Chairs and seats – Bottom or back with means to alter contour – Located at the front of the seat bottom
Patent
1993-08-09
1994-11-08
Dorner, Kenneth J.
Chairs and seats
Bottom or back with means to alter contour
Located at the front of the seat bottom
29742326, A47C 300
Patent
active
053621280
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle seat with an adjustable thigh support is provided including a vehicle seat frame, the seat frame providing support for a portion of a leg section of a vehicle occupant; a thigh support pan pivotally mounted with respect to the seat frame providing support for the portion of the leg section at a forward end of the seat frame; a main gear track projecting from the thigh support pan on a side of the thigh support pan generally opposite the leg section of a vehicle occupant, the main gear track having a toothed surface; a gear housing fixed with respect to the seat frame, the gear housing having rotatably mounted thereto a gear for meshing engagement with the main gear track toothed surface, the gear housing also having space from the gear and alignment pin for capturing the main gear track between the gear and the alignment pin; a receiving gear track pivotally mounted with respect to the thigh support pan having a toothed surface for engagement with the gear, the receiving gear track also having a handle portion for impartation of pivotal movement; and a spring to pivotally bias the receiving gear track into engagement with the gear.
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Dorner Kenneth J.
General Motors Corporation
Helms Ernest E.
Jr. Milton Nelson
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