Vehicle seat reinforcement device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12280734-B2
Application number	US-202318105472-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 3, 2023
Priority date	Sep 14, 2022
Publication date	Apr 22, 2025
Grant date	Apr 22, 2025

Abstract

A vehicle seat reinforcement device includes a leg portion mounted on a floor panel, a seat cushion frame slidably mounted on the leg portion, and a load reinforcing structure connected between the leg portion and the seat cushion frame, wherein when a seat belt anchorage load is transferred to the seat cushion frame, the seat cushion frame is locked to the leg portion by the load reinforcing structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat reinforcement apparatus comprising:
a leg portion mounted on a floor panel;
a seat cushion frame slidably mounted on the leg portion to be movable forwards and backwards by a sliding structure; and
a load reinforcing structure connected between the leg portion and the seat cushion frame and including:
at least one support wire connected to one of the seat cushion frame and the leg portion; and
at least one support bracket connected to the other of the seat cushion frame and the leg portion and lockably caught to the other,

wherein when a seat belt anchorage load is transferred to the seat cushion frame, the seat cushion frame is locked to the leg portion by the load reinforcing structure so that the seat cushion frame is prevented from being separated from the leg portion.

2. The vehicle seat reinforcement apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the load reinforcing structure further includes:
a transverse pipe connected to rear side plates of the seat cushion frame therebetween;
the at least one support wire mounted on the transverse pipe; and
the at least one support bracket including a lower end portion mounted on the leg portion, and an upper end portion with a hook portion into which the at least one support wire is inserted and locked.

3. The vehicle seat reinforcement apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one support bracket includes a pair of support brackets, each including the lower end portion mounted on the leg portion, and the upper end portion with the hook portion into which the at least one support wire is inserted and locked.

4. The vehicle seat reinforcement apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the pair of support brackets includes:
a first support bracket including a first lower plate mounted on the leg portion, a first upper plate vertically bent from the first lower plate, and a first hook formed integrally with an upper portion of the first upper plate and into which the at least one support wire is inserted; and
a second support bracket including a second lower plate mounted on the leg portion, a second upper plate vertically bent from the second lower plate, and a second hook formed integrally with an upper portion of the second upper plate and into which the at least one support wire is inserted.

5. The vehicle seat reinforcement apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one support wire has a rectangular ring shape with an upper end portion thereof mounted on the transverse pipe by welding.

6. The vehicle seat reinforcement apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the first lower plate and the second lower plate are mounted on the leg portion by welding or bolting.

7. The vehicle seat reinforcement apparatus of claim 5 , wherein in a state in which the first and second upper plates are in contact with each other and the first hook and the second hook are also in contact with each other while being opened forward, the at least one support wire is inserted into and locked to the first hook and the second hook.

8. The vehicle seat reinforcement apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the load reinforcing structure includes:
a transverse pipe connected to rear side plates of the seat cushion frame therebetween;
the at least one support bracket including an upper end portion mounted on the transverse pipe and a lower end portion with a hook portion; and
the at least one support wire mounted on the leg portion and inserted and locked into the hook portion.

9. The vehicle seat reinforcement apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one support bracket includes a pair of support brackets, each including the upper end portion mounted on the transverse pipe and the lower end portion with the hook portion.

10. The vehicle seat reinforcement apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the pair of support brackets includes:
a first support bracket including an upper end portion with a first groove portion in contact with the transverse pipe and a lower end portion with a first hook into which the at least one support wire is inserted; and
a second support bracket including an upper end portion with a second groove portion in contact with the transverse pipe and a lower end portion with a second hook into which the at least one support wire is inserted.

11. The vehicle seat reinforcement apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first groove portion and the second groove portion are in contact with and mounted on the transverse pipe by welding.

12. The vehicle seat reinforcement apparatus of claim 10 , wherein in a state in which the first hook and the second hook with which the first support bracket and the second support bracket are in contact are in contact with each other while being opened rearward thereof, the at least one support wire is inserted into and locked to the first hook and the second hook.

13. The vehicle seat reinforcement apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one support wire has a rectangular ring shape with a lower end portion mounted on the leg portion by welding.

14. The vehicle seat reinforcement apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the load reinforcing structure includes:
a transverse pipe connected to rear side plates of the seat cushion frame therebetween;
the at least one support wire mounted on the transverse pipe; and
the at least one support bracket including a front end portion and a rear end portion mounted on the leg portion, and a sliding hole between the front end portion and the rear end portion and into which the at least one support wire is inserted to be movable forwards and backwards and to be lockable.

15. The vehicle seat reinforcement apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the at least one support bracket includes a pair of support brackets, each including the front end portion and the rear end portion mounted on the leg portion, and the sliding hole between the front end portion and the rear end portion and into which the at least one support wire is inserted to be movable forwards and backwards and to be lockable.

16. The vehicle seat reinforcement apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the at least one support wire has a rectangular ring shape with an upper end portion thereof mounted on the transverse pipe by welding.

17. The vehicle seat reinforcement apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the pair of support brackets includes:
a front plate and a rear plate spaced apart in a front and rear direction from each other and mounted on the leg portion; and
a connection plate integrally connected between the front plate and the rear plate with the sliding hole formed at a bottom portion thereof.

18. The vehicle seat reinforcement apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the front plate and the rear plate of the support brackets are in contact with and mounted on the leg portion by bolting.

19. The vehicle seat reinforcement apparatus of claim 17 , wherein a front and rear length of the sliding hole is formed to be the same as a maximum forward or backward distance of the at least one support wire moving forward or backward together with the seat cushion frame.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp
• Daechang Seat Co Ltd Dongtan
• Hyundai Transys Inc

Inventors

• Lee Sang Soo
• Jung Chan Ho
• Kim Mu Young
• Lee Sang Hark
• Jung Ho Suk
• Lim Deok Soo
• Park Sang Do
• Baek In Sun
• Yang Sin Chan
• Cho Chan Ki
• Lee Myung Soo
• Jang Jae Yong
• Hwang Jun Sik
• Kang Ho Sung
• Kwak Hae Dong
• Ko Hyun Tak

Classifications

• B60N2/42736

  of the whole seat · CPC title

• B60N2/4228

  due to impact coming from the rear · CPC title

• B60N2/68

  Seat frames · CPC title

• B60N2/01516

  with locking mechanisms · CPC title

• B60R22/26 Primary

  secured to the seat · CPC title