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Seat adjusting mechanism providing a multiplicity of fore-and-aft adjustment positions of a vehicle adjustable seat in which an upper moving guide rail supporting the seat and a lower fixed guide rail comprise two vertical flanges per each rail, the flanges on the upper and lower rails firmly gripping...     

A seat adjuster in which a seat frame supporting a seat body is provided with a pair of flanges extending inwardly from the opposite side walls thereof, and a channel of suitable sectional shape is formed on each of these flanges to slidably receive therein a bar of complementary sectional shape supported...     

A seat for a railway car is mounted on and slidable along a floor mounted track having upwardly facing openings interconnected by undercut slots. A base for a leg of the seat carries studs which have heads insertable in the openings of the track and engageable with the track when lifted. The leg's base...     

A sorting switch comprises a plurality of channel-shaped pallet support members mounted on drive chains for movement around a course including an upper article sorting portion and a lower return portion. The upper article sorting portion of the course includes parallel article conveying paths, and the...     

A seat structure includes a seat cushion supporting frame connected to a platform by suspension linkage permitting vertical movement of the seat relative to the platform, the platform in turn being connected to a base through means of guide track and latch means for permitting selected fore-and-aft adjustment...     

A seat adjusting mechanism including separate devices for effecting fore and aft adjustment and substantially vertical adjustment of the seat. These devices are interconnected by a spring in such a way that the spring simultaneously biases the seat supporting structure forwardly and upwardly.

A slide bracket for a drawer assembly or the like, comprising first and second elongated members mounted for relative longitudinal sliding movement, the members including respective opposed side walls shaped to define longitudinal ball bearing tracks. Ball bearings are supported by a carrier and mounted...     

An adjustable vehicle seat construction in which motor means is connected by a bracket to the seat slide, which also carries transmission mechanism for adjusting the position of the seat. The seat adjusting mechanism comprises interconnected levers at opposite sides interconnected by a torsion tube pivotally...     

A chair is rotatable and rockable, has an adjustable headrest and arm and leg rests selectively pivotable into use positions, and is carried for forward and backwards movement upon a baseplate attached at a forward end thereof to a work station fixture such as a desk or work table. The chair has an undercarriage...     

A sliding runner of a particular specified type and supporting a motor vehicle seat is provided with an anchor for the lower end of a safety belt for a passenger on the seat. The sliding runner is one having a lower generally channel section member attached to the vehicle floor and an upper generally...     

A bicycle seat mounting wherein a connector is interposed between the post clamp and the bicycle seat, such connector being linearly adjustable in its position relative to the seat, and releasably retained in adjusted relation by a nut and bolt combination. The connector is pivotally secured to the post...     

In a seat adapted for use in a seating arrangement in a vehicle an upholstered seat with a hinged, tiltable backrest, a maximum degree of comfort and legroom for passengers is provided with a minimum of floorspace required. For this purpose the seat is equipped with a seat frame and a backrest frame...     

A seat mounting structure is provided including a stationary base and a generally horizontal seat support assembly disposed above the base. Spring controlled pivoted levers and connecting links support the assembly above the base for vertical movement relative thereto between upper and lower limit positions...     

A longitudinally extending track assembly connects the inboard side of the seat bottom frame to the vehicle body for fore and aft adjusting longitudinal movement and supports the seat bottom frame at at least two longitudinally spaced points to support the seat bottom frame against forward and rearward...     

A reclinable chair is rockable on a sub-frame which is movable forwardly and rearwardly on a base. The chair and sub-frame are supported on the base on a pair of facing channels which slope downwardly from the rear to the front of the base. The sub-frame and base are locked together in the rear and forward...     

A slide for adjusting the longitudinal position of a vehicle seat, comprising an upper shaped-section adapted to slide along a fixed lower shaped-section and carrying a bolt adapted to coact with a fixed rack. The bolt is controlled by a longitudinal rod housed in two transverse lugs, the front one being...     

