Vehicle seat electrical connector bracket assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9987950-B2
Application number	US-201615133577-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 20, 2016
Priority date	Apr 20, 2016
Publication date	Jun 5, 2018
Grant date	Jun 5, 2018

Abstract

A vehicle seat bracket assembly is provided that includes a bracket connected to a vehicle seat structure and including one or more retention features. The vehicle seat bracket assembly also includes an electrical connector module receivably connected to the bracket via the one or more retention features. The vehicle seat bracket assembly further includes one or more electrical control modules connected to the electrical connector module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat bracket assembly comprising:
a bracket connected to a vehicle seat cushion tube and comprising one or more retention features comprising an opening formed in the bracket; and
an electrical connector module receivably connected to the bracket via the one or more retention features and comprising a retention tab engageable into a locking position within the opening to retain the module on the bracket.

2. The bracket assembly of claim 1 further comprising one or more electrical control modules connected to the electrical connector module.

3. The bracket assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bracket is connected to a handcuff assembly that is connected to the vehicle seat cushion tube on a bottom side of a seat structure.

4. The bracket assembly of claim 1 , wherein the retention tab comprises a depressible tab that forms a snap fit retention within the opening.

5. The bracket assembly of claim 1 , wherein the one or more retention features further comprises a stop member configured to engage the electrical connector module.

6. The bracket assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bracket comprises a tab portion, and wherein the tab portion is received in a receiver of the electrical connector module and retained by the one or more retention features.

7. The bracket assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bracket is directly connected to a handcuff assembly.

8. The bracket assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bracket is connected to a member connecting between first and second handcuff assemblies on a bottom side of the seat structure.

9. The bracket assembly of claim 8 , wherein the member is integrally formed with the first and second handcuff assemblies.

10. A vehicle seat bracket assembly comprising:
a bracket connected to a handcuff assembly on a vehicle seat cushion tube on a bottom side of a seat and comprising one or more retention features comprising an opening formed in the bracket;
an electrical connector module comprising a retention tab engageable into a locking position within the opening to retain the module on the bracket; and
one or more electrical control modules connected to the electrical connector module.

11. The bracket assembly of claim 10 , wherein the retention tab comprises a depressible tab that forms a snap fit retention within the opening.

12. The bracket assembly of claim 11 , wherein the retention feature further comprises a stop member configured to engage the electrical connector module.

13. The bracket assembly of claim 10 , wherein the bracket comprises a tab portion, and wherein the tab portion is received in a receiver of the electrical connector module and retained by the one or more retention features.

14. The bracket assembly of claim 10 , wherein the bracket is directly connected to a handcuff assembly.

15. The bracket assembly of claim 10 , wherein the bracket is connected to a member connecting between first and second handcuff assemblies that are connected to the cushion tube.

16. The bracket assembly of claim 15 , wherein the member is integrally formed with the first and second handcuff assemblies.

17. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat structure;
a cushion tube assembled to the seat structure;
a bracket connected via a handcuff bracket to the cushion tube and comprising one or more retention features comprising an opening formed in the bracket; and
an electrical connector module comprising a retention tab engageable into a locking position within the opening to retain the module in the bracket.

18. The bracket assembly of claim 17 further comprising one or more electrical control modules connected to the electrical connector module.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Yadav Shailendra

Classifications

• H01R2201/10

  for dynamoelectric machines · CPC title

• B60N2002/024

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• H01R13/73 Primary

  Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall · CPC title

• B60N2/68

  Seat frames · CPC title

• B60N2/0232 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic