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US5007680A
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Vehicular seat with seatback inclining mechanism
Assignee: Ikeda Corp
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Filing: 1989-10-05
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Granted: 1991-04-16
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Expires: 2009-10-05
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a vehicular seat which comprises a seat cushion; a seatback; a base plate having one end pivotally connected to the seat cushion through a pivot pin; a reclining device mounted on the base plate, the reclining device having a pivotal arm secured to the seatback; a striker secured to the seat cushion; a latch member pivotally connected to the base plate, the latch member being latchingly engageable with the striker; a cancelling structure for cancelling the latching engagement between the latch member and the striker; and a stopper structure secured to the seat cushion, the stopper structure having thereon an elastomeric member against which a lower edge portion of the base plate is pressed when the latch member is brought into a latching engagement with the striker.
Inventors
- 👤 Fumio Miyauchi
- 👤 Shyuzi Mizuno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/02; B60N2/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A vehicular seat comprising: a seat cushion; a seatback; a base plate having one end pivotally connected to said seat cushion through a pivot pin; a reclining device mounted on said base plate, said reclining device having a pivotal arm secured to said seatback; a striker secured to said seat cushion; a latch member pivotally connected to said base plate, said latch member being latchingly engageable with said striker; cancelling means for cancelling the latching engagement between said latch member and said striker; and a stopper structure secured to said seat cushion at a position between said striker and said pivot pin of said base plate, said stopper structure being positioned away from said striker by a given distance, said stopper structure having thereon an elastomeric member against which a lower edge portion of said base plate is pressed when said latch member is brought into a latching engagement with said striker.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
A vehicular seat comprising: a seat cushion; a seatback; a base plate having one end pivotally connected to said seat cushion through a pivot pin; a reclining device mounted on said base plate, said reclining device having a pivotal arm secured to said seatback; a striker secured to said seat cushion; a latch member pivotally connected to said base plate, said latch member being latchingly engageable with said striker; cancelling means for cancelling the latching engagement between said latch member and said striker; and a stopper structure secured to said seat cushion at a position between said striker and said pivot pin of said base plate, said stopper structure being positioned away from said striker by a given distance, said stopper structure having thereon an elastomeric member against which a lower edge portion of said base plate is pressed when said latch member is brought into a latching engagement with said striker.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A vehicular seat as claimed in claim 1 in which said latch member and said striker are positioned that one latching engagement is effected therebetween, said base plate is prevented from pivoting upward about said pivot pin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A vehicular seat as claimed in claim 2, in which said stopper structure is so arranged that when said lower edge portion of said base plate is pressed against said elastomeric member, said base plate is prevented from pivoting downward about said pivot pin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A vehicular seat as claimed in claim 3, in which said stopper structure comprises: a circular metal insert covered with said elastomeric member; and a bolt connecting said circular metal insert to said seat cushion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A vehicular seat as claimed in claim 4, in which said metal insert comprises a circular base portion and an annular flange portion which are embedded in said elastomeric member, said elastomeric member being circular in shape.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
A vehicular seat as claimed in claim 5, in which said cancelling means comprises: a wire having one end fixed to said latch member; and a cancel lever having the other end of said wire connected thereto, said cancel lever being provided at a certain portion of said seatback.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A vehicular seat as claimed in claim 6, in which said latch member is biased in a direction to achieve latching engagement with said striker.
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