Daimlerchrysler Corporation

Chrysler Corporation

Atoma International Corporation

Chrysler Motors Corporation

Matthew E Dukatz

Christopher J Pesta

Troy M Cornell

Fred C Kresky

Murali M Govindarajalu

Jeffrey T Lambert

Jay P McCarthy

George S Popa

Stephen A Sharples

William Mar

Mariano T Cadiz

Robert W Murphy

Ronald S Zarowitz

M Jeffry Corkins

Neville G D'Souza

Ricardo Z Aneiros

Harlan E Kifer

Charles E Harland

Janice E Cote

Martin T Schwartz

James P Lezotte

Thomas E Draplin

Rodney L Lloyd

Richard J Czapski

Steven J Furr

Frederick R Shaver

Eric G Clark

Walter D Talley, Iii

A vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat back and a seat bench that pivot relative to each other so that the seat back may be positioned generally upright to provide an upright seating position or positioned generally folded onto the seat bench to provide a cargo position. The seat assembly is mounted to the floor of the vehicle using front and rear latches which engage respective front and rear anchors. From the upright position, the seat assembly may be rotated forward to provide access to and egress from the area behind the seat. From the folded position, the seat assembly may be pivoted forward to provide additional cargo space. The seat assembly is configured to facilitate installing and removing the seat assembly by preventing the latches from contacting the anchors until such contact is desired. The seat assembly is also configured to facilitate moving the seat while in a vehicle and while removed from the vehicle. A cupholder is included in a cover for the seat assembly. The cupholder remains level while the seat assembly is moved between upright, folded, and tilted positions.

Seat riser fold and tumble mechanism

An automotive seat belt buckle pretensioner assembly includes a special mounting bracket for supporting the operating components of a pyrotechnic-powered cable extending from the seat belt buckle around a cable-redirection pulley. The mounting bracket includes a flat major wall that is parallel to a major wall on the pulley support structure, so that the pulley is located within the space defined by the parallel walls. A bolt, or rivet, extending between the parallel walls provides shaft support for the pulley, while acting as a connector mechanism between the pulley support structure and mounting bracket.

Seat belt buckle pretensioner mounting mechanism

A vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat back and a seat bench that pivot relative to each other so that the seat back may be locked generally upright to provide a seating position or locked generally folded onto the seat bench to provide a cargo position. The seat assembly is mounted to the floor of the vehicle using front and rear latches which engage respective front and rear anchors. From the upright position, the seat assembly may be rotated forward to provide access to and egress from the area behind the seat. From the folded position, the seat assembly may be pivoted forward to provide additional cargo space. The seat assembly is configured to facilitate installing and removing the seat assembly by preventing the latches from contacting the anchors until such contact is desired. The seat assembly is also configured to facilitate moving the seat while in the vehicle and while removed from the vehicle.

Seat riser fold and tumble mechanism with rollers and skid plate

A vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat back and a seat bench that pivot relative to each other so that the seat back may be locked generally upright to provide a seating position or locked generally folded onto the seat bench to provide a cargo position. The seat assembly is mounted to the floor of the vehicle using front and rear latches which engage respective front and rear anchors. From the upright position, the seat assembly may be rotated forward to provide access to and egress from the area behind the seat. From the folded position, the seat assembly may be pivoted forward to provide additional cargo space. The seat assembly is configured to facilitate installing and removing the seat assembly by preventing the latches from contacting the anchors until such contact is desired. The seat assembly is also configured to facilitate moving the seat while in the vehicle and while removed from the vehicle. A cupholder is included in a cover for the seat assembly. The cupholder remains level while the seat assembly is moved between upright, folded, and tilted positions.

Seat riser fold and tumble mechanism with roller

A seat riser for use with a motor vehicle of the type having longitudinally spaced and laterally extending front and rear floor mounted strikers to removably mount a seat in the vehicle has front and rear latches connected to a frame by pivot pins. Each latch has a hook. The front latch pivots to a latching position in which its hook engages an underside of the front striker. The rear latch pivots to a latching position in which its hook engages an underside of the rear striker. The latches are pivoted to and from their latching positions by a handle connected to one of the latches, with a link interconnecting the latches. The relationship of the latches to each other and to the link is such that one of the latches engages and disengages its striker before the other, thereby reducing the maximum force needed to pivot the latches to and from their latching positions.

Seat riser cinch mechanism

An automotive seat belt buckle pretensioner is economically mounted on a seat structure with a bracket structure that includes a first major wall securable to an available mounting surface, a second major wall offset horizontally from the first wall mounting the operating components of the pretensioner, and a horizontal connector wall joining the first and second major walls. The bracket can be reconfigured to meet different mounting surface availabilities and installation space requirements.

A vehicle seat with a rear facing seat back panel includes a perimeter wall having an upper wall portion interconnected with a lower wall portion by first and second opposed side wall portions. A central panel portion with lateral edge portions recessed from the perimeter wall and connected to the first and second side portions is also provided. An upper edge portion of the central panel portion is spaced apart from the upper wall portion defining an aperture such that the upper wall portion of the perimeter wall forms an integral hand grip. Additionally hooks for holding grocery bags are also provided and a membrane can be added to form a map pocket and umbrella pocket.

Seat back panel

Seat mounted cupholder adapted for seat riser fold and tumble mechanism

A seat assembly including an integrated child seat assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a seat frame including a seat cushion frame and a seat back frame. A cushion assembly is mounted on the seat frame assembly and includes a movable cushion construction mounted for movement between (1) an adult position wherein the cushion assembly including the movable cushion construction provides an adult seat cushion and a cushioned adult seat back for engaging the back of an adult sitting on the adult seat cushion, and (2) a child position wherein the cushion assembly including the movable cushion construction provides a child's seat and a cushioned child's seat back. An adult seat belt assembly is mounted with respect to the seat assembly, and a child's seat belt assembly is provided with the integrated child's seat assembly. The child's seat belt assembly includes a pair of belts each extending from respective take-up reels connected with an upper portion of the seat back frame forwardly of the cushioned child's seat back. The belts each have upper portions thereof wound on the respective take-up reels in such a fashion that the belts pay-out generally from bottom portions of the reels when the belts are extended forwardly of the cushioned child's seat back. The child's seat belt assembly also includes a single controlling mechanism operatively connected with each of the take-up reels constructed and arranged to control the pay-out and take-up of the belts.

Integrated child seat with child seat belt retractor assembly

Actuating structure is provided for manually moving hook members mounted on a rigid support structure. The rigid support structure supports a portion of a cushioned seat structure of a vehicle seat for use in a vehicle having a floor surface. The hook members are mounted on the rigid support structure for movement between (1) an operative position engaged in hooked relationship with anchor members of the floor surface so as to detachably fixedly retain the rigid support structure and the portion of the seat structure when mounted thereon in a fixed operative position on the floor surface and (2) an inoperative position disposed above the operative position thereof so as to enable the rigid support structure and the portion of the seat structure when mounted thereon to be moved relatively over the floor surface. The actuating structure is constructed and arranged to move the hook members between the operative and inoperative positions thereof. The actuating structure includes a manually releasable locking mechanism constructed and arranged to selectively lock the hook members in one of the operative and inoperative positions thereof, and indicating structure operatively associated with the locking mechanism and movable between a first position providing visual indication that the locking mechanism and the hook members are disposed in a fully locked position and a second position providing visual indication that the locking mechanism and the hook members are in a position other than a fully locked position.

Latch/unlatch indicator for vehicle seat-to floor latch mechanism

A seat for a motor vehicle providing at least two modes of operation including an adult seat mode and a child seat mode. The seat has a rigid frame assembly having a seat cushion carried thereon, a rigid seat back frame assembly having a seat back cushion assembly carried thereon, the seat back frame assembly being mounted with respect to the rigid frame assembly for movement between an operative, generally vertical orientation and a second inoperative orientation whereby the seat back frame assembly is disposed in generally horizontal orientation in generally overlying relation with the seat cushion. The seat back cushion assembly includes a movable cushion assembly mounted on the seat back frame assembly and being movable between (1) an adult mode position wherein the movable cushion assembly provides an adult seat back and (2) a child mode position wherein the movable cushion assembly provides a child's seat disposed in overlying relation with the seat cushion. The seat further includes a locking mechanism for locking the seat back frame assembly in its operative position upon deployment of the movable cushion assembly to its child mode position.

Integrated child seat with safety locking mechanism

A three-mode seat for a motor vehicle cooperable with an adult seat belt assembly to provide three modes of operation including an adult seat mode, a large child booster seat mode, and a small child mode. The seat includes a child's seat module arranged to be secured to the seat back frame between the space provided between two side cushions. The module includes a rigid back panel which carries a cushion assembly and a child's seat belt assembly. The cushion assembly includes a movable cushion assembly arrangement mounted for movement between (1) an adult mode position wherein the movable cushion assembly arrangement is disposed within the space between the side cushions and provides an adult back cushion for engaging the middle of the back of an adult seat occupant sitting on the seat cushion of the seat in an operative position, and (2) a child mode position wherein the movable cushion assembly arrangement extends from the space between the side cushions and the cushion assembly provides a cushioned child's seat extending from the bottom of the space in overlying relation to the seat cushion, a cushioned child's seat back extending upwardly from the cushioned child' s seat within the space between the side cushions, and a cushioned child's head support above the cushioned child's seat back. The child's seat belt assembly is movable into a child's booster seat position enabling a large child to be retained therein by the adult seat belt assembly.

Integrated child seat for vehicle

A child seat module integrated with a rear vehicle seat, and including fold-down lower and upper segments, interconnected by a flexible and detachable hinge, and a plastic back panel mounted against the back frame of the bench seat. A plastic seat pad support platform is mounted on the inner surface of the lower segment. A pad having seat and back segments is removably mounted on the platform and against the back panel. A safety belt system is operably included in the module. The interconnected lower and upper segments are adapted to being folded down to form, with the platform and pad, a child seat cushion and leg support. Alternatively, the leg support may be removed for a child whose size is such that use of the leg support would be uncomfortable.

Integrated child seat module

An easily removable vehicle seat is provided for use with a vehicle including a floor having an upwardly facing surface. The floor includes front and rear wells extending below the upwardly facing surface and anchor members extending across the wells. The vehicle seat includes a rigid support structure having a downwardly facing surface for engaging the anchor members of the vehicle floor. A cushioned seat structure is provided on the rigid support structure. The vehicle seat also includes hook members mounted on the rigid support structure for movement between (1) an operative position extending below the downwardly facing surface so as to enter the wells and engage in hooked relationship with the anchor members and (2) an inoperative position disposed above the operative position thereof so as to enable the rigid support structure to be moved relatively over the floor. Wheels are mounted on said rigid support structure for movement between (1) an operative position extending below the downwardly facing surface of the rigid support structure and so as to enable the rigid support structure to be rolled over the upwardly facing surface of the vehicle floor and (2) an inoperative position disposed above the operative position thereof. The vehicle seat further includes a mechanism for moving the hook members into the operative position thereof and the wheels into the inoperative position thereof and for moving the hook members into the inoperative position thereof and the wheels into the operative position thereof.

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Bloomfield Hills, MI, United States of America

Matthew E Dukatz