PROTECTION COVER STRUCTURE OF SLIDE DETECTION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE SEAT

• US 20120073369A1
• Filed: 09/09/2011
• Published: 03/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: SUZUKI, Yuya, TAKASE, Tomoyuki, ANDO, Shinya, KAKUMU, Michinori, INOUE, Keiichiro, MAEDA, Naoki
• Granted Patent: US 8,806,936 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/431
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0272 using sensors or detectors for detecting the position of seat parts
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 11/245 Housings for sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 5/145 influenced by the relative movement between the Hall device and magnetic fields see G01R33/06

Abstract

A protection cover structure of a slide detection apparatus for a vehicle seat is provided. The slide detection apparatus is configured to detect a slide state of the vehicle seat with a magnetic detector which is provided to one of a fixed rail and a movable rail configuring a slide rail mechanism of the vehicle seat, and a detectable member provided to the other of the rails. The protection cover structure includes a protection cover provided to the one rail and configured to cover and protect the magnetic detector. The protection cover integrally includes a side cover part which covers a side of the magnetic detector, and a cover part which covers a detection part of the magnetic detector. A tip end portion of the cover part is formed with a lip-shaped contact part which is configured to slidably contact a sidewall surface of the other rail.

Claims

1. A protection cover structure of a slide detection apparatus for a vehicle seat, the slide detection apparatus being configured to detect a slide state of the vehicle seat with a magnetic detector which is provided to one of a fixed rail and a movable rail configuring a slide rail mechanism of the vehicle seat, and a detectable member provided to the other of the rails, the protection cover structure comprising:

a protection cover provided to the rail, to which the magnetic detector is provided, and configured to cover and protect the magnetic detector,

wherein the protection cover integrally includes;

a side cover part which covers a side of the magnetic detector; and

a cover part which covers a detection part of the magnetic detector, and

wherein a tip end portion of the cover part is formed with a lip-shaped contact part which is configured to slidably contact a sidewall surface of the other rail.

2. The protection cover structure according to claim 1,

wherein the contact part of the cover part is formed of a rubber material which elastically deforms to slide over a part of the detectable member provided on the sidewall surface of the other rail while contacting the detectable member.

3. The protection cover structure according to claim 1,

wherein the rigidity of the protection cover except for the contact part is higher than that of the contact part.