Seat apparatus
First Claim
1. A vehicle seat apparatus comprising:
- a first link vertically movably supporting a seat to a seat rail of a floor side;
a second link connecting a seat belt anchor to the seat side for restraining an occupant into the seat; and
a third link provided between the first link and the second link for connecting the first link and the second link, the third link being engagable with a lock member which is fixedly connected to the seat, wherein the third link is normally disengaged from the lock member to allow the seat to move in a vertical direction and is engaged with the lock member in an emergency upon receipt of an active force through the seat belt anchor and the second link to control a vertical movement of the seat.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat apparatus includes a first link vertically movably supporting a seat to a seat rail of a floor side, a second link connecting a seat belt anchor to the seat side for restraining an occupant into the seat and a third link provided between the first link and the second link for connecting the first link and the second link, the third link being engagable with a lock member which is fixedly connected to the seat side. The third link is normally disengaged from the lock member to allow the seat to move in a vertical direction and is engaged with the lock member in an emergency upon receipt of an active force through the seat belt anchor and the second link to control a vertical movement of the seat.
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13 Claims
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1. A vehicle seat apparatus comprising:
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a first link vertically movably supporting a seat to a seat rail of a floor side;
a second link connecting a seat belt anchor to the seat side for restraining an occupant into the seat; and
a third link provided between the first link and the second link for connecting the first link and the second link, the third link being engagable with a lock member which is fixedly connected to the seat, wherein the third link is normally disengaged from the lock member to allow the seat to move in a vertical direction and is engaged with the lock member in an emergency upon receipt of an active force through the seat belt anchor and the second link to control a vertical movement of the seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle seat apparatus comprising:
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a first link vertically movably supporting a seat to a seat rail of a floor side;
a second link connecting a seat belt anchor to the seat side for restraining an occupant into the seat;
a third link connected to the second link and operated in accordance with the movement of the seat belt anchor when the seat belt anchor is pulled forward of a vehicle in an emergency; and
a lock member provided on the seat rail side and having at least an engaging recess portion filled up with a resin, wherein the third link controls the vertical movement of the seat by breaking the resin of the lock member and engaging with the engaging recess portion of the lock member when the third link is operated in the emergency and the third link is slidably operated along the resin of the lock member in accordance with the vertical movement of the seat in normal operation. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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