Apparatus for moving motor-operated seat rail
US-2015367752-A1 · Dec 24, 2015 · US
Easy seat positioning and installation
US9821683B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9821683-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514720452-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | May 22, 2015 |
| Publication date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2017 |
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A seat mounting apparatus of a vehicle, including a plurality of seat tracks mounted in the vehicle; a plurality of seat sliders at least equal in number to a number of the plurality of seat tracks, each of the plurality of seat sliders being slidable along one of the plurality of seat tracks; and a seat mounting bracket that aligns and fixes a relative position in the direction of a number of the plurality of seat sliders equal to the number of the plurality of seat tracks.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A seat mounting apparatus of a vehicle, comprising: a first seat track and a second seat track each mounted in the vehicle; a first pair of seat sliders, one of the first pair of seat sliders being slidable on the first seat track and the other of the first pair of seat sliders being slidable on the second seat track; a second pair of seat sliders, one of the second pair of seat sliders being slidable on the first seat track and the other of the second pair of seat sliders being slidable on the second seat track; a first seat mounting bracket that aligns and fixes a relative position of the first pair of seat sliders in a direction along the first seat track and the second seat track; a second seat mounting bracket that aligns and fixes a relative position of the second pair of seat sliders in the direction along the first seat track and the second seat track; a first operating handle affixed to the first seat mounting bracket which selectively locks and unlocks the first pair of seat sliders relative to both the first seat track and the second seat track; and a second operating handle affixed to the second seat mounting bracket which selectively locks and unlocks the second pair of seat sliders relative to both the first seat track and the second seat track. 2. The seat mounting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first seat mounting bracket includes a first end and a second end, and a striker mount configured to secure a seat assembly to the first seat track and the second seat track is arranged at the first end and the second end. 3. The seat mounting apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first seat mounting bracket includes a plurality of locating guides to locate hardware on a bottom side of the seat assembly. 4. The seat mounting apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising: a crossbracket that joins the first seat mounting bracket and the second seat mounting bracket together. 5. The seat mounting apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the seat assembly includes a detachable assembly with seat strikers that engage with the striker mount.
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Arrangement of seats relative to one another · CPC title
about transversal axis · CPC title
C or U-shaped · CPC title
- B60N2/07Primary
Slide construction · CPC title
outside the rail · CPC title
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- What does patent US9821683B2 cover?
- A seat mounting apparatus of a vehicle, including a plurality of seat tracks mounted in the vehicle; a plurality of seat sliders at least equal in number to a number of the plurality of seat tracks, each of the plurality of seat sliders being slidable along one of the plurality of seat tracks; and a seat mounting bracket that aligns and fixes a relative position in the direction of a number of …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Aisin Technical Ct America Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60N2/07. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Nov 21 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).