Lift-up buckle device

US9527472B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9527472-B2
Application numberUS-201514793486-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 7, 2015
Priority dateJul 30, 2014
Publication dateDec 27, 2016
Grant dateDec 27, 2016

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Abstract

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A lift-up buckle device including a buckle; a lift-up device that includes a coupling portion coupled to the buckle and that moves the buckle from a stowed position to a raised position; a first cover fixed to the lift-up device to cover the coupling portion; and a second cover through which the first cover is inserted, that moves together with the buckle toward a seat upper side. When the buckle is positioned in the raised position, a seat lower side end of the second cover is positioned further toward the lift-up device side than a seat upper side end of the first cover, and an end of the second cover on a seat width direction outside and seat lower side is positioned further toward the lift-up device side than an end of the second cover on a seat width direction inside and seat lower side.

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What is claimed is: 1. A lift-up buckle device for use with a passenger seat in a vehicle, the lift-up buckle device having an inner-side configured to face the passenger seat, an outer-side configured to face away from the passenger seat, a lower-side arranged near a floor of the vehicle, an upper-side arranged opposite to the lower-side so as to be accessible from the vehicle seat, a forward-side configured to be arranged toward a front of the vehicle, and a rearward-side configu…

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What does patent US9527472B2 cover?
A lift-up buckle device including a buckle; a lift-up device that includes a coupling portion coupled to the buckle and that moves the buckle from a stowed position to a raised position; a first cover fixed to the lift-up device to cover the coupling portion; and a second cover through which the first cover is inserted, that moves together with the buckle toward a seat upper side. When the buck…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toyota Motor Co Ltd, Kk Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60R22/26. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 27 2016 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 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).