Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9296318-B2
Application number	US-201414466276-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 22, 2014
Priority date	Nov 29, 2010
Publication date	Mar 29, 2016
Grant date	Mar 29, 2016

Abstract

An actuating mechanism (release mechanism) includes an operating pin (operating mechanism) that is operated by an operating lever, a first link that is operated by the operating pin to release a lock of a longitudinal slide mechanism, and a second link that is operated to release a lock of a lateral slide mechanism. A transmitting portion that receives operating force of the lever transmitted from the operating pin and transmits the operating force to a lock portion of each slide mechanism, and an escape portion that allows the operating force transmitted from the operating pin to escape are formed side by side on each of the links, and power transmitted from the lever to each of the links via the operating pin is allowed to escape during operation.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a first mechanism;
a second mechanism; and
an actuating mechanism that actuates the first mechanism and the second mechanism in response to an operation of a single lever,
wherein the actuating mechanism has:
an operating mechanism that is operated by the single lever;
a first link that is operated by the operating mechanism to actuate the first mechanism;
a second link that is operated to actuate the second mechanism;
a transmitting portion that receives an operating force of the single lever transmitted from the operating mechanism and transmits the operating force to the first and second mechanisms; and
an escape portion that allows the operating force transmitted from the operating mechanism to escape,

wherein the transmitting portion and the escape portion are formed side by side on each of the first and second links such that power transmitted from the single lever to each of the first and second links via the operating mechanism is allowed to escape during operation of the single lever.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second links are pivotally supported around a common shaft.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein a connecting position of a first cable that is connected to the first link is farther away from the common shaft than a connecting position of a second cable that is connected to the second link.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein the transmitting portion of each of the first and second links has a shape that extends flat, and the escape portion has a curved shape.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second links are arranged side by side in an axial direction.

Assignees

• Toyota Boshoku Kk
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ootsuka Taiyou
• Igarashi Tomokazu
• Mizutani Eiji
• Saito Keiichi

Classifications

• G05G9/08 Primary

  the controlled members being actuated successively by progressive movement of the controlling member {(single lever throttle and clutch control for marine engines B63H21/213)} · CPC title

• B60N2/062

  transversally slidable · CPC title

• B60N2/0715

  C or U-shaped · CPC title

• Y10T74/20012

  Multiple controlled elements · CPC title

• B60N2/0818

  inside the rail · CPC title