| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE37990 |
Seat sliding device |
February 18, 2003 |
| In a seat sliding device, an upper rail slidably moveable relative a lower rail interlocks with the lower rail upon movement of the upper rail away from the lower rail. An upwardly inclined portion and a downwardly inclined portion can be provided on the upper rail and the lower rails, |
| 7066545 |
Headrest device |
June 27, 2006 |
| A headrest device includes a headrest provided over a seatback of a seat, a sliding means for slidably adjusting the seat in back and forth directions, a position-adjusting means for adjusting position of the headrest, and a connecting mechanism connecting the sliding means and the p |
| 6953178 |
Seat slide device for vehicle |
October 11, 2005 |
| A seat slide device which includes a lower rail fixed to a vehicle floor, an upper rail fitted into the lower rail to be slidable relative to the lower rail for supporting a seat, a lock device for fixing the upper rail at an arbitrary position of the lower rail, a lock lever provided in |
| 6691971 |
Seat slide device |
February 17, 2004 |
| A seat slide device for a vehicle includes a lower rail, an upper rail and a shoe. The shoe includes a base portion attached to an engaging portion of one of the rails and a slide portion slidable along an engaged portion of the other rail. The slide portion and the base portion are inte |
| 5975611 |
Vehicle seat unit |
November 2, 1999 |
| A vehicle seat unit with a forwardly tiltable seat cushion which is easy to handle and which is capable of being fastened securely to a vehicle floor. A pair of hook members provided at the rear portion of the seat cushion are engageable with and disengageable from a pair of strikers fix |
| 5720523 |
Seat structure for vehicles with occupant detector |
February 24, 1998 |
| A seat structure is provided which can more reliably detect seating by a smaller stroke of a seat cushion. Movable members 8, 51 and 231 operating in response to up and down movement of a seat cushion 1 and a switching means 4 able to abut against the movable members 8, 51 and 231 are |
| 5028028 |
Seat sliding device |
July 2, 1991 |
| In a seat sliding device, an upper rail slidably moveable relative a lower rail interlocks with the lower rail upon movement of the upper rail away from the lower rail. An upwardly inclined portion and a downwardly inclined portion can be provided on the upper rail and the lower rails, |
| 4953676 |
Spring coupler |
September 4, 1990 |
| A spring coupler comprises a casing, a drive member rotatably mounted within the casing including a main portion and a core portion fixedly connected thereto by staking manner, a driven member rotatably mounted within the casing including a main portion and a core portion fixedly con |
| 4948189 |
Seat slide assembly |
August 14, 1990 |
| A seat slide assembly includes a rail mechanism for slidably supporting a seat on a floor fixedly connected to the floor, an actuating means fixed connected to the rail mechanism through a bracket for actuating the rail mechanism, a bolt member fixed to the rail mechanism by welding and |
| 4927110 |
Slide locking device for a car seat |
May 22, 1990 |
| A slide locking device for a car seat, provided with a pair of lock plates fixed to a car body and having a plurality of locking retained portions, a pair of lock levers each having an engaging portion engageable with one of the retaining portions, and a pair of lock shafts for swingably |
| 4915340 |
Power seat apparatus having a low friction transmission cable |
April 10, 1990 |
| A power seat apparatus includes a seat driving mechanism for supporting a seat member. Upon adjustment of the position of the seat member, the rotational torque is transmitted to the seat driving mechanism via a cable which passes through a protection tube. For decreasing the friction |
| 4892282 |
Seat sliding apparatus for vehicles |
January 9, 1990 |
| A seat sliding apparatus for vehicles includes a upper rail fixedly connected to a lower portion of a seat, a lower rail connected to the upper rail, and a reinforcing member provided along an inside portion of a sectional surface on the end portion of the lower rail. |
| 4838511 |
Power seat apparatus for automotive vehicles |
June 13, 1989 |
| A power seat apparatus for an automotive vehicle in which a screw shaft supported on an upper rail having a seat cushion fastened thereto is moved relative to a lower rail secured to the vehicle body by a speed reducer and motor fixedly mounted on the lower rail. A coupling is provided f |
| 4830434 |
Adjustable head rest device for vehicle |
May 16, 1989 |
| An adjustable head rest device for a vehicle seat comprises a head rest body for supporting the head of an occupant of the seat. The device further includes an adjusting member for adjusting the position of the head rest body with respect to the seat continuously within a defined ran |
| 4767156 |
Vehicle seat height and inclination control apparatus |
August 30, 1988 |
| A vehicle seat adjustment apparatus includes a height control device and an inclination control device mounted on a seat frame for independently adjusting the height and inclination of a vehicle seat. A support base slidably supports a seat in a forward and a rearward direction. The seat |
| 4732425 |
Seat reclining mechanism for vehicles |
March 22, 1988 |
| A seat reclining mechanism includes a first bracket attached to a seat back of a seat assembly and a second bracket attached to a seat cushion of the seat assembly, an internal gear provided on the first bracket, an external gear provided on the second bracket for engagement with the int |
| 4705318 |
Seat back reclining mechanism |
November 10, 1987 |
| A seat back reclining mechanism for a vehicle seat includes an upper and lower brackets respectively secured to the seat back and the seat cushion. A reduction gear mechanism is provided between the upper and lower brackets for a stepless adjustment of the reclining angle. An actuating |