A vibration attenuator seat includes a seat assembly with a pair of paralleled shafts slidable in horizontally positioned, ultra low friction, linear bearings mounted in a base assembly. A seat adjustment assembly has a bottom part which is a part of the base assembly and a latch in its top part for...     

A vehicle seat suspension utilizing a pair of horizontally spaced frame members each having a pair of vertically spaced guide rails mounted thereon. Each of the guide rails on one frame member is horizontally spaced and parallel to a guide rail on the other frame member so that two vertically spaced...     

A low profile seat for vehicles features structural geometry which enables the use of an air spring to control seat height and rate in vehicles whose interior dimensions does not provide for the placement of a more conventional air spring vehicle seat. A fore-and-aft vibration absorbing system may be...     

A position memory device to be used for the power driven seat of a vehicle. The device comprises a memory wheel and memory switches to be engaged with the memory wheel at a selected position of the seat. Return to the selected position is identified by the re-engagement of the switches against the memory...     

A position memory device for a reclining seat to memorize tilted positions of a seat back. The memory device includes a memory wheel adapted to be rotated with movements of the seat back, a reset cam integrally formed with the memory wheel, and a reset lever urging against the reset cam so as to rotate...     

A seat reclining device of a vehicle is provided with a position memory function. The device includes a position memory wheel having an integrally formed reset cam and a reset lever engaging therewith. The reset lever is urged onto the periphery of the reset cam of the position memory wheel by spring...     

In an adjusting device for a seat in a motor vehicle, a sliding seat guiding mechanism moves the seat in a generally horizontal direction. The guide mechanism includes an upper part secured to the seat and a support member secured to the floor of the vehicle. A rack is attached to the upper part and...     

A moving table assembly has a base, a table supported by the base for movement in one direction, a feed screw having its axis parallel to the direction of movement of the table, a nut threadably engaged with the feed screw, and a connecting mechanism for connecting the table and the nut, the connecting...     

A mechanism is provided for adjusting the relative position of an automotive seat with respect to the floor of the automobile. The mechanism has a first member having a pair of flat converging surfaces of substantial length defining a path of movement between the seat and the floor. At least one locking...     

An adjustable seat mounting mechanism is provided between a base part and a seat support part mounted for relative fore and aft movement. An adjustment mechanism is operatively associated between the base part and the seat support part for effecting adjustment between a locking mode preventing the fore...     

A seat slide structure includes upper and lower interfitting track members, with the upper track member mounting plastic slides to slidably support it on the lower track member for horizontal movement to various adjusted positions. A latch member is movably mounted within the upper track member and includes...     

A vehicle seat (see FIG.1) is slidably supported by two pairs of slide ra, each rail of each pair having the same cross-section. For both pairs each rail (1,2) includes a U-shaped portion and an offset flange. The flange of one rail (2) engages in the U-shaped portion of the other rail and vice versa....     

A seat slide structure includes upper and lower track members having U-shaped leg portions which interfit with each other. The track members are spaced and laterally located by plastic slides which fit between the base of the upper track member and the bights of the legs of the lower track member. A...     

A vehicle seat track assembly comprising a lower frame member secured to the vehicle floor, an upper frame member secured to the seat and slidably supported on the lower frame member for relative movement fore and aft of the vehicle and a seat position control member supported on the frame members for...     

In a seat sliding device comprising a stationary rail, a movable rail slidable on and along the stationary rail to carry a seat, and a plastic slide block moulded on the movable rail in a manner to be disposed between these two rails to improve the sliding characteristics of the movable rail relative...     

The radial arm of a radial arm saw formed of sheet metal has a horizontal top wall and a pair of vertical sidewalls which are formed horizontally inward at their lower edges as to form ledges for supporting the opposite sides of a longitudinally slidable saw carriage thereon, two pair of longitudinally...     

A seat slide structure which includes upper and lower tracks, each formed of a pair of complementary opposite hand track members. The track members of the upper track interfit with the track members of the lower track and are normally interengaged therewith through a plastic spacer between the tracks....     

