Brose Fahrzeugteile Gmbh & Co Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg

Larry Demeniuk

Leo Ioppolo

Anthony Ferenc

The invention relates to a seat riser for spacing a guide rail () of a motor vehicle seat from a vehicle floor, the guide rail () extending along a direction (x) of longitudinal extension and the seat riser () comprising a fastening portion () being formed to fasten the seat riser () to the vehicle floor and a welding portion () including at least a first and a second welding point () and being formed to fasten the guide rail () to the seat riser () at the welding points (), wherein the two welding points () are spaced from each other in a direction (y) perpendicular to the direction of longitudinal extension of the guide rail such () that they are associated with opposite first and second longitudinal sides () of the guide rail (), respectively, when the guide rail is fastened to the seat riser, and wherein the welding portion () is provided with a cutout () extending from the first longitudinal side () of the guide rail () towards the second longitudinal side () of the guide rail (), when the guide rail is fastened to the seat riser, the cutout () being located adjacent to the second welding point () associated with the second longitudinal side () of the guide rail () such that the second welding point () is accessible for a laser beam from the first longitudinal side () of the guide rail () during a welding process.

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