Adjustable seat assembly
First Claim
1. An adjustable seat assembly for an automobile which comprises, in combination:
- a seat supported on a support surface and including a seat bottom for the support of an occupant from below and a seat back for the support of the occupant from behind, said seat bottom and seat back being pivotally connected together so that the seat assembly is of a generally L-shaped configuration;
a reclining mechanism for connecting the seat back to the seat bottom for the adjustment of the seat back to one of a plurality of tilt positions in which the seat back forms a different angle of tilt relative to the seat bottom;
a slide mechanism for mounting the seat bottom on the support surface for the adjustment of the seat bottom to any one of a plurality of seat positions in a direction along the support surface;
a seat lifting mechanism operable to adjust the seat to one of a plurality of seat height positions in a direction generally perpendicular to the support surface;
a multifunctional handle carried by the seat bottom for movement in first, second and third directions;
a first connecting means connecting the handle with the reclining mechanism for, only when the handle is moved in the first direction, releasing the reclining mechanism to permit the adjustment of the seat back;
a second connecting means connecting the handle with the slide mechanism for, only when the handle is moved in the second direction, releasing the slide mechanism to permit the adjustment of the seat bottom; and
a third connecting means connecting the handle with the seat lifting mechanism for, only when the handle is moved in the third direction, releasing the seat lifting mechanism to permit the adjustment of the seat to any one of the seat height positions, said lifting mechanism being operatively coupled with said handle.
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Abstract
An adjustable seat assembly which comprises a seat bottom and a seat back, a reclining mechanism for connecting the seat back to the seat bottom for the adjustment of the tilt of the seat back relative to the seat bottom, a slide mechanism for mounting the seat bottom on a support surface for the adjustment of the position of the seat in a direction along the support surface, and a multifunctional handle supported for movement in at least first and second directions for controlling the reclining and slide mechanisms, respectively. Where the seat assembly further comprises a seat lifting mechanism for the adjustment of the height of the seat above the support surface, the handle may be rendered movable also in a third direction, in which case the first and second are opposite to each other and the third direction is perpendicular to any one of the first and second directions.
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6 Claims
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1. An adjustable seat assembly for an automobile which comprises, in combination:
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a seat supported on a support surface and including a seat bottom for the support of an occupant from below and a seat back for the support of the occupant from behind, said seat bottom and seat back being pivotally connected together so that the seat assembly is of a generally L-shaped configuration; a reclining mechanism for connecting the seat back to the seat bottom for the adjustment of the seat back to one of a plurality of tilt positions in which the seat back forms a different angle of tilt relative to the seat bottom; a slide mechanism for mounting the seat bottom on the support surface for the adjustment of the seat bottom to any one of a plurality of seat positions in a direction along the support surface; a seat lifting mechanism operable to adjust the seat to one of a plurality of seat height positions in a direction generally perpendicular to the support surface; a multifunctional handle carried by the seat bottom for movement in first, second and third directions; a first connecting means connecting the handle with the reclining mechanism for, only when the handle is moved in the first direction, releasing the reclining mechanism to permit the adjustment of the seat back; a second connecting means connecting the handle with the slide mechanism for, only when the handle is moved in the second direction, releasing the slide mechanism to permit the adjustment of the seat bottom; and a third connecting means connecting the handle with the seat lifting mechanism for, only when the handle is moved in the third direction, releasing the seat lifting mechanism to permit the adjustment of the seat to any one of the seat height positions, said lifting mechanism being operatively coupled with said handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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