A vehicle seat adjusting apparatus for adjusting the angle of inclination of a seat and thereby adjusting passenger height and available leg room by rotating the seat about a single, centrally located, transverse or lateral axis. A latch mechanism normally holds the seat relative to the seat track rails....     

A seat adjuster includes upper and lower track members having interfitting U-shape cross-section side portions which are slidably guided relative to each other by runners of low friction plastic material. The track members are slidably supported relative to each other by a shoe of the same material....     

A vehicle seat frame having "Z" section side rails which form part of a rigid cubic section. Each of the side rails has an upright web formed at its upper end with an integral outboard extending upper flange and at its lower end with an integral inboard extending lower flange. This arrangement provides...     

For use as a component of a display stand, an extendible shelf comprises a pair of elongated primary bracket elements each arranged for mounting at one end thereof on suitable supporting means such as a pair of upright elements forming components of a display stand, a pair of secondary bracket elements...     

A seat adjuster for use with a seat used in a vehicle, an airplane or the like is disclosed in which a movable rail is formed integrally with a side frame of a cushion frame, and in which either of the movable rail or a fixed rail fixed to a vehicle body is provided on its surface facing toward the other...     

An integral seat frame and track is provided. Two base tracks comprising elongated structural elements are mounted to a vehicle floor in a spaced, parallel relationship. A seat frame assembly comprises two spaced, parallel structural elments joined at one end of each by a third structural element. The...     

The present invention relates to an adjusting device for vehicle seats having a threaded spindle (4) and a spindle nut arranged thereon, each of which is connected in an axially immovable manner with one or the other of elements (1, 2) to be adjusted relative to each other. The spindle nut (13) is provided...     

An easy entry seat adjuster includes upper and lower track members which are slidable relative to each other. A latch carrier is slidably mounted on both track members and mounts a latch member having latch arms engageable within an opening of the upper track member and any one of a series of openings...     

A seat is mounted on right and left slide rails slidable on right and left guide rails so that the position of the seat is adjustable back and forth. Right and left lock mechanisms are mounted on the right and left slide rails, respectively, for locking a relative movement between a right or left pair...     

For adjusting a seat supported by a pair of mutually slidable guide rails forwardly and rearwardly, a nut member and a screw-threaded shaft engageable with each other are secured to the guide rails, one being rotatably and the other being fixedly. A driving means is coupled to the rotatable one of the...     

A cam operated locking device for selectively locking or releasing an isolator frame for a seat that is slidable longitudinally on a support. The seat includes insolator frame has a locking recess therein. The locking device includes a U-bar housing affixed to a bracket on the support. There is a lever...     

The invention concerned relates to a car seat having one side frame each mounted on the upper rails of a pair of left and right seat slide adjusters for the entire seat and backrest, with a seat cushion frame installed so as to allow free sliding in either direction, and a rack contained either in one...     

A seat assembly for vehicles is provided which prevents the damage to a seat sliding mechanism upon a collision of the vehicle occurring and includes a seat frame which improves the strength of the combination between the seat frame and a bracket connected with a back rest frame. The construction of...     

The present invention provides an easy entry seat adjuster along with a memory. The present invention is highly useful when utilized for the front seat in a two row seat two door vehicle wherein the bending of the front seat back forward allows the front seat to move to its most forward position. After...     

A seat frame for use in an automotive seat. The seat frame is divided into four sections, that is, front, rear, right and left sections, and at least the right and left sections or side frame members are respectively formed in a substantially Z-shaped configuration. Namely, each of the side frame members...     

In a motor vehicle having a seat belt which is incorporated with a position adjustable passenger seat, there is proposed an improved seat mounting arrangement for safely supporting the seat even upon a vehicle collision. For this, a toughly constructed bracket member is employed which is connected to...     

A motor-driven seat slide mechanism comprising a cushion assembly; spaced apart, first and second telescopically extendable guide rail structures one for each side of the cushion assembly, each of the telescopically extendable guide rail structures including upper and lower guide rail members connected...     

Two brackets are secured at their upper ends to side frames of a seat cushion part of a seat. Each bracket has at its lower end a first engaging portion which interlocks with a second engaging portion which is defined by either one of the vehicle floor and a structure which is disposed between the seat...     

An anagraphic stand comprises a base frame, a camera support structure and a mobile stage. The stage is driven relative to the camera by octhogonally-mounted linear drive means attached to the base and by a gear-reduced rotary drive means. All of the drive means are electronically converted microstepping...     

A seat slide rail structure comprising a lower rail having a channel member with a C-shaped cross-section fixedly attached to a floor and having an open side end; a slider, fixedly secured to a seat, having a vertical portion opposing the open side end and combined with the lower rail in axially slidable...     

Herein disclosed is a seat sliding device which generally comprises a latch mechanism for latching a movable rail to a stationary and a walk-in mechanism for moving the seat forward when a seatback of the seat is inclined forward. The walk-in mechanism comprises a transmission member which cancels the...     

At each side of the seat is a slide mounting assembly consisting of a fixed slide (12) and a moveable slide 22 which carries independent means for controlling fore-aft sliding, front height adjustment, and rear height adjustment. That may be by electric motors (3, 5, 7) or by mechanical means controlled...     

A seat slide device adapted to adjust the forward and rearward positions of an automobile seat, comprising an upper rail, a lower rail, the upper rail being slidably fitted to the lower rail, and a reinforcing member. The reinforcing member is fixed to the upper rail and has a plurality of claw members...     

A seat slide device for a car having a slidable seat having a forwardly tiltable back support, wherein a lock member is mounted on an operating shaft parallel to a movable rail pivoted to said movable rail, the lock member having pawls capable of being selectively engaged and disengaged with respect...     

Disclosed is a vehicle seat with suspension device in which there is fixed a belt anchor to be jointed with a seat belt and the suspension device is adapted for absorbing a vibration or shock. In such seat, there are a pair of protection plates arranged such that they are respectively fixed on the rearward...     

In an automotive seat having a main slide mechanism by which the entire of the seat is movable to a desired position relative to a vehicle floor, there is provided an auxiliary slide mechanism which is arranged between the main slide mechanism and a seat cushion of the seat to adjust the position of...     

Herein disclosed is a powered seat slide device which comprises a threaded shaft which is neatly received in an elongate tunnel-like space defined between coupled movable and stationary rails and rotatably held by the movable rail, a nut which is received in the tunnel-like space to be operatively engaged...     

In a vehicle seat with suspension device wherein the suspension device is provided between the seat and a floor of the vehicle and a belt anchor for seat belt is provided on the seat, there are arranged an engagement member of a U-shaped configuration on the lateral side of the seat and an engagement...     

An automotive seat with a walk-in device, in which a rotatable lever plate of the walk-in device and a link member are arranged at one of a pair of slide rails which are provided under the seat, and a connecting wire of the walk-in device is extended between the rotatable lever plate and link member....     

Herein disclosed is a powered seat slide device which comprises an elongate rack plate which is received in an elongate tunnel-like space defined between movable and stationary rails and secured to the stationary rail, a gear mechanism which is mounted to the movable rail and has a pinion projected into...     

A seat slider assembly for supporting a seat on a vehicle so as to be adjustable in its position in a forward or rearward direction of the seat, which includes a rail member to be fixed to a vehicle body and provided with an engaging portion, a rail member to be fixed to the seat, the latter rail member...     

The present invention is a simple digital vehicle seat position sensor which comprises a magnetic field sensor such as a Hall integrated circuit and a strip of magnetic poles of alternating polarity which are moved relative to one another as the vehicle seat position is changed to produce a square wave...     

An automotive seat with a walk-in device, which permits the forward movement of the seat by inclining the seat back forwardly for a walk-in purpose. The walk-in device in the present invention comprises a rotatable lever plate, an actuator pin fixed on the lever plate, and a crank portion formed in a...     

A seat slide assembly includes a rail mechanism for slidably supporting a seat on a floor fixedly connected to the floor, an actuating means fixed connected to the rail mechanism through a bracket for actuating the rail mechanism, a bolt member fixed to the rail mechanism by welding and supporting on...     

