Vehicle Seat with a Pivotably Connected Linking Member

• US 20120261963A1
• Filed: 06/10/2009
• Published: 10/18/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lear Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lear Corporation
• Inventors: Heyer, Michael Henrich Joop
• Application Number:
  US13/377,708
• Publication Number:
  US 20120261963A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/313
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/02246 Electric motors therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/1615 Parallelogram-like structure
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/164 Linear actuator, e.g. screw mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/682 Joining means

Abstract

This invention relates in general to a vehicle seat having a mounting frame assembly connected to the vehicle floor, a seat bottom frame mounted for movement relative to the mounting frame assembly, and a link member connecting the mounting frame assembly and the seat bottom frame. The link member has a first connection to the seat bottom frame at one end of the link member and a second connection to the mounting frame assembly at another end of the link member, and one of the connections allows pivotal movement. The pivotal connection includes a protruding member extending through and retained in an aperture. The protruding member is a part of the mounting frame assembly, the seat bottom frame or the link member.

Claims

1. A vehicle seat having a mounting frame assembly connected to the vehicle floor, a seat bottom frame mounted for movement relative to the mounting frame assembly, and a link member connecting the mounting frame assembly and the seat bottom frame, the link member having a first connection to the seat bottom frame at one end of the link member and a second connection to the mounting frame assembly at another end of the link member, wherein one of the first connection and the second connection allows pivotal movement and includes a protruding member extending through an aperture, and wherein the protruding member is retained within the aperture;

characterized in that the protruding member is a part of one of the mounting frame assembly, the seat bottom frame and the link member.

2. The vehicle seat of claim 1, wherein the protruding member is tubular.

3. The vehicle seat of claim 2, wherein the protruding member is part of the link member.

4. The vehicle seat of claim 3, wherein the protruding member is integral with the link member.

5. The vehicle seat of claim 4, wherein the aperture is defined by the mounting frame assembly.

6. The vehicle seat of claim 5, wherein the protruding member is rolled over the mounting frame assembly.

7. The vehicle seat of claim 6, wherein a bushing is disposed between the protruding member and the mounting frame assembly.

8. The vehicle seat of claim 4, wherein the protruding member is retained within the aperture by a pin.

9. The vehicle seat of claim 3, wherein the protruding member is welded to the link member.

10. The vehicle seat of claim 2, wherein the protruding member is part of the mounting frame assembly.

11. The vehicle seat of claim 2, wherein the protruding member is part of the seat bottom frame.

12. The vehicle seat of claim 2, wherein a bushing is disposed within the aperture adjacent the protruding member.

13. The vehicle seat of claim 1, wherein the other of the first connection and the second connection allows pivotal movement.

14. The vehicle seat of claim 1, wherein the other of the first connection and the second connection is fixedly attached.