Anti-submarine vehicle seat device
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1. A vehicle seat device for raising a front part of a seat member to prevent a vehicle occupant from slipping forward under a seat belt in an impact situation including a vehicle crash, comprising:
- a fixed casing;
a vehicle occupant restraint member supported by said casing so as to be moveable between a rest position and a deployed position; and
a power actuator supported by said casing for selectively driving said restraint member toward said deployed position;
said fixed casing including a pair of side members each having a front end pivotally supporting said restraint member, and a rear cross member extending across rear parts of said side members, said restraint member extending across front ends of said side members.
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Provided is a vehicle seat device equipped with an anti-submarine vehicle seat device for preventing submarine at the time of an impact without increasing the size and weight of the seat assembly. The casing and/or the restraint member serve the dual purposes as structural members for the seat frame so that the overall amount of the material for the structural members can be reduced.
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1. A vehicle seat device for raising a front part of a seat member to prevent a vehicle occupant from slipping forward under a seat belt in an impact situation including a vehicle crash, comprising:
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a fixed casing;
a vehicle occupant restraint member supported by said casing so as to be moveable between a rest position and a deployed position; and
a power actuator supported by said casing for selectively driving said restraint member toward said deployed position;
said fixed casing including a pair of side members each having a front end pivotally supporting said restraint member, and a rear cross member extending across rear parts of said side members, said restraint member extending across front ends of said side members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle seat device for raising a front part of a seat member to prevent a vehicle occupant from slipping forward under a seat belt in an impact situation including a vehicle crash, comprising:
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a fixed casing including a pair of side members extending in a for-and-aft direction of the vehicle on either side of said seat device, and a cross member extending across rear ends of said side members;
a vehicle occupant restraint member supported by and extending laterally across said side members so as to be moveable between a rest position and a deployed position; and
a power actuator supported by said casing for selectively driving said restraint member toward said deployed position;
said vehicle occupant restraint member being a sole structural member extending across front parts of said side members.
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