Chairs and seats – Crash seat – Bottom and back movable as unit in response to force
Patent
1997-12-16
1999-10-19
Cuomo, Peter M.
Chairs and seats
Crash seat
Bottom and back movable as unit in response to force
2973441, 2972162, 2972161, 29721616, 296 681, 248429, B60N 242, B60R 2100
Patent
active
059676043
ABSTRACT:
A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a seat cushion for being secured to a vehicle floor, a seat back arranged on a rear portion of the seat cushion, a sliding unit mounted on the seat cushion to permit the vehicle seat to slide relative to the vehicle floor, a pair of front brackets adapted to be fixed to the vehicle floor and connected to the sliding unit at the front end of the seat cushion and a pair of rear brackets adapted to be fixed to the vehicle floor and connected to the sliding unit at the rear end of the seat cushion. The front brackets are adapted to be deformed during a collision to permit the seat cushion to move upward. The front brackets are configured to include a first attaching portion and a second attaching portion that are spaced apart from one another.
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Yamada Yukifumi
Yoshida Tadasu
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
Cuomo Peter M.
White Rodney B.
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