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Vehicle seat
Assignee: JTEKT Column Systems Corp
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Filing: 1992-01-27
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Granted: 1992-09-29
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Expires: 2012-01-27
Abstract
Abstract The vehicle seat comprises a pair of lower rails arranged on the vehicle floor at an interval; a pair of upper rails slidably mounted on the lower rails, respectively; and a pair of base plates fixed to the upper rails, respectively at both the ends thereof with bolts or ribets. To further reinforce the fixing strength between the base plate and the upper rail; that is, to prevent the inward deformation of the base plate from the upper rail at the middle portion thereof when a large load is applied to the base plates, the base plates and the upper rails are removably engaged with each other, respectively at the middle thereof by means of a pin and a hole or male and female engagement members, without use of bolts or rivets, thus facilitating the base plate mounting work on the upper rails.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshitaka Negi
- 👤 Hiroshi Matsuura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 09:29
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/02; B60N2/04; B60N2/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A vehicle seat, comprising: (a) a pair of lower rails arranged on a vehicle body floor at an interval along a vehicle transversal direction; (b) a pair of upper rails slidably disposed on said lower rails, respectively; (c) a pair of base plates fixed to said upper rails, respectively on both ends thereof; (d) engagement means for removably engaging said base plates and said upper rails at roughly middle portions thereof, respectively to prevent inward deformation of each of said base plates from each of said upper rails when a large load is applied to said base plates, a lock mechanism having a lock arm mounting member fixed to said upper rail at roughly middle thereof to lock the seat at any desired position in cooperation with a seat position locating member, said engagement means comprising: (e) a female engagement portion formed integral with the lock arm mounting member of the lock mechanism; and (f) a male engagement member fixed to said base plate at the middle thereof and engageable with said female engagement portion of the lock arm mounting member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
A vehicle seat, comprising: (a) a pair of lower rails arranged on a vehicle body floor at an interval along a vehicle transversal direction; (b) a pair of upper rails slidably disposed on said lower rails, respectively; (c) a pair of base plates fixed to said upper rails, respectively on both ends thereof; (d) engagement means for removably engaging said base plates and said upper rails at roughly middle portions thereof, respectively to prevent inward deformation of each of said base plates from each of said upper rails when a large load is applied to said base plates, a lock mechanism having a lock arm mounting member fixed to said upper rail at roughly middle thereof to lock the seat at any desired position in cooperation with a seat position locating member, said engagement means comprising: (e) a female engagement portion formed integral with the lock arm mounting member of the lock mechanism; and (f) a male engagement member fixed to said base plate at the middle thereof and engageable with said female engagement portion of the lock arm mounting member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
70 words
The vehicle seat of claim 1, wherein said female engagement portion is a reverse U-shaped upward-bent portion formed integral with the lock arm mounting member; and said male engage member is formed with an L-shaped section engage tongue portion engageable with said reverse U-shaped upward-bent portion, the lock arm mounting member and said male engagement member being both disposed under a middle upward bent mounting surface of said base plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The vehicle seat of claim 1, wherein said male engagement member is formed integral with said base plate, the lock arm mounting member being disposed under a middle upward bent mounting surface of said base plate.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1995-09-29 | 1996-03-30 | 1996-09-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1999-09-29 | 2000-03-30 | 2000-09-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2003-09-29 | 2004-03-30 | 2004-09-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |