| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 297330000 | Motor actuated | 28 |
| 20080197683 | Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a motor vehicle with rear seats ( | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080231100 | RECLINING CHAIR AND CHASSIS, FRAME AND KIT THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a chassis for a reclining chair comprising at least two contiguous deformable quadrilateral segments, pivot points and at least two force-developing elements. Each quadrilateral segment has four rigid side members and four vertices. Each quadrilateral segment shares one of its side members with at least one other contiguous quadrilateral segment. The pivot points are located at each vertex of each quadrilateral segment. All pivot points have their pivot axis parallel to the pivot axis of the other pivot points. Each force-developing element independently provides a force to a corresponding one of the at least two quadrilateral segments. The invention also relates to a frame for a reclining chair made of two parallel chassis. A reclining chair made of this chassis and a kit for such a reclining chair are also described. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080315652 | Actuator for a Motor Vehicle with a Gear Case - The actuator for a motor vehicle has an electric motor having an output shaft. A gear comprising a spindle nut and a gear case is connected to the output shaft. A spindle engages the spindle nut. A bracket forms an at least partial surrounding grip abut the gear case. A pivot bearing is provided between the gear case and the bracket. Further, an abutment lying substantially opposite the pivot bearing is formed between the gear case and the bracket. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090072602 | Motor-driven actuator for a vehicle seat - A motor-driven actuator for a vehicle, in particular for a vehicle seat, is for being situated between two components of the vehicle or vehicle seat that can be displaced in relation to one another. The motor-driven actuator comprises a motor, at least one first gear stage that is located on the output side of the motor, a second gear stage that acts as a load-bearing gear and is located on the output side of the first gear stage, and at least one sealing element. The motor, gear stages and sealing element are integrated into the motor-driven actuator. The sealing element is adapted for being in a predetermined sealing configuration for protecting the motor and/or its electrical contact and/or at least one of the gear stages during manufacturing. The sealing element is adapted for not being in the predetermined sealing configuration when the motor-driven actuator is installed and ready to operate. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090121532 | Seat positioning and control system - A positioning and control system to selectively position and to monitor and record the position of the seat frame, back rest frame and leg rest supports of a powered wheelchair wherein the positioning and control system comprises a seat positioning mechanism including a seat tilt positioning assembly and a back rest recline positioning assembly to position the tilt of the seat frame and the recline of the back rest frame respectively, and a leg rest positioning mechanism including leg rest positioning assemblies to position the leg rest supports, and a system control including an operator input control and a microprocessor to control, monitor and record the position of the seat frame, back rest frame and the leg rest supports. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100026068 | APPARATUS FOR TILTING VEHICLE SEAT CUSHION - An apparatus for tilting a vehicle seat cushion raises the front end to be higher than the rear end of the seat cushion in order to enhance a supporting force for an occupant seated in a vehicle seat, thereby preventing the occupant from being pushed forwards in the event of sudden braking. The apparatus includes a cushion tilting unit installed in the seat cushion, wherein the cushion tilting unit raises a front end of a seat cushion to be higher than a rear end of the seat cushion without adjusting an angle of the seat back. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100102608 | SEAT STRUCTURE - A seat structure applicable to both a normal posture and a comfortable posture, in which a sufficiently relaxed resting posture is available and an excellent comfort is obtained while seated. A cushion frame is supported by a rear link plate and a front link plate, set such that the rear link plate within its movable range has a displacement angle larger than a displacement angle of the front link plate, and an angle between a side frame portion of a base frame and the rear link plate becomes smaller than an angle between the side frame portion and the front link plate when the plates are rotated and moved to the forward-most positions. Consequently, a seating surface angle of the cushion frame increases as the rear link plate and the front link plate are rotated and moved forward. An inclination angle of a back frame itself does not vary but the seating surface angle of the cushion frame can be varied according to a movement of a person. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100219668 | Devices and Methods for Lift Assistance - Devices and methods are disclosed which relate to lifting a user from a seated position to a raised position. This is performed by incorporating a lifting mechanism into a seat coupled to a movable base portion. Actuators coupled to drive shafts enable a plurality of linkages to be raised and tilted, enabling the seat to rise at the push of a button or other triggering mechanism. A plurality of compressible springs enables an even balance between the weight of the human and the pressure of the lifting mechanism underneath the seat. As the lifting portion lifts the seat, an angle of the seat changes from a substantially horizontal position to a relatively angled position, mimicking the natural motion of the hips and thighs for humans needing assistance. Embodiments disclosed include using the device as a bedside toilet, having a removable bowl attached to the seat, or using the device placed over a toilet. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100253122 | SEAT STRUCTURE - A seat structure capable of dealing with both a normal posture and a resting posture and providing sufficient relaxation in the resting posture while ensuring excellent comfortableness of an occupant. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110025113 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE KINEMATICS OF A SEAT HAVING MOVABLE PORTIONS BY SPACE OF FREEDOM AND SEAT CARRYING IT OUT - A method for controlling the kinematics of a seat ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110084529 | LIFT ASSIST SEAT - A lift assist seat has a base, a cushion, and a chamber formed on the base. A motor capable of rotating both directions, a decelerator for reducing rotation speed of the motor, and a slider driven by the motor to reciprocatively move along a straight line are mounted in the chamber. A raiser is mounted beneath the cushion and has a plurality of support members jacking up the cushion to ascend when the slider is moved toward one direction to drive the support members, or lowering the cushion to descend when the slider is moved toward the other direction, thereby helping users sitting on the cushion to stand up or sit down. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110095584 | SEAT APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to provide a seat apparatus enabling noise reduction and size reduction of a rotation transmitting mechanism. This seat apparatus is provided with a rotation transmitting mechanism capable of transmitting rotation to each of adjusting mechanisms. This rotation transmitting mechanism includes a motor, a worm, and two worm wheels each meshed with the worm and arranged in proximity to each other. This rotation transmitting mechanism also includes four clutch members. Each clutch member is interposed between corresponding one of the adjusting mechanisms and corresponding one of the worm wheels. Each clutch member is configured such that it can be switched between a transmission state and an interruption state. In the transmission state, rotation via the worm wheel can be transmitted to the corresponding adjusting mechanism. In the interruption state, on the other hand, transmission of the rotation is interrupted. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110121626 | Lift chair - A chair having a first seat portion and a second seat portion pivotally connected to the first seat portion. The first seat portion and the second seat portion are movable between a first or lowered position and a second or raised position, and the first seat portion and second seat portion are disposed in substantially the same plane when the first seat portion and the second seat portion are in the first position. Also included is an actuator for moving the first seat portion and the second seat portion between the first position and the second position, and when the actuator is actuated, the first seat portion pivots relative to the second seat portion such that the first seat portion is located in a different plane relative to the second seat portion. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110215625 | SEAT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An adjustable seat structure ( | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110221248 | DRIVE DEVICE - In a drive device for a vehicle seat ( | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120139312 | VEHICLE SEAT DEVICE - The invention provides a vehicle seat device in which a seat can be simply and reliably held at a storage position. In a vehicle seat ( | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120181832 | Lift chair - A lift chair includes a seat portion formed therein with an accommodating room that is closed atop by a plane; a cushion deposited on the plane; a lifter mechanism deposited in the accommodating room and having an upper end connected to a bottom of the cushion; and a power source serving to drive the lifter mechanism to operate, thereby lifting or lowering the cushion, horizontally moving the cushion, or tilting the cushion, and in turn assisting a user to stand up or sit down. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20130093230 | ASSISTANT STANDING SEAT - The invention discloses an assistant standing seat comprising a base having a positioning nest and a locating recess, a driving module installed in the positioning nest of the base, a shearing device mounted in the locating recess of the base and a seat mounted on the shearing device, wherein the shearing device has a top plate, a bottom plate pivotally mounted to a front part of the top plate, a U-shape bracket pivotally mounted to a middle part of the bottom plate and a translational device moving between the U-shape bracket and the bottom plate. With the above means, a user's weight can be distributed to the top plate and the U-shape bracket to decrease a resistance force of the translational device when the translational device moves, and further avoid a difficult elevation of the assistant standing seat. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130119734 | SELF LOCKING MODULAR ARTICULATED FRAME - An articulating frame comprising parallel aligned base frame elements ( | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130278031 | VEHICLE SEAT HAVING A HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - The invention relates to a vehicle seat comprising a seat part for providing a seat surface for a seat occupant, a guide track arrangement for the longitudinally adjustable arrangement of the vehicle seat in a vehicle and a height adjustment device comprising a plurality of rockers which are pivotably coupled to the seat part and the guide track arrangement and which connect the seat part to the guide track arrangement so as to be adjustable in height, and a electromotive drive unit for driving a first rocker of the plurality of rockers. The drive unit has an output pinion which engages in a toothing of a tooth segment and can be set into rotation with respect to the tooth segment for adjusting the seat height of the seat part relative to the guide track arrangement. To this end, the output pinion ( | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140203608 | ADJUSTABLE FURNITURE APPARATUS - An adjustable furniture apparatus is disclosed. The furniture apparatus includes a frame, an internal support structure, an incline assembly having a first and a second inclinable section, a plurality of lifting devices configured to selectively incline and support the first and second inclinable sections, and a cover disposed over portions of the incline assembly to form a comfortable seating intimate activity surface. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140306505 | HAND-SWITCH ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ADJUSTABLE SEATING FURNITURE, ADJUSTABLE SEATING FURNITURE AND ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR AN ADJUSTABLE SEATING FURNITURE - A hand-switch arrangement (HSA) for an adjustable seating furniture (SF), in particular a recliner, the hand-switch arrangement (HSA) comprising an operating unit (OU) and a carrier module (CM). The carrier module (CM) comprises a body part (BP) with an opening (O) for accommodating the operating unit (OU). The carrier module (CM) is designed to be mechanically fixed to a rigid part (RP) of the adjustable seating furniture (SF). The operating unit (OU) comprises a control panel (CP) for controlling a drive unit (DU) of the adjustable seating furniture (SF). The operating unit (OU) further comprises a locking means (LM | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140327284 | SLOUCH REAR SEAT - A slouch rear seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back pivotally mounted to the seat bottom, and a driver for moving the slouch rear seat between a design position and a fully forward position. Characteristically, the seat bottom moves from the design position to the fully forward position by the seat bottom moving upward and forward in a manner that avoids a vehicle occupant contacting the top of the vehicle cabin. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20150321587 | POWER SEAT OPERATION DEVICE AND POWER SEAT - A power seat operation device is configured in such a manner that, when a dial member is rotated and operated, a movable mechanism which is to be operated is selected from among movable mechanisms. When a switch member is rotated and operated, the selected movable mechanism is actuated. The switch member is rotated and operated about a rotation axis extending in the widthwise direction of the seat. Thus the direction of operation of the switch member can be aligned with or nearly aligned with both the direction of the actual movement of a seat back when a recliner mechanism is actuated and the direction of the actual movement of an ottoman when an ottoman mechanism is actuated. Also, in a state in which a seat slide mechanism is selected, the direction of the operation of the switch member is aligned with the front-rear direction of the seat. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150360592 | SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING A TILTABLE FRONT CUSHION MODULE - A vehicle seat assembly having a seat bottom that includes first and second side frame members and a front cushion module. The front cushion module has a support member and a cushion. The support member has first and second ends that are disposed proximate the front end of the first and second side frame members, respectively. The cushion receives and is supported by the support member and has a front end. The vehicle seat assembly may have an actuator cooperable with the support member for tilting the front end of the cushion relative to the frame members. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160058191 | FURNITURE MEMBER WITH POWERED MECHANISM PROVIDING LIFT AND ZERO GRAVITY POSITIONS - A furniture member powered mechanism providing both lift and zero gravity operating positions includes a first torque tube having first and second connecting links fixed thereto. The connecting links are each rotatably connected to a first or second connecting arm. The first and second connecting arms are rotatably connected to a gear housing. A positioning motor connected to the gear housing displaces a slide member coupled to the gear housing. Slide member motion displaces the first and second connecting arms, displacing and rotating the first torque tube. First and second connecting plates are rotatably connected to the slide member. A second torque tube is fixed at opposite ends to each of first and second arm rest portions of a furniture member base portion. The first and second connecting plates are also connected to the second torque tube such that slide member displacement rotates the base member. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160096451 | REAR SEAT CUSHION WITH H-POINT ARTICULATION - A vehicle seat assembly includes a fixed mounting plate and a support bar coupled with the mounting plate and slidable with respect thereto along an arcuate path. A cushion support is coupled with the support bar, and a drive mechanism is operably coupled with the cushion support to rotate the cushion support about a center of the arcuate path positioned opposite the rail by sliding of the support bar along the path. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160096459 | REAR SEAT CUSHION WITH H-POINT ARTICULATION - A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat pan and four linkage arms individually pivotably coupled with the seat pan. The assembly further includes a mounting plate, each of the four linkage arms being pivotably coupled therewith. A gear rack is coupled with the seat pan and defines an articulation path therefor, and a pinion is operably engaged with the rack to drive articulation of the seat pan including pivoting of the four linkage arms and sliding of the mounting plate. | 04-07-2016 |
