VEHICLE SEAT - JOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO

Title:

VEHICLE SEAT

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2009/114660

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A vehicle seat (10) includes an improved seat frame member (14) used as a seat back, a recliner mechanism connection (16) and a vehicle seat track actuator mechanism (18). The seat back frame member (14) includes a side frame member (30) having a side frame structural member (32) preferably made from a relatively high strength steel and a stiffening insert member (42) to provide strength and rigidity to the recliner mechanism connection (16) and to reduce the overall mass of the vehicle seat frame member and thereby the vehicle seat (10). The seat frame member (14) further includes a recliner mechanism (34) welded to the side frame structural member (32) preferably utilizing a shaped laser weld pattern (40). The vehicle seat track actuator mechanism (18) includes a bar (56), first and second pivot pins (62, 64) and connectors (70).

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Inventors:

SANKARAN NANDAKUMAR (US)
ALLEN ELIZABETH ANN (US)
HEILMAN ROBERT MICHAEL (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2009/036897

Publication Date:

October 21, 2010

Filing Date:

March 12, 2009

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Assignee:

JOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO (US)
SANKARAN NANDAKUMAR (US)
ALLEN ELIZABETH ANN (US)
HEILMAN ROBERT MICHAEL (US)

International Classes:

B60N2/12; B60N2/90

Foreign References:

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US4961559A	1990-10-09
US4943196A	1990-07-24
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