Seat frame

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11897371-B2
Application number	US-202017632119-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 28, 2020
Priority date	Aug 9, 2019
Publication date	Feb 13, 2024
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024

Abstract

The present invention relates to a seat frame with reduced weight due to not including a cushion side frame, the seat frame comprising: a pair of rails; a cushion frame which supports a cushion and has a closed cross-sectional shape; front links which connect the rails to the cushion frame on the front side; rear links which connect the rails to the cushion frame on the rear side; and connection brackets which connect the rear links to a seatback frame.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A seat frame comprising:
a pair of rails, wherein each of the pair of rails comprises a lower rail and an upper rail slidably coupled to the lower rail, and wherein a plurality of first traction brackets mounted on an upper surface of the upper rail;
a cushion frame supporting a cushion and having a closed cross-sectional shape;
a front link connecting the rail and the cushion frame on a front side;
a rear link connecting the rail and the cushion frame on a rear side;
a connection bracket connecting the rear link and a seatback frame; and
an auxiliary link hinging the connection bracket to the first traction bracket on the rear side, wherein the front link or the rear link is hinged to the first traction bracket.

2. The seat frame according claim 1 , wherein a through-hole through which a pinion gear provided on a rotary shaft of an elevating motor passes is formed in the first traction bracket, and
the front link or the rear link has a rack gear to engage the rack gear and the pinion gear.

3. The seat frame according claim 1 , wherein a plurality of second traction brackets are provided on a lower surface of the cushion frame,
wherein the front link or the rear link is hinged to the second traction bracket.

4. The seat frame according claim 3 , wherein a hinge hole of the second traction bracket on the front side, connected to the front link, is formed as an long, inclined hole,
wherein a position of a hinge shaft connecting the front link is changed in the hinge hole formed as the long, inclined hole.

5. The seat frame according claim 4 , wherein the hinge shaft, inserted into the hinge hole, formed as the long, inclined hole, of the second traction bracket on the front side, is provided as a plurality of hinge shafts, wherein the plurality of hinge shafts are connected to each other by a support rod.

6. The seat frame according claim 3 , wherein the connection bracket has one side having a hinge hole connected to the rear link, and the other side having a mounting hole assembling the seatback frame.

7. A seat frame comprising:
a pair of rails, wherein each of the pair of rails comprises a lower rail and an upper rail slidably coupled to the lower rail, and wherein a plurality of first traction brackets are mounted on an upper surface of the upper rail;
a cushion frame supporting a cushion and having a closed cross-sectional shape, wherein a plurality of second traction brackets are provided on a lower surface of the cushion frame;
a front link connecting the rail and the cushion frame on a front side;
a rear link connecting the rail and the cushion frame on a rear side; and
a connection bracket connecting the rear link and a seatback frame, wherein the connection bracket has one side having a hinge hole connected to the rear link, and the other side having a mounting hole assembling the seatback frame,
wherein the hinge hole of the connection bracket is aligned to communicate with a hinge hole of the second traction bracket and a hinge hole of the rear link, and is inserted into a hinge shaft,
wherein the front link or the rear link is hinged to the first traction bracket, and
wherein the front link or the rear link is hinged to the second traction bracket.

Assignees

• Posco

Inventors

• Kim Jae-Hyun
• Lee Hong-Woo
• Seok Dong-Yoon

Classifications

• B60N2/22

  the back-rest being adjustable {(B60N2/2878 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/0732

  Attachment of seat frame to the slide, e.g. eyelets · CPC title

• B60N2/165 Primary

  Gear wheel driven mechanism · CPC title

• B60N2/07 Primary

  Slide construction · CPC title

• B60N2/12

  slidable and tiltable · CPC title