Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha

Isao Morishita

Nobuhiko Takeda

Katsuya Ueda

Kikuo Sugimura

Satoshi Aida

A vehicle seat-mounting structure, of which a cut-out portion is formed at an inner side of a seat frame in the transverse direction of a vehicle and extends from an edge portion of the seat frame behind a vehicle seat. In order that opposite edge portions of the cut-out portion in the transverse direction of the vehicle is fixed indirectly to an adjusting rail, a shaft is rotatably supported to a reclining lower arm so as to secure linking members to both ends of the shaft. Bracket members are rotatably supported to the linking members. The seat frame is secured to the bracket members, and the seat frame is then secured to the adjusting rails.

Seat frame-mounting structure

A headrest assembly for vehicle seats includes a first stationary link and a second link connected to the first link and side walls of a bracket for padded member. A rod is rotatably connected to the first link and received in slots on the bracket. When a motor mounted on the bracket is actuated, a screw member engaged with a nut member which is fixed on the rod causes the bracket to be swiveled.

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Toyota, Japan

Isao Morishita