Member mounting bracket

• US 9,744,880 B2
• Filed: 08/12/2014
• Issued: 08/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lear Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lear Corporation
• Inventors: Jamieson, Richard, Palmer, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): Dunn, David R
• Application Number:
  US14/457,369
• Publication Number:
  US 20150232009A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,113 Days
• Field of Search: 2972173
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/002 Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon detection means responsive to presence or absence of children B60N2/266
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0264 characterised by the type of electrical connection, e.g. wiring, plugs or USB
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/682 Joining means
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/7094 Upholstery springs

Abstract

A mounting bracket for supporting a member on a frame assembly of a seat assembly includes a base with a mounting feature provided on a first side and a plurality of attachment features provided on a second side. The mounting features are adapted to engage a frame assembly of the seat assembly, and the attachment features are adapted to engage the member.

Claims

1. A combined mounting bracket and flexible hose assembly comprising:

a mounting bracket including a base including a first side that faces in a first direction and a second side that faces in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction;

a mounting feature extending in the first direction from the first side of the base and adapted to secure the base to a frame assembly of a seat; and

a plurality of attachment features extending in the second direction from the second side of the base; and

a flexible hose that connects a pressure sensor to a sensor assembly and is connected to the plurality of attachment features of the base.

2. The mounting bracket of claim 1, wherein the mounting feature is one of a plurality of mounting features provided on the first side of the base, and wherein each of the plurality of mounting features is adapted to secure the base to the frame assembly of the seat.

3. The mounting bracket of claim 1, wherein the mounting feature is adapted to secure the base to the frame assembly in only one position relative to the frame assembly.

4. The mounting bracket of claim 1, wherein the mounting feature is a clip that is adapted to resiliently secure the base to the frame assembly.

5. The mounting bracket of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of attachment features is a clamp that is adapted to secure the flexible hose to the base.

6. The mounting bracket of claim 1, wherein the base is adapted to be positioned between the frame assembly and the flexible hose.

7. The mounting bracket of claim 1, further including a bladder that communicates through the flexible hose with a pressure sensor.

8. A seat assembly comprising:

a frame assembly;

a mounting bracket that is secured to the frame assembly by a mounting feature provided on a first side of the mounting bracket; and

a flexible hose that is secured to the mounting bracket by a plurality of attachment features provided on a second side of the mounting bracket, wherein;

the first side of the mounting bracket faces in a first direction;

the second side of the mounting bracket faces in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction;

the mounting feature extends in the first direction from the first side of the mounting bracket, is capable of positioning the mounting bracket to the frame assembly in only one position relative to the frame assembly, and secures the mounting bracket to the frame assembly in the one position relative to the frame assembly; and

the plurality of attachment features extends in the second direction from the second side of the mounting bracket.

9. The seat assembly of claim 8, wherein the mounting bracket includes a base, the mounting feature is provided on a first side of the base, and the plurality of attachment features is provided on a second side of the base.

10. The seat assembly of claim 8, wherein the mounting bracket is secured to the frame assembly by a plurality of mounting features provided on the first side of the mounting bracket.

11. The seat assembly of claim 8, wherein the mounting bracket is configured to be secured to the frame assembly in only one position relative to the frame assembly.

12. The seat assembly of claim 8, wherein the mounting feature is a clip that is resiliently secured to the frame assembly.

13. The seat assembly of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of mounting features is secured to both a first support member and second support members that are both provided on the frame assembly, wherein the first support members are generally perpendicular to the second support members.

14. The seat assembly of claim 8, further including a bladder that communicates through the flexible hose.

15. The seat assembly of claim 8, further including a bladder that communicates through the flexible hose with a pressure sensor.

16. A seat assembly comprising:

a frame assembly;

a pressure sensor that is connected to a sensor assembly by a flexible hose; and

a mounting bracket including (1) a base having a first side and a second side that is opposite to the first side, (2) a mounting feature provided on the first side of the base that supports the mounting bracket on the frame assembly, and (3) a plurality of attachment features provided on the second side of the base that supports the flexible hose on the mounting bracket.

17. The seat assembly defined in claim 16 wherein the sensor assembly includes a bladder that communicates through the flexible hose with the pressure sensor.

18. The seat assembly defined in claim 16 wherein the seat frame assembly includes a suspension wire, and wherein the mounting feature provided on the first side of the base is attached to the suspension wire.

19. The seat assembly defined in claim 16 wherein the seat frame assembly includes a plurality of suspension wires, and wherein a plurality of mounting features provided on the first side of the base is attached to the plurality of suspension wires.