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US4770459A
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Lock assembly for pivotal vehicle seat
Assignee: Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-08-14
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Granted: 1988-09-13
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Expires: 2007-08-14
Abstract
Abstract A lock assembly for a pivotal automobile seat comprising a seat belt anchor plate fixed to the seat and having an upwardly directed engaging lip, a pair of base plates joined together to define an accommodating space and fixed to the anchor plate by a pair of bolts, and a locking mechanism housed within the accommodating space of the base plates for releasably locking to a support member on the vehicle floor, wherein a reinforcing plate is welded to one of the base plates which is closer to the anchor plate, and the reinforcing plate has a downwardly directed engaging projection for engagement with the engaging lip of the anchor plate upon slight deformation of the anchor plate.
Inventors
- 👤 Mikio Nakaiwa
- 👤 Saburo Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 18:37
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R22/00; B60R22/18; B60R22/26; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/32; B60N2/36; B60N2/366
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A lock assembly for a pivotal vehicle seat comprising: a seat belt anchor plate fixed at a portion thereof to said seat and having an upwardly directed engaging lip; base plate means fixed to said anchor plate at another portion thereby by fixing means and having a side surface facing said anchor plate; locking means mounted to said base plate means for releasably locking to a support member on the vehicle floor; a reinforcing plate fixed to said side surface of said base plate means and having a downwardly directed engaging projection, and said engaging lip being introduced into a gap between said engaging projection and said side surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
A lock assembly for a pivotal vehicle seat comprising: a seat belt anchor plate fixed at a portion thereof to said seat and having an upwardly directed engaging lip; base plate means fixed to said anchor plate at another portion thereby by fixing means and having a side surface facing said anchor plate; locking means mounted to said base plate means for releasably locking to a support member on the vehicle floor; a reinforcing plate fixed to said side surface of said base plate means and having a downwardly directed engaging projection, and said engaging lip being introduced into a gap between said engaging projection and said side surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The lock assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein said engaging lip is slightly spaced from said engaging projection but engageable therewith upon deformation of said anchor plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The lock assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein said reinforcing plate is fixed to said side surface by welding.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The lock assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein said reinforcing plate is elongated and fixed substantially horizontally to said side surface at an upper portion of said base plate means, and said engaging projection is integral with said reinforcing plate and extends longitudinally of said reinforcing plate along a lower marginal portion thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The lock assembly as defined in claim 4, wherein said engaging projection has each end formed with an integral side wall.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The lock assembly as defined in claim 5, wherein said engaging lip extends substantially horizontally at a lower portion of said anchor plate and is slightly smaller in length than said engaging projection.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The lock assembly as defined in claim 6, wherein said anchor plate has an integral U-shaped wall including a front wall portion and a rear base wall portion, and said engaging lip is provided by said front wall portion of said U-shaped wall.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The lock assembly as defined in claim 7, wherein said rear wall portion of said U-shaped wall is receded behind a vertical plane containing said anchor plate, and said front wall portion of said U-shaped portion is located before said vertical plane.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
The lock assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein said fixing means comprises a pair of bolts each penetrating through said base plate means, said reinforcing plate, and said anchor plate to be to be screwed into a nut.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The lock assembly as defined in claim 9, wherein said pair of bolts are horizontally spaced with said engaging lip and said engaging projection positioned substantially in the center between said bolts.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
63 words
The lock assembly as defined claim 1, wherein said base plate means comprises a pair of base plates designed to define an housing space therebetween for accommodating said locking means, and each of said base plates is formed at a lower portion thereof with a downwardly flaring cutout to allow entry thereinto of said support member for releasable engagement with said locking means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
102 words
The lock assembly as defined in claim 11, wherein said support member is in the form of a horizontal striker rod, and said locking means comprises a pivotal latch having a catch recess for engagement with said striker rod in said cutout of each base plate, a pivotal lever engageable with said latch to keep it in engagement with said striker rod, and a spring which acts to keep said lever in engagement with said latch but which serves to pivot said latch out of engagement with said striker rod when said lever is forcibly pivoted out of engagement with said latch.
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