US4583781A
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Motor vehicle seat
Assignee: Tachi S Co Ltd
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Filing: 1984-08-14
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Granted: 1986-04-22
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Expires: 2004-08-14
Abstract
Abstract A seat for use in a vehicle such as a motor car is disclosed in which a thigh support portion and a bottom support portion are integrally foamed with each other, and separate lower frame wires are embedded independently of each other within the respective support portions, whereby the thigh support portion can be smoothly moved up and down by a thigh support device provided therein.
Inventors
- 👤 Susumu Hatsutta
- 👤 Toshio Furukawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 19:49
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/02; B60N2/04; B60N2/16; B60N2/18; B60N2/1807; B60N2/1839; B60N2/1892; B60N2/1896; B60N2/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
206 words
A motor vehicle seat which comprises: (a) a resilient foam cushion member possessing a buttocks support portion integral with a thigh support portion; (b) a crease portion defined at the juncture of the buttocks support portion and the thigh support portion of the cushion member, said crease facilitating vertical pivotal movement of the thigh support portion of the cushion member relative to the buttocks support portion thereof; (c) a fixed lower frame wire embedded within the resilient foam of the buttocks support portion of the cushion member; (d) a fixed seat frame supporting said fixed lower frame wire; (e) a movable lower frame wire embedded within the resilient foam of the thigh support portion of the cushion member; (f) a movable seat frame supporting said movable lower frame wire, said movable seat frame being vertically pivotally connected to said fixed seat frame; (g) means for locking the position of the movable seat frame relative to the fixed frame member; and, (h) means for unlocking the position of the movable seat member relative to the fixed frame member cooperating with the aforesaid locking means such that one of several new positions of the movable seat member relative to the fixed frame member can be effected and maintained.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
206 words
A motor vehicle seat which comprises: (a) a resilient foam cushion member possessing a buttocks support portion integral with a thigh support portion; (b) a crease portion defined at the juncture of the buttocks support portion and the thigh support portion of the cushion member, said crease facilitating vertical pivotal movement of the thigh support portion of the cushion member relative to the buttocks support portion thereof; (c) a fixed lower frame wire embedded within the resilient foam of the buttocks support portion of the cushion member; (d) a fixed seat frame supporting said fixed lower frame wire; (e) a movable lower frame wire embedded within the resilient foam of the thigh support portion of the cushion member; (f) a movable seat frame supporting said movable lower frame wire, said movable seat frame being vertically pivotally connected to said fixed seat frame; (g) means for locking the position of the movable seat frame relative to the fixed frame member; and, (h) means for unlocking the position of the movable seat member relative to the fixed frame member cooperating with the aforesaid locking means such that one of several new positions of the movable seat member relative to the fixed frame member can be effected and maintained.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The vehicle seat as set forth in claim 1, wherein said movable frame is rotatably mounted to said seat frame by a bolt.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The vehicle seat as set forth in claim 1, wherein said movable lower frame wire and said fixed lower frame wire are respectively formed by assembling a number of wire materials crosswise and welding them together.
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