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Integral child seat and seat frame combination
Assignee: Magna Lomason Corp
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Filing: 1995-02-17
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Granted: 1995-09-12
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Expires: 2015-02-17
Abstract
Abstract A vehicular seat is disclosed having a built-in child restraint seat integrated into its underlying frame structure. Segments of the frame structure are adapted to yield in a controlled manner under certain high load conditions to absorb a portion of the loading that would ultimately be transmitted to a child strapped in the built-in child seat. The frame structure associated with the integrated vehicular seat of the present invention includes a seat cushion frame assembly and a seatback frame assembly. A modular child seat assembly is secured to the seatback frame assembly. The frame structure includes first yieldable means for permitting the seatback frame assembly to deform in a controlled manner relative to the seat frame assembly. The frame structure further includes second yieldable means for permitting the interconnection between the modular child seat assembly and the seatback frame assembly to also deform in a controlled manner.
Inventors
- 👤 Karl E. Gierman
- 👤 Robert I. Homier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 11:37
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/30; B60N2/3081; B60N2/3084
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A vehicle seat comprising: a seatback frame assembly; a seat cushion frame assembly interconnected to said seatback frame assembly; a child seat module; and interconnecting means for securing said child seat module to said seatback frame assembly, said interconnecting means includes an upper panel and a lower panel that are each secured to said seatback frame assembly and to which a back support member of said child seat module is fixed, said upper and lower panels are adapted to be controllably yieldable for permitting the interconnection between said back support member and said upper and lower panels to deform in a controlled manner in response to a load being exerted on said vehicle seat exceeding a predetermined magnitude.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
A vehicle seat comprising: a seatback frame assembly; a seat cushion frame assembly interconnected to said seatback frame assembly; a child seat module; and interconnecting means for securing said child seat module to said seatback frame assembly, said interconnecting means includes an upper panel and a lower panel that are each secured to said seatback frame assembly and to which a back support member of said child seat module is fixed, said upper and lower panels are adapted to be controllably yieldable for permitting the interconnection between said back support member and said upper and lower panels to deform in a controlled manner in response to a load being exerted on said vehicle seat exceeding a predetermined magnitude.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
70 words
The vehicle seat of claim 1 wherein said seatback frame assembly includes second interconnecting means for securing said seatback frame assembly to said seat cushion frame assembly, said second interconnecting means including a pair of yieldable members that are adapted to permit said seatback frame assembly to deform in a controlled manner relative to said seat cushion frame assembly in response to said load being exerted on said vehicle seat.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
79 words
The vehicle seat of claim 2 wherein said seatback frame assembly further includes an upper frame member and a lower frame member, and said pair of yieldable members comprises a pair of seatback plates fixed between said upper and lower frame members, said seatback plates each having a cut-out segment that is adapted to yield in response to said load for causing said seatback plate to deform in a controlled manner with respect to said seat cushion frame assembly.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
The vehicle seat of claim 1 wherein said seatback frame assembly includes an upper frame member, a lower frame member, and a pair of seatback plates fixed between said upper and lower frame members, said seatback plates each having a cut-out segment adapted to yield for causing said seatback plate to deform in a controlled manner with respect to said seat cushion frame assembly.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The vehicle seat of claim 4 wherein deformation of said seatback plates in response to said load being exerted on said vehicle seat causes said upper frame member to move relative to said lower frame member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The vehicle seat of claim 4 wherein said seatback plates are further adapted for interconnecting said seatback frame assembly to said seat cushion frame assembly.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
105 words
A vehicle seat comprising: a seatback having a seatback frame assembly including an upper frame member and a lower frame member spaced therefrom; a seat cushion having a seat cushion frame assembly; a child seat module; first interconnecting means for interconnecting said seatback frame assembly to said seat cushion frame assembly, said first interconnecting means comprising a pair of seatback plates interconnecting said upper and lower frame members and which are adapted to controllably deform in response to a load being exerted on said vehicle seat exceeding a predetermined magnitude; and second interconnecting means for interconnecting said child seat module to said seatback frame assembly.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
105 words
A vehicle seat comprising: a seatback having a seatback frame assembly including an upper frame member and a lower frame member spaced therefrom; a seat cushion having a seat cushion frame assembly; a child seat module; first interconnecting means for interconnecting said seatback frame assembly to said seat cushion frame assembly, said first interconnecting means comprising a pair of seatback plates interconnecting said upper and lower frame members and which are adapted to controllably deform in response to a load being exerted on said vehicle seat exceeding a predetermined magnitude; and second interconnecting means for interconnecting said child seat module to said seatback frame assembly.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The vehicle seat of claim 7 wherein deformation of said seatback plates in response to said load being exerted on said vehicle seat causes said upper frame member to move relative to said lower frame member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
81 words
The vehicle seat of claim 7 wherein said second interconnecting means includes an upper panel and a lower panel that are each secured to said seatback frame assembly and to which a back support member of said child seat module is fixed, said upper and lower panels are adapted to be controllably yieldable for permitting the interconnection between said back support member and said upper and lower panels to deform in response to said load being exerted on said vehicle seat.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
The vehicle seat of claim 9 wherein said upper panel is further adapted to yieldably deform in response to being struck by a person seated behind said vehicle seat for absorbing a portion of the impact energy associated therewith.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The vehicle seat of claim 7 wherein both of said first and second interconnecting means are adapted to yieldably deform in response to said load being exerted on said vehicle seat.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
114 words
In a vehicular seat having a built-in child restraint seat integrated into its underlying frame structure, said frame structure comprising: a seat frame assembly; a seatback frame assembly having a pair of spaced apart upper and lower frame members; and a pair of yieldable members each having a first portion interconnecting to said upper and lower frame members of said seatback frame assembly and a second portion interconnected to said seat frame assembly, said yieldable members are adapted to controllably deform in response to the vehicular seat being subjected to a load exceeding a predetermined value for causing said seatback frame assembly to deform in a controlled manner relative to the seat frame assembly.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
114 words
In a vehicular seat having a built-in child restraint seat integrated into its underlying frame structure, said frame structure comprising: a seat frame assembly; a seatback frame assembly having a pair of spaced apart upper and lower frame members; and a pair of yieldable members each having a first portion interconnecting to said upper and lower frame members of said seatback frame assembly and a second portion interconnected to said seat frame assembly, said yieldable members are adapted to controllably deform in response to the vehicular seat being subjected to a load exceeding a predetermined value for causing said seatback frame assembly to deform in a controlled manner relative to the seat frame assembly.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
75 words
The vehicle seat frame structure of claim 12 further comprising a pair of second yieldable members mounted to said seatback frame assembly for interconnecting a back support member of said built-in child restraint seat to said seatback frame assembly, said second yieldable members being adapted to controllably deform in response to said load being exerted thereon for causing said built-in child restraint seat to deform in a controlled manner relative to said seatback frame assembly.
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