| 4678232 |
Headrest assembly for vehicles |
July 7, 1987 |
| An upwardly and downward adjustable headrest assembly for the seat backrest of a vehicle includes a fixed stay upstanding from the seat backrest, guide shoes slidable up and down along the stay and carrying a headrest body, and a locking mechanism disposed between one guide shoe and the |
| 4660886 |
Reclining seat mechanism |
April 28, 1987 |
| A reclining seat mechanism including a seat bracket carrying a seat cushion and a seat back plate mounted on the seat bracket for swinging movement about a shaft and carrying a seat back. A tilting angle adjusting mechanism is provided for adjusting the tilting angle of the seat back. |
| 4652049 |
Device for adjusting height of front part of seat cushion of seat |
March 24, 1987 |
| A device for adjusting the height of a cushion pad in the front part of the seat cushion of a seat, for example, for a vehicle, which has a hard plate disposed laterally of the seat cushion under the cushion pad, and a rotating mechanism connected to a shaft disposed under the cushion pa |
| 4645159 |
Powered seat adjusting device |
February 24, 1987 |
| For adjusting a seat supported by a pair of mutually slidable guide rails forwardly and rearwardly, a nut member and a screw-threaded shaft engageable with each other are secured to the guide rails, one being rotatably and the other being fixedly. A driving means is coupled to the ro |
| 4576412 |
Seat reclining mechanism |
March 18, 1986 |
| A seat reclining mechanism comprising an upper bracket adapted to be secured to a seat back of a seat assembly, a lower bracket adapted to be secured to a seat cushion of the seat assembly, an internal gear provided on the upper bracket, an external gear provided on the lower bracket and |
| 4537444 |
Occupant's side holding device for the seat back of a seat |
August 27, 1985 |
| An occupant's side holding device for the seat back of an automotive seat in which occupant's body side holders are rockably provided in the lateral direction of the seat back at both the right and left side of the seat back comprising operating shafts vertically provided at both the rig |
| 4529159 |
Seat structure for an automotive vehicle |
July 16, 1985 |
| A structure for adjusting the height of the seat of an automotive vehicle including a handle-operated coupler for pivoting supporting members at the four corners of the cushion, the supporting members being mechanically coupled together for raising or lowering the cushion vertically upon |
| 4519650 |
Seat back frame assembly for automobile seats |
May 28, 1985 |
| A seat back frame assembly, comprising a substantially U-shaped pipe member having a horizontal base and a pair of vertical legs extending upwardly from the horizontal base and terminating at a pair of upper ends, a transverse member having a first horizontal portion welded at the opposi |
| 4466663 |
Head-rest for seat of vehicle |
August 21, 1984 |
| A heat-rest mounted at the upper edge of a seat back of a seat for a vehicle. The head-rest has stays in upright positions extending between upper and lower ends on upstanding brackets provided on both sides on the upper edge of the seat back frame, and a locking unit for locking the |
| 4339103 |
Device for adjusting inclined angle of seating surface of seat cushion |
July 13, 1982 |
| A device for adjusting the inclined angle of the seating surface of the seat cushion of an automotive seat essentially mounted in a vehicle. A pair of seat slide adjusting units are fixed to seat slide upper rails arranged on a floor surface and are disposed at both sides of a seat c |
| 4304439 |
Head rest adjusting device |
December 8, 1981 |
| A device for forwardly and rearwardly adjusting the position of a safety headrest or pillow relative to the backrest of a vehicle seat, the headrest including a base member supported on the backrest and a frame member pivotally provided on the base member and covered by an outer cover |
| 4296966 |
Seat for an automotive vehicle |
October 27, 1981 |
| This invention provides a mechanism for adjusting the angle of the seat back to the seat in which a four link mechanism is provided and a segmental gear and a manual handle cooperate for engagement with each other in locking the four link mechanism and hence the back in immovable pos |
| 4168051 |
Seat position-adjusting assembly for automobile seats |
September 18, 1979 |
| An automobile seat position-adjusting assembly having slidably related outer and inner rails rigidly attachable respectively to a seat and automobile floor and a pawl member for selectively locking and unlocking the rails. The inner rail has a plurality of latch recesses, and the pawl |
| 4132447 |
Hinge fitting for adjustable vehicle seat |
January 2, 1979 |
| A hinge fitting for an adjustable vehicle seat includes a seat bracket fixedly secured to a seat and provided with a plurality of notches thereon, a back rest bracket fixedly secured to a back rest, a link member rotatably mounted on the seat bracket at one end thereof through a first |
| 4109973 |
Vehicle seat slide adjuster including integrally formed pawl and pawl lever |
August 29, 1978 |
| A vehicle seat slide adjuster includes a pair of guide rails which are slidable relative to each other one being secured to a vehicle seat and the other secured to a vehicle stationary part, and a latch mechanism for locking the seat to its desired or selected position after the relative |
| 4085969 |
Hinge fitting for adjustable back rests of vehicle seats |
April 25, 1978 |
| A hinge fitting for adjusting the inclination of the back rest of a vehicle seat comprises a stationary hinge plate secured to the seat, a movable hinge plate pivoted to the stationary hinge plate and secured to the back rest, a semicircularly toothed internal rack secured within the sta |
