B60N2/919

BACKREST LOCKING MECHANISM AND CHILD SAFETY SEAT THEREWITH
20220212576 · 2022-07-07 · ·

A backrest locking mechanism adapted for a backrest and a base of a child safety seat is provided. The backrest locking mechanism includes a locking pin, a locking component and an operating component. The locking pin is disposed on the base. The locking component is disposed on the backrest. A locking hole structure is formed on the locking component. The locking pin is configured to detachably engage with the locking hole structure. The operating component is movably disposed on the backrest or the base. The operating component drives the locking pin and the locking hole structure to engage with or disengage from each other when the operating component is operated. Besides, a child safety seat including the aforementioned backrest locking mechanism is provided.

Electronically controlled seat system with tilt-and-slide mode

A seat system includes: a base; a seatback; at least one recliner connecting the base and the seatback to each other for pivoting of the seatback relative to the base; a slider coupled to the base and configured for sliding engagement with a track having a detent region and a tilt-and slide region; and an electronic controller, wherein without mechanical interlock between the recliner and the slider, the electronic controller causes the recliner to place the seatback in a non-passenger position when the slider is within the tilt-and-slide region, and causes the recliner to place the seatback in a passenger position when the slider is within the detent region.

Detachable seat wireless power transfer and communication system

A detachable seat wireless power transfer and communication system includes: a seat assembly including a seat receiver configured to receive power wirelessly and a seat controller to control the seat receiver; a vehicle assembly spaced apart from the seat assembly at a lower end of the seat assembly; a front hook spaced apart from the seat assembly at a lower end of a front portion of the seat assembly in a length direction to fix a first end of the seat assembly to a vehicle body; a rear latch spaced apart from the seat assembly at a lower end of a rear portion of the seat assembly in the length direction to fix a second end of the seat assembly to the vehicle body; and a front hook switch spaced apart from the vehicle assembly. The vehicle assembly includes a vehicle transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the power to the seat assembly, and a vehicle controller configured to control the vehicle transmitter.

Extended slide vehicle seat with low profile adjustment control

Disclosed is a vehicle that includes a vehicle seat with a backrest, a cushion, a sliding rail, and a seat mount coupled to the sliding rail. A recline control handle positioned on the side of the seat includes a rotation axis parallel to a lateral axis of the vehicle. A slide control handle positioned on the side of the seat includes a rotation axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and a recess configured to receive at least a portion of the slide control handle in both a first orientation and a second orientation.

ERGONOMIC SEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE
20220212578 · 2022-07-07 ·

A seat cover is configured to be disposable on a seat to provide selectively adjustable support to a user seated on the seat. The seat cover comprises a cover layer configured to be extendable over at least a portion of the seat. A pump is connected to the cover layer and is configured to supply fluid under pressure. A first bladder compartment is connected to the pump to receive fluid under pressure therefrom. A second bladder compartment is also connected to the pump to receive fluid under pressure therefrom. A manifold is fluidly connected to the pump, the first bladder compartment, and the second bladder compartment. The manifold is configured to selectively direct fluid from the pump to the first and second bladder compartments to achieve a first prescribed pressure in the first bladder compartment and a second prescribed pressure in the second bladder compartment.

Pumping device for seat of vehicle
11274719 · 2022-03-15 · ·

A pumping device for a seat of a vehicle is proposed. In the pumping device, a plurality of pressure members is provided along an outer circumferential surface of a brake drum, and braking operation is performed through the pressure members moved when the brake drum rotates, so that friction between the brake drum and a housing can be avoided and thus deterioration of operational performance is prevented. In addition, the shape of the brake drum is simplified and the number of components is reduced, so that weight and size of the pumping device, and production cost are reduced, and fuel efficiency increases.

VEHICLE SEAT LEVER TO PROVIDE SPACE SAVING
20220105834 · 2022-04-07 ·

In one example, a lever assembly includes a slide housing including aligned holes and a slide lever received in the slide housing. The slide lever includes aligned holes, and the slide lever includes a body portion having a length and a recess approximately near a center of the length. The lever assembly includes a pin received in the aligned holes of the slide lever and the slide housing, allowing the slide lever to rotate about the pin relative to the lever housing, wherein the pin is received in the recess.

Seat module for cable arrangement

A seat module attached to a seat having mechanical parts for seat actuation in a motor vehicle includes at least one mechanical control cable for the seat actuation, and a module plate formed with a mounting feature for attaching to the seat and a retention feature for attaching the mechanical control cable. An end portion of the mechanical control cable is temporarily stowed on the module plate in a pre-assembled state where the mechanical control cable is attached to the module plate, and the end portion of the mechanical control cable is connected to the mechanical parts of the seat in an assembled state where the module plate with the attached mechanical control cable is securely mounted to the seat.

Vehicle seat and armrest assembly with free play minimization mechanism

A seat and armrest assembly includes a seat including a frame having a movable element that is supported on the frame in a position. An armrest is supported on the frame and is movable relative to the seat between a first position and a second position. The armrest includes a locking pin that is disposed adjacent to the movable element of the frame to retain the armrest in the first position. A free play adjustment mechanism is provided to adjust the position of the movable element relative to the frame to minimize or eliminate space between the movable element and the locking pin. The free play adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment actuator having a threaded outer surface that cooperates with a correspondingly threaded inner surface of an aperture extending through the frame.

Extended Slide Vehicle Seat with Low Profile Adjustment Control

Disclosed is a vehicle that includes a vehicle seat with a backrest, a cushion, a sliding rail, and a seat mount coupled to the sliding rail. A recline control handle positioned on the side of the seat includes a rotation axis parallel to a lateral axis of the vehicle. A slide control handle positioned on the side of the seat includes a rotation axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and a recess configured to receive at least a portion of the slide control handle in both a first orientation and a second orientation.