A power seat for an automobile wherein the seat cushion is adjustable in height or in a fore-and-aft direction by means of an electric motor. In such power seat, an upstanding bracket is provided on a slide rail adapted to permit fore-and-aft sliding movement of the seat cushion, and the electric motor...     

A seat assembly for a motor vehicle includes a seat with a seat cushion part, and a seat slide device. The seat slide device includes a pair of stationary rails and a pair of movable rails which mount thereon the seat cushion part and slidably engages with the stationary rails. A cover member is connected...     

A track assembly including a fixed track engaged with a movable track slidable with respect to the fixed track, the movable track having disposed therewith anchoring portions for securing a load to the moveable track, the fixed track having first and second engaging portions disposed integrally therewith,...     

A power seat drive mechanism for an automobile has a motor which drives a worm which in turn drives a worm wheel at a given speed. The worm wheel is connected to a threaded shaft which it drives to rotate. Rotation of the threaded shaft forces it through a nut which is fixed to the body of the vehicle....     

The vehicle seat comprises a pair of lower rails arranged on the vehicle floor at an interval; a pair of upper rails slidably mounted on the lower rails, respectively; and a pair of base plates fixed to the upper rails, respectively at both the ends thereof with bolts or rivets. To further reinforce...     

A safety chair apparatus includes a seat and support back, with the seat and support back mounting a respective pair of securement straps securable to a central buckle member. The seat includes a plurality of pairs of downwardly extending legs, with each leg mounting a guide follower plate integrally...     

In a vehicle seat provided with a seat belt anchor attached to a seat base plate or a seat sliding rail, a lower rail reinforcing member is provided for a lower rail in the vicinity of a seat belt anchor mounting portion, to increase strength of the lower rail required at vehicle collision.

A reduction gear is shown, which is designed to facilitate assembly of essential parts in a case. The reduction gear comprises a worm; a worm wheel meshed with the worm; a lower case part having a semicylindrical recess which rotatably receives the worm, and an upper case part to be mounted on the lower...     

The vehicle seat comprises a pair of lower rails arranged on the vehicle floor at an interval; a pair of upper rails slidably mounted on the lower rails, respectively; and a pair of base plates fixed to the upper rails, respectively at both the ends thereof with bolts or ribets. To further reinforce...     

A power seat slide device includes a pair of parallel stationary rails and a pair of parallel movable rails axially slidably engaged with the stationary rails. The movable rail and the stationary rail are assembled to define therebetween an elongate tunnel which extends along a common axis of the stationary...     

A seat suspension for resiliently mounting a seat for vertical floating movement between upper and lower positions comprising a base part mountable on a vehicle and a seat support part on which the seat is mounted. The base part has lower front and rear pivot axes and the seat support part has upper...     

A seat mechanism including a deflectable latch flap mechanism formed integrally with a first seat pan member. The latch flap engages an indexing means for selectively securing the seat in a desired longitudinal position. A guide mechanism is provided for longitudinally guiding foot portions coupled with...     

An extendible seat arrangement for use in moving a seat in and out of a confined space includes a plurality of telescopically-extending interlocking sections which nest one within the other and are curved. One of the sections includes a carrier for carrying the seat. A motor is arranged to move the sections...     

An automotive seating system including lightweight, high strength extrusions forming the track assemblies. The extrusions are formed with elongated abutment surfaces providing the sole reaction surfaces to resist separation of the track assemblies in the event of a crash. No separate reinforcements are...     

An anti-theft vehicle seat apparatus (10) that allows the vehicle seat (90) to be moved from a normal driving position to a forward position. When in the forward position the seat is sufficiently close to the vehicle steering wheel that the vehicle cannot be driven. The apparatus consists of first and...     

A mechanism used to control the vertical height as well as fore-aft position of a vehicle seat while presenting a minimum height profile when adjusted to minimum vertical elevation. The seat is connected to a pair of rails, one stationary and one reciprocable. A seat is affixed to an attachment bracket...     

