| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 296650160 | Hinged backrest | 12 |
| 20090001751 | RECLINER MECHANISM - A tube recliner mechanism for a vehicle seat having a reclining seat back includes an inner tube extending in a lateral cross vehicle direction and having inboard and outboard ends, an outer tube positioned around the inner tube, and a cylindrical spacer positioned between the inner tube and the outer tube. The relative rotational position of the inner and outer tubes is configured to change via rotation of one of the inner and outer tubes. The spacer, inner tube, and outer tube are all concentrically positioned to thereby reduce friction between the inner and outer tubes during relative movement between the tubes. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090295186 | LOCK APPARATUS OF SEAT FOR VEHICLE - A lock apparatus of a seat for a vehicle includes a striker, a first plate including a first plate groove portion, a second plate including a second plate groove portion, plural fixing portions provided at the first and second plates, a hook member being pivotable between a lock release position and a lock position and including a hook groove portion with and from which the striker is engageable and releasable, a pawl member engageable with and releasable from the hook member, a biasing member biasing the hook member and the pawl member, and plural connecting portions provided at the first and second plates for connecting the first and second plates. The connecting portions are located at an area defined between the fixing portions and one side portion of the first and second plates opposite to another side portion at which the first and second plate groove portions are formed. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20110133508 | Flipper Panel Assembly - A flipper panel assembly for covering a gap between a seat assembly and a cargo load floor. The seat assembly is movable forward and rearward and includes a pivotal seat back. The flipper panel assembly includes a main panel slidably disposed on the cargo load floor and fixedly secured to the seat assembly. A flipper panel is pivotally coupled to the main panel. The flipper panel assembly translates along the cargo load floor in response to moving the seat assembly forward and rearward. The flipper panel pivots in response to pivotal movement of the seat back. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110181070 | Motorcycle passenger backrest - A motorcycle passenger backrest has a generally U-shaped or V-shaped backrest frame that is configured for connection to a mounting bracket on the motorcycle. The inner surface of the backrest frame is configured with a recessed space having a base surface and a side surface that extends from the base surface at an angle. A carrier frame configured to fit within the recessed space is pivotally mounted to each leg of the backrest frame. The carrier frame is movable between an up, stored position, with the carrier frame in contact with the base surface of the recessed space, and a down, carrier position, with the carrier frame pivoted away from the backrest frame. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120025557 | STRIKER WEBBING GUIDE ASSEMBLY - An automotive vehicle including a folding rear compartment seat, the seat resides adjacent the vehicle body. The vehicle body includes a latch assembly accessible via a slot. A seat belt retractor is disposed within the vehicle body above the slot. A seat belt webbing extends from the retractor. The seat is comprised of a seat back and a seat base with a pivot interconnecting the back and base. An assembly including a striker and a webbing guide is secured to the seat back. The assembly comprises a first arm mounted to the seat back and engaging the striker element and a second arm adapted to receive the seat belt webbing. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120104786 | Detachable Tailgate Seat - A detachable, foldable seat specially designed to attach to the tailgate of a pickup truck or sport utility vehicle. The device comprises a bench seat, having a bottom seat cushion and a back support cushion attached to a hinge mechanism with a tailgate jamb post. The seat can fold in half at the hinge between the bottom and back support cushion of the device. During installation, the jamb post of the hinge inserts into the jamb between the open tailgate and the truck bed, securing the seat in position. A dual purpose strap attaches to either side of the bottom cushion such that the strap wraps around the open tailgate and further secures the seat in place. When the device is uninstalled and in a closed configuration, the strap serves as a fastening strap to keep the device in a stowed position. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20130292960 | ANTI-THEFT DEVICE FITTED TO THE SEAT OF THE VEHICLE - An anti-theft device fitted to the seat of the vehicle is provided for a motor vehicle. The seat containing a cushion, a frame and a back, including a mechanism for adjusting the angle of inclination of the seat back and comprising a fixed part and movable part. The fixed part and movable part located in the seat back and interact with each another with an additional horizontal axis and a lever. The movable part is adapted to forward rotation on the additional axis simultaneously with a gear-wheel, which holds the lever that locks the tilt-adjustment seat by the opposite end and driven by a pinion. The additional axle has the ability to horizontal displacement in the holding of its joints, forming an actuator of the locking device. The invention can be used to improve the seats ergonomics and for the bulk of transformations in the car. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130313850 | SEAT-BACK WITH ANCHORAGE BAR - An automotive seat-back assembly is provided, having a seat-back panel, a plurality of floor-mount brackets for attaching the seat-back panel to an automotive floor, and an anchorage bar operably located on the seat-back panel. Provided on the anchorage bar is at least one anchorage fixture for engaging with a mating anchorage device provided on an object to be secured. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140217767 | VEHICLE INCLUDING SEAT HAVING FIRST AND SECOND BIASING MEMBERS - A vehicle includes a seat that comprises a seat bottom, a seat back, a first biasing member, and a second biasing member. The seat back is pivotable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The first biasing member is coupled to each of the seat back and the bed frame. The second biasing member is coupled to each of the seat back and the bed frame. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140265417 | VEHICLE LOAD FLOOR ASSEMBLY - A vehicle load floor includes a seatback pivotal to a stowed position. A cargo floor is rearward the seatback. A foldable panel assembly is movable between stored and deployed positions. The foldable panel assembly includes a first panel pivotally coupled with the seatback and a second panel coupled with the first panel. A hinge coupled between bottom surfaces of the first and second panels. The deployed position includes the seatback in the stowed position and top surfaces of the first and second panels defining a planar support surface spanning to the cargo floor. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140265418 | VEHICLE LOAD FLOOR ASSEMBLY FOR A SEATBACK - A vehicle load floor assembly includes a vehicle seat that has a seatback that pivots between upright and stowed positions. A cargo floor extends rearward from the seat. A first panel pivotally couples with a rear portion of the seatback and pivots to a raised position away from the seatback in the stowed position. A second panel couples with the first panel and is deployable rearward to engage the cargo floor with the first panel in the raised position to define a support surface. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140327266 | VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY WITH DUAL LOCKED SEATING POSITIONS AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING A VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat assembly adjacent a vehicle body panel includes a vehicle seat that has a seat bottom and a seat back pivotable with respect to the seat bottom. The vehicle seat assembly includes a striker assembly with a fixed striker fixed to the vehicle body panel, and a pivotable striker pivotably supported on the fixed striker. The pivotable striker is pivotable between a first position in which the pivotable striker extends further than the fixed striker toward the seat back, and a second position in which the fixed striker extends further than the pivotable striker toward the seat back. A latching mechanism fixed to the seat back latches to the pivotable striker when the pivotable striker is in the first position, and latches to the fixed striker when the pivotable striker is in the second position. | 11-06-2014 |
