US5385389A
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Adjustable vehicle seat
Assignee: Ctex Seat Comfort Ltd
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Filing: 1993-12-27
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Granted: 1995-01-31
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Expires: 2013-12-27
Abstract
Abstract An adjustable automotive vehicle seat is equipped with a height adjust mechanism that includes a U-shaped frame having laterally spaced side members and a round front cross member that is mounted on the front ends of the side members for rotation about its centerline. A plurality of bow shaped leaf springs are spaced across the width of the seat with their front ends secured to the round front cross member. The rear ends of the leaf springs are secured to a slidable rear cross member. An electrically powered, reversible ball screw actuator translates the rear cross member in the longitudinal direction so that the height of the seat is adjusted by adjusting the curvature of the bow shaped leaf springs.
Inventors
- 👤 Macram N. Bishai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 21:45
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/02; B60N2/70; B60N2/7094
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
An adjustable automotive vehicle seat equipped with a height adjust mechanism comprising: a frame having spaced members that are fixed with respect to the vehicle seat and cross members spaced along the longitudinal direction of the seat and attached to the spaced members so that one of the cross members moves along the longitudinal direction with respect to the other, a resilient reshapable support member that is fixedly secured to the spaced cross members for concurrent movement with the one cross member and an actuator for moving the one cross member with respect to the other, the actuator having a moveable member that is operatively associated with the one cross member, the height of the seat being adjusted by adjusting the shape of the support member which is accompanied by controlling the actuator to move the one cross member with respect to the other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
An adjustable automotive vehicle seat equipped with a height adjust mechanism comprising: a frame having spaced members that are fixed with respect to the vehicle seat and cross members spaced along the longitudinal direction of the seat and attached to the spaced members so that one of the cross members moves along the longitudinal direction with respect to the other, a resilient reshapable support member that is fixedly secured to the spaced cross members for concurrent movement with the one cross member and an actuator for moving the one cross member with respect to the other, the actuator having a moveable member that is operatively associated with the one cross member, the height of the seat being adjusted by adjusting the shape of the support member which is accompanied by controlling the actuator to move the one cross member with respect to the other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The adjustable automotive vehicle seat as defined in claim 1 wherein the other cross member is fixed with respect to the spaced members in the longitudinal direction and the one cross member slides in tracks of the spaced members.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The adjustable automotive vehicle seat as defined in claim 2 wherein the other cross member is rotatably mounted with respect to the spaced members.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
148 words
An adjustable automotive vehicle seat equipped with a height adjust mechanism comprising: a frame having laterally spaced side members that are fixed with respect to the vehicle seat, cross members spaced from one another along the longitudinal direction of the frame and attached to the side members so that one of the cross members translates with respect to the other along the longitudinal direction, a resilient reshapable support member that is secured to the longitudinally spaced cross members, and an actuator for translating the one cross member with respect to the other along the longitudinal direction, the actuator having a moveable member that is operatively associated with the one cross member the height of the seat being adjusted by adjusting the shape of the support member which is accompanied by controlling the actuator to translate the one cross member with respect to the other in the longitudinal direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
148 words
An adjustable automotive vehicle seat equipped with a height adjust mechanism comprising: a frame having laterally spaced side members that are fixed with respect to the vehicle seat, cross members spaced from one another along the longitudinal direction of the frame and attached to the side members so that one of the cross members translates with respect to the other along the longitudinal direction, a resilient reshapable support member that is secured to the longitudinally spaced cross members, and an actuator for translating the one cross member with respect to the other along the longitudinal direction, the actuator having a moveable member that is operatively associated with the one cross member the height of the seat being adjusted by adjusting the shape of the support member which is accompanied by controlling the actuator to translate the one cross member with respect to the other in the longitudinal direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The adjustable automotive vehicle seat as defined in claim 4 wherein the other cross member is fixed with respect to the side members in the longitudinal direction and the one cross member slides in tracks of the side members.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The adjustable automotive vehicle seat as defined in claim 5 wherein the other cross member is rotatably mounted with respect to the side members.
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