Rotary seat device for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11919424-B2
Application number	US-202217811929-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 12, 2022
Priority date	Jul 13, 2021
Publication date	Mar 5, 2024
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024

Abstract

The disclosure includes a first upper rail coupled to a first lower rail so as to be movable in the forward-backward direction, a second upper rail coupled to a second lower rail, which is disposed parallel to the first lower rail, so as to be movable in the forward-backward direction, drive motors respectively provided at the first upper rail and the second upper rail, a first rotation guide coupled to the first upper rail and provided with a first gear having a plurality of gear teeth, a second rotation guide coupled to the second upper rail and provided with a first gear having a plurality of gear teeth, and a seat cushion provided with second gears engaged with the first gears and configured to rotate when the first upper rail and the second upper rail move in opposite directions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rotary seat device for a vehicle, comprising:
a first upper rail coupled to a first lower rail so as to be movable in a forward-backward direction;
a second upper rail coupled to a second lower rail so as to be movable in the forward-backward direction, the second lower rail being disposed parallel to the first lower rail;
drive motors respectively provided at the first upper rail and the second upper rail;
a first rotation guide coupled to the first upper rail;
a second rotation guide coupled to the second upper rail; and
the first and second rotation guides each provided with a first gear having a plurality of gear teeth, respectively,
a seat cushion provided with second gears engaged with the first gear of the first rotation guide and the first gear of the second rotation guide, the seat cushion being configured to rotate when the first upper rail and the second upper rail move in opposite directions.

2. The rotary seat device of claim 1 , wherein the second gears are formed in an arc shape so as to correspond to a rotation trajectory of the seat cushion about a center axis.

3. The rotary seat device of claim 2 , wherein the first gear of the first rotation guide and the first gear of the second rotation guide are disposed so as to face each other, and are located at different positions separated from each other in an oblique direction so as to correspond to shapes of the second gears.

4. The rotary seat device of claim 1 , wherein the seat cushion rotates in a clockwise direction or in a counterclockwise direction when the first upper rail moves forwards and the second upper rail moves backwards or when the second upper rail moves forwards and the first upper rail moves backwards.

5. The rotary seat device of claim 1 , wherein the seat cushion rotates 10° to 15° degrees about a center axis in an inward direction or in an outward direction of the vehicle.

6. The rotary seat device of claim 1 , wherein the first rotation guide and the second rotation guide are provided with latching pieces protruding therefrom, and
wherein the seat cushion is provided with fixing portions formed to be caught by the latching pieces.

7. The rotary seat device of claim 6 , wherein each of the fixing portions has a U-shaped cross-section with an end portion caught by a corresponding one of the latching pieces, and
wherein the end portion is formed in an arc shape so as to correspond to a shape of a corresponding one of the second gears.

Assignees

• Hyundai Transys Inc

Inventors

• Lee Jae Sung
• Yoo Eom Seok
• Kim Byung Mo

Classifications

• B60N2/14 Primary

  rotatable, e.g. to permit easy access (B60N2/10 {, B60N2/2869} take precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2/06

  slidable (B60N2/12 {, B60N2/2209} take precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2/146

  characterised by the locking device · CPC title

• B60N2/07

  Slide construction · CPC title

• B60N2/02246

  Electric motors therefor · CPC title