A seat base, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, which may be manufactured at reasonable cost, has the necessary strength properties and permits replacement of the upholstery and/or cover is disclosed. The seat base is divided into a dish-shaped upholstery support made from a thermoplastic material...     

A seat support assembly includes a double latch assembly for the seat that ensures that one side latches without regard to the condition of the other side where both are operated by a U-shaped lift bar actuator.

A uni-brace mechanism is provided which allows a vehicle seat to be attached to the vehicle seat slide adjusters made by various manufacturers. A front bracket and a rear bracket are spaced apart and attached to the underside of a vehicle seat. Each bracket includes two pairs of receiving holes, with...     

A power seat slider comprises a gearbox with connecting mounting brackets integrally connected therewith. A mounting surface portion of the gearbox faces an inner wall of a seat slide rail and is provided with a positioning projection. Upper portions of each of the connecting mounting brackets are also...     

A powered seat slide device including at least one pair of guide rails for slidably supporting a seat such that the position of the seat relative to a floor is adjusted frontwardly and rearwardly, comprises a drive motor causing a relative sliding movement of one of the guide rails to the other, through...     

A dual rail adjuster arrangement is provided that is hidden beneath the floor. The adjuster can be used for front or rear seat applications and offers the necessary strength and stability that prior wheeled adjusters cannot. In addition, the present invention offers the ability to remove the seat so...     

An interlocking track arrangement for a seat slide device of the type used in manually-operable vehicle seat slide mechanisms is disclosed. The seat slide device also includes a latching arrangement having a lock plate fixed to a lower track and a latch plate supported from an upper track for rectilinear...     

An automotive powered seat slide device including upper and lower guide rails, slidably fitted to each other, such that the position of the seat relative to the floor is adjusted frontwardly and rearwardly, includes a driving mechanism having a driven connection with an electric motor and a screw-threaded...     

A power seat frame assembly includes a screw nut and rod assembly which is pre-assembled as a unit before being mounted on a bracket fixed to a rail for vehicle's seat. A gear box of the screw rod and nut assembly is disposed merely in a space between opposed walls on the bracket and the screw rod is...     

A seat sliding device is comprised of a pair of laterally spaced lower rails for mounting on a vehicle body floor, each of the lower rails including a channel, a pair of upper rails adapted to carry a seat cushion, each of the upper rails being slidably mounted at an engaging portion to the corresponding...     

A mechanism used to control the vertical height as well as fore-aft position of a vehicle seat while presenting a minimum height profile when adjusted to minimum vertical elevation. The seat is connected to a pair of rails, one stationary and one reciprocable. A seat is affixed to an attachment bracket...     

A child's tiltable car seat comprises a base intended to be attached to a vehicle seat having a part of a curved slide mounted thereon and a tiltable structure having the other part of the curved slide attached thereto and cooperating with the base part of the curved slide. The base part of the curved...     

A power-operated seat device is comprised of a pair of laterally spaced lower rails for mounting on a floor of a vehicle body, a pair of upper rails slidably mounted on the respective lower rails, a screw shaft rotatably mounted to each of the upper rails, a nut member threadably mounted on the screw...     

A gear reducer includes a first non-rotatable gear. A second transfer gear formed of a resilient material engages the first gear. The second gear is eccentrically driven about the first gear by an eccentric collar mounted in the second gear and coupled to a motor output shaft. The second transfer gear...     

A sofa-bed which has a base with a seat member, a back member, and a bed member. The sofa-bed has linkage which connects the seat and the back and bed members together. The seat, back and bed members can be moved between a sofa position and a bed position. In the sofa position the bed member is behind...     

A seat slide mechanism for vehicles includes a screw member extending longitudinally within an interior portion of the upper rail and a nut member engaging with the screw member. The nut member extends downwardly between the opposed walls of the upper rail to the base of the lower rail to form separated...     

A seat adjuster slide arrangement is provided including in a preferred embodiment a floor channel connected to a vehicle floor and having two generally parallel spaced vertical extensions, each extension having a projecting flange, the floor channel also having first and second ends; a seat channel mounted...