an extended part at one end releasably abutting against the latch engaging pin of the second pawl means, whereby said latch engaging pin is actuated to engage with said extended part and also disengage from the latch recess, when the first pawl means of the lever is operated to engage with the lower guide rail latch tooth.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A stepwise seat slide adjuster as defined in claim 1, wherein said second pawl means can move forward slidably over the latch teeth when the first pawl means is disengaged from the latch tooth.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
61 words
A stepwise seat slide adjuster as defined in claim 8, wherein the latch teeth are provided with backward slanted tops so that the latch engaging pin of the second pawl means positioned at an upper portion in the latch recess is forward slidable over the latch teeth when said second pawl means is engaging with any one of the latch recesses.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
A stepwise seat slide adjuster as defined in claim 1 or 4, wherein said manually operated lever is loaded with a spring which provides its biasing force to urge said lever toward engaging with the latch tooth.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
A stepwise seat slide adjuster as defined in claim 10, wherein said manually operated lever is loaded with a spring which provides its biasing force to urge said lever toward turning counterclockwise on the pivotal pin.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
A stepwise seat slide adjuster as defined in claim 9, wherein the upper guide rail has a stop which abutts against the second pawl means and prevents it from further clockwise turning.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
A stepwise seat slide adjuster as defined in claim 12, wherein said step is made of a resilient material.
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| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-03-28 | 1994-09-27 | 1995-03-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |