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Seat lifter
Assignee: Ikeda Corp
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Filing: 1989-06-21
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Granted: 1991-01-22
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Expires: 2009-06-21
Abstract
Abstract A seat lifter for a vehicular seat comprises spaced side base members; and front and rear lift mechanisms which are mounted on front and rear portions of the side base members for adjusting the heights of front and rear portions of a seat cushion respectively. Each lift mechanism comprises a pivot shaft extending across the side base members, brackets secured to the pivot shaft to rotate therewith, arm members pivotally connected to the brackets and connected to the seat cushion, a sector gear pivotally connected to one of the side base members and pivotally moved together with the pivot shaft, a pinion meshed with the sector gear, and a handling knob mounted on the side base member and having the pinion connected thereto.
Inventors
- 👤 Takami Suzuki
- 👤 Isamu Chinomi
- 👤 Yuji Tanaka
- 👤 Isao Kuwabara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 21:30
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/02; B60N2/04; B60N2/16; B60N2/18; B60N2/1803; B60N2/185; B60N2/1864
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A seat lifter comprising: spaced side base members; and front and rear lift mechanism which are mounted on front and rear portions of said side base members for adjusting the heights of front and rear portions of a seat cushion, respectively. wherein each lift mechanism comprises a pivot shaft extending across said side base members, brackets secured to said pivot shaft to rotate therewith, arm members pivotally connected to said brackets and connected to said seat cushion so that rotation of said pivot shaft induces pivotal movements of said brackets about the pivot shaft thereby selectively lifting and lowering said seat cushion; a sector gear pivotally held by one of said side base members and pivotally moved together with said pivot shaft, a pinion meshed with said sector gear, and a handling knob mounted on one of said side base members and having said pinion connected thereto.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A seat lifter comprising: spaced side base members; and front and rear lift mechanism which are mounted on front and rear portions of said side base members for adjusting the heights of front and rear portions of a seat cushion, respectively. wherein each lift mechanism comprises a pivot shaft extending across said side base members, brackets secured to said pivot shaft to rotate therewith, arm members pivotally connected to said brackets and connected to said seat cushion so that rotation of said pivot shaft induces pivotal movements of said brackets about the pivot shaft thereby selectively lifting and lowering said seat cushion; a sector gear pivotally held by one of said side base members and pivotally moved together with said pivot shaft, a pinion meshed with said sector gear, and a handling knob mounted on one of said side base members and having said pinion connected thereto.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A seat lifter as claimed in claim 1, in which said front lift mechanism further comprises an elongate member which extends between the arm members and is pivotally connected to the same, said elongate member being secured to said seat cushion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A seat lifter as claimed in claim 2, in which said sector gear of the front lift mechanism is secured to said pivot shaft to rotate therewith.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A seat lifter as claimed in claim 3, in which said sector gear of the second lift mechanism is pivotally connected through a link to one of the brackets of the second lift mechanism.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A seat lifter as claimed in claim 4, in which said elongate member of the first lift mechanism is formed with bolt openings through which bolts for connecting said elongate member to said seat cushion pass.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A seat lifter as claimed in claim 5, in which said arm members of said second lift mechanism are formed with respective bolt openings through which bolts for connecting said arm members to said seat cushion pass.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A seat lifter as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a biasing means which biases each pivot shaft to rotate about its axis.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A seat lifter as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a brake lock mechanism which is installed in each handling knob to achieve only one-way power transmission from said handling knob to said pinion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
154 words
A seat lifter comprising: spaced side base members; and front and rear lift mechanisms which are mounted on front and rear portions of said side base members for adjusting the heights of front and rear portions of a seat cushion, respectively, wherein each lift mechanism comprises a pivot shaft extending across said side base members, brackets secured to said pivot shaft to rotate therewith, arm members pivotally connected to said brackets and connected to said seat cushion, a sector gear pivotally connected to one of the side base members and pivotally moved together with said pivot shaft, a pinion meshed with the sector gear, and a handling knob mounted on one of said side base members and having said pinion connected thereto, wherein said front lift mechanism further comprises an elongate member which extends between the arm members and is pivotally connected to the same, said elongate member being secured to said seat cushion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
154 words
A seat lifter comprising: spaced side base members; and front and rear lift mechanisms which are mounted on front and rear portions of said side base members for adjusting the heights of front and rear portions of a seat cushion, respectively, wherein each lift mechanism comprises a pivot shaft extending across said side base members, brackets secured to said pivot shaft to rotate therewith, arm members pivotally connected to said brackets and connected to said seat cushion, a sector gear pivotally connected to one of the side base members and pivotally moved together with said pivot shaft, a pinion meshed with the sector gear, and a handling knob mounted on one of said side base members and having said pinion connected thereto, wherein said front lift mechanism further comprises an elongate member which extends between the arm members and is pivotally connected to the same, said elongate member being secured to said seat cushion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A seat lifter as claimed in claim 9, in which said sector gear of the front lift mechanism is secured to said pivot shaft to rotate therewith.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
A seat lifter as claimed in claim 10, in which said sector gear of the second lift mechanism is pivotally connected through a link to one of the brackets of the second lift mechanism.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
A seat lifter as claimed in claim 11, in which said elongate member of the first lift mechanism is formed with bolt openings through which bolts for connecting said elongate member to said seat cushion pass.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
37 words
A seat lifter as claimed in claim 12, in which said arm members of said second lift mechanism are formed with respective bolt openings through which bolts for connecting said arm members to said seat cushion pass.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
A seat lifter as claimed in claim 13, further comprising a biasing means which biases each pivot shaft to rotate about its axis.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
34 words
A seat lifter as claimed in claim 14, further comprising a brake lock mechanism which is installed in each handling knob to achieve only one-way power transmission from said handling knob to said pinion.
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