Load bearing automotive bench seat assembly
First Claim
1. An automotive bench seat assembly comprisinga seat portion,a seatback adjacent to said seat portion,a pair of relatively spaced stanchions having an upper portion secured to said seat portion and an elongated lower floor engaging portion,said seat portion having a front rail and rear rail and a pair of side members connecting said front rail and said rear rail,said side members having generally downwardly and inwardly projecting portions connected to said stanchions,said stanchions having upper portions supportingly secured to said rear rail intermediate the ends thereof and to said front rail intermediate the ends thereof, said stanchions extending downwardly and outwardly to engage a vehicle floor,said seatback having a pair of elongated relatively spaced belt supporting towers, andsaid towers each having a lower portion generally in line with and pivotly mounted with respect to said upper portion of one of said stanchions to facilitate transfer of load from said belt supporting towers to said stanchions.
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Abstract
An automotive bench seat assembly which may be removable from a vehicle, has a seat, a seatback adjacent to the seat, a pair of relatively spaced stanchions having an upper portion secured to the seat, and a lower floor engaging portion. The seat has a front rail, a rear rail, and a pair of side members connecting the front and rear rails. A pair of belt supporting towers are operatively associated with shoulder belts and serve to transmit impact loads to the floor through the stanchions. The stanchions have upper portions supportingly secured to towers or the rear rail intermediate the ends thereof and to the front rail intermediate the ends thereof. The stanchions have the floor engaging portion positioned inwardly of the side members. Lap belts also transmit impact loads through the stanchions to the floor. The stanchion may be generally V-shaped and have sidewalls composed of reinforced sheet members. Reinforced sheet members may be provided in the seatback and seat.
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13 Claims
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1. An automotive bench seat assembly comprising
a seat portion, a seatback adjacent to said seat portion, a pair of relatively spaced stanchions having an upper portion secured to said seat portion and an elongated lower floor engaging portion, said seat portion having a front rail and rear rail and a pair of side members connecting said front rail and said rear rail, said side members having generally downwardly and inwardly projecting portions connected to said stanchions, said stanchions having upper portions supportingly secured to said rear rail intermediate the ends thereof and to said front rail intermediate the ends thereof, said stanchions extending downwardly and outwardly to engage a vehicle floor, said seatback having a pair of elongated relatively spaced belt supporting towers, and said towers each having a lower portion generally in line with and pivotly mounted with respect to said upper portion of one of said stanchions to facilitate transfer of load from said belt supporting towers to said stanchions.
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