| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7360838 |
Rotary recliner mechanism for use with a vehicle seat assembly |
April 22, 2008 |
| A rotary recliner includes rotatable plate members that pivotally interconnect a vehicle seat back and cushion. A pawl defines a pawl axis and slides between a guide pair on one plate member. An outer end of the pawl includes a gear segment that is lockable with a ring gear on the ot |
| 7273232 |
Seat-belt webbing guide for coupes and convertibles |
September 25, 2007 |
| A webbing guide for redirecting a seat-belt webbing in a vehicle, having a seat-belt system, and a vehicle seat assembly. This webbing guide allows the seat-belt webbing to be readily secured to and released from the upper portion of the seatback member of the vehicle seat assembly. The |
| 7271712 |
Vehicle seatbelt usage sensing apparatus and method for generating and transmitting a seatbelt w |
September 18, 2007 |
| A seatbelt usage sensing apparatus for use with a vehicle which includes a seat assembly, an occupant sensor, a seatbelt sensor, and a warning signal generator. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion that is adapted to be occupied by a seat occupant in an occupied configuration. T |
| 7048330 |
Vehicle seat assembly for storage in a vehicle floor tub |
May 23, 2006 |
| A vehicle seat assembly for storage in a floor tub within a vehicle floor. The seat assembly includes a seat frame defining a translational axis and a longitudinal axis. The seat assembly also includes a mounting system for mounting the seat frame to the floor tub for selective rotation |
| 6926364 |
Fold flat vehicle seat in rearward position |
August 9, 2005 |
| A fold flat vehicle seat comprises a seat assembly mounted on a movable track member slidably engaging a fixed track member, and lockable by a track lock. The seat assembly includes a seatback member mounted on a seat cushion member for forward folding between an upright occupiable desig |
| 6883871 |
Armrest adjustment mechanism and method of assembling same |
April 26, 2005 |
| An armrest adjustment mechanism for use with a vehicle seat defining a lateral seat axis and an armrest member defining a longitudinal axis. The mechanism includes a mounting system for pivotally mounting the armrest member on the vehicle seat for selective pivotal rotation about the |
| 6883854 |
Stowable rear seat for vehicle passenger compartments |
April 26, 2005 |
| A stowable vehicle seat assembly for use in a vehicle cabin having a cabin floor. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion member having downwardly extending front and rear legs. A mounting means is positioned on the front and rear legs for releasable engagement with the cabin floor. A |
| 6827404 |
Fold flat vehicle seat coincident with rearward travel |
December 7, 2004 |
| A fold flat vehicle seat comprises a seat assembly mounted on a movable track member slidably engaging a fixed track member, and lockable by a track lock. The seat assembly includes a seatback member mounted on a seat cushion member for forward folding between a substantially upright |
| 6739668 |
Vehicle seat hinge mechanism with reclining with forward dumping, memory return and fold-flat fu |
May 25, 2004 |
| A hinge is disclosed, which forms part of a vehicle seat which includes a seat cushion and a cushion plate attached thereto. The fixed part of a rotary recliner, having a handle extending therefrom, is mounted to the cushion plate. An idler plate is mounted to the movable part of the |
| 6736461 |
Vehicle seat assembly |
May 18, 2004 |
| The seat has a rotary recliner providing for selective pivotal movement of the seat back about an axis between occupiable and frontmost positions, and a dumped position therebetween. The improvement comprises a handle mounted on the back for movement between design and tipping positions, |
| 6676198 |
Mounting system and vehicle seat assembly including the same |
January 13, 2004 |
| A mounting system comprises a mount, a latch, an engaging member, a pin and a plate. The mount is mounted to a vehicle, defines a lateral axis and has a first portion of an object mounted thereto, for pivotal movement of the object about the axis to a design position, whereat the latch, |
| 6505805 |
Vehicle seat slide |
January 14, 2003 |
| A vehicle seat slide comprises a movable track member slidably engaging a fixed track member for sliding movement between rearward and forward track positions. A track lock is mounted on the movable track member to selectively restrain the movable track member relative to the fixed track |
| 6454355 |
Latching mechanism for seat assembly |
September 24, 2002 |
| A latching mechanism in a vehicle seat hinge assembly having a seatback hinge plate pivotally connected to a seat cushion hinge plate for movement about a hinge pivot axis between substantially upright and forwardly folded positions, comprises a guide and a stop in the seat cushion hinge |
