Vehicle seat device

US9108544B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9108544-B2
Application numberUS-201214007518-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 15, 2012
Priority dateMar 31, 2011
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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Abstract

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Disclosed is a vehicle seat device configured so that the seat cushion can be suitably held at a raised position and that side links are compact. A vehicle seat device is provided with a movement mechanism ( 41 ) capable of moving the seat cushion ( 24 ) between a seating position and a stowed position. The movement mechanism is provided with: a cross member ( 52 ) provided to the seat cushion; left and right, front support brackets ( 53, 54 ) provided to the vehicle body floor ( 12 ); left and right, side links ( 55, 56 ) rotatably connected to the left and right, front support brackets and rotatably connected to the cross member; and a guide link ( 57 ) which has first guide support shafts ( 71 a, b ) rotatably provided in front of the rotation support shafts ( 67, 75 ) of the side links and which also has a second guide support shaft ( 71 e ) rotatably provided to the cross member.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A vehicle seat system including a seat cushion having a sidewall portion and a base portion, a movement mechanism for moving the seat cushion between a seating position and a stowed position located forwardly of the seating position, a seatback, and a forward folding mechanism for moving the seatback between a rising position and a forward folded position, wherein the movement mechanism moves the seat cushion independently of the seatback and comprises…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B60N2/3013Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9108544B2 cover?
Disclosed is a vehicle seat device configured so that the seat cushion can be suitably held at a raised position and that side links are compact. A vehicle seat device is provided with a movement mechanism ( 41 ) capable of moving the seat cushion ( 24 ) between a seating position and a stowed position. The movement mechanism is provided with: a cross member ( 52 ) provided to the seat cushion;…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ogata Yusuke, Sato Koki, Shirose Osamu, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60N2/3013. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).