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Motor car seat guide rail support system
Assignee: Daimler Benz AG
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Filing: 1987-12-03
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Granted: 1989-06-27
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Expires: 2007-12-03
Abstract
Abstract In a longitudinally slidable motor car seat, the slide rail system of which comprises a guide rail and running rail, for an improved transmission of powerful forces without local overloading, the guide rail is accommodated by a channel open towards the motor car seat and shaped out of the material of the tunnel and/or of the sill. The guide rail is provided with a flange abutting the descending inner sill wall and exhibiting terminally a cranked part behind which a part connected to the motor car seat engages.
Inventors
- 👤 Wolfgang Fussnegger
- 👤 Egon Rieth
- 👤 Antonin Koucky
- 👤 Bernd Hector
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 02:03
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/02; B60N2/04; B60N2/06; B60N2/07; B60N2/0702; B60N2/072; B60N2/0735; B60N2/0747
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
Motor car seat support system comprising: a relatively fixed guide rail exhibiting a channel opening toward a movable vehicle seat, a slide rail fixedly connected to the movable vehicle seat and slidably supported in said channel, a flange member extending downwardly from the channel and connected to a vehicle body support wall of the vehicle, a lower portion of said flange member exhibiting a cranked part, and a part connected to the movable car seat which engages behind the cranked part whereby forces directed toward the seat are reliably transmitted to the vehicle body support wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
Motor car seat support system comprising: a relatively fixed guide rail exhibiting a channel opening toward a movable vehicle seat, a slide rail fixedly connected to the movable vehicle seat and slidably supported in said channel, a flange member extending downwardly from the channel and connected to a vehicle body support wall of the vehicle, a lower portion of said flange member exhibiting a cranked part, and a part connected to the movable car seat which engages behind the cranked part whereby forces directed toward the seat are reliably transmitted to the vehicle body support wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
Motor car seat support system according to claim 1, wherein the part connected to the movable car seat forms a constituent of the slide rail.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
Motor car seat support system according to claim 1, wherein the part connected to the movable car seat is formed by a section of a seat frame.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
Motor car seat support system according to claim 1, wherein the guide rail is provided with stops for the slide rail.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
Motor car seat support system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle body support wall is part of a sill extending upwardly from the vehicle body floor at a lateral outer edge of the vehicle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
Motor car seat support system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle body support wall is part of a centrally disposed vehicle tunnel structure.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
Motor car seat support system according to claim 1, wherein the cranked part exhibits two right angle bends to form a downwardly open U-shape in conjunction with the vehicle body support wall, and wherein the part connected to the movable car seat extends into the U-shape.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
Motor car seat support system according to claim 7, wherein the vehicle body support wall is part of a sill extending upwardly from the vehicle body floor at a lateral outer edge of the vehicle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
Motor car seat support system according to claim 7, wherein the vehicle body support wall is part of a centrally disposed vehicle tunnel structure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
Motor car seat support system according to claim 7, wherein the part connected to the movable car seat forms a constituent of the slide rail.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
Motor car seat support system according to claim 1, wherein the part connected to the movable car seat is formed by a section of a seat frame.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-06-26 | 1992-12-26 | 1993-06-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-06-26 | 1996-12-26 | 1997-06-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-06-26 | 2000-12-26 | 2001-06-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |