Ts Tech Co., Ltd.

Imasen Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Mitsunobu Nishioka

Masayuki Hoshi

Takuto Esaki

Yuusuke Satou

Masaya Furuta

A vehicle seat with a height adjustable seat bottom, includes a side frame () which constitutes left and right frames of the seat bottom, a linkage configured to render a height of the side frame adjustable, and an operation knob assembly () including an operation knob () for adjustment of the height of the side frame (). The operation knob assembly () includes a fixing portion () protruding toward the side frame () and being fixed to the side frame () in a position inwardly of the operation knob () with respect to a direction of an axis () of rotation of the operation knob ().

Vehicle seat

A recliner mechanismof a seat for a vehicle includes components in a casehaving one side caseand the other side case. The caseis integrally attached by the attachment memberso that the one side caseand the other side caseare freely rotated. The attachment memberhas at least a horizontal tubular portionhaving a predetermined length and an abutment portionconnected to a peripheral edge of the tubular portion. In the attachment member, an abutment portionis provided on either one of left and right sides of the tubular portion, and the other side of the tubular portionis formed in an openingfor fitting in which the casecan be fitted.

A vehicle seat slidable in a front-rear direction comprises a lower rail () fixed on a floor of a vehicle, and configured to have a shape elongated in the front-rear direction and having a groove () provided in a laterally central position, an upper rail () configured to be engageable with the groove () and slidable in the front-rear direction relative to the lower rail (), and a seat bottom frame () fixed to the upper rail (). The seat bottom frame () is fixed to a left or right side surface of the upper rail (), the lower rail () has a pair of left and right top portions (A,B) between which the groove () is disposed and of which the to inner top portion (A) fixed to the seat bottom frame () is formed in a position lower than that of the outer top portion (B) that is on a side opposite to the inner top portion (A). A lower end (C) of a rear link () that is an end of a seat bottom frame () facing to the inner top portion (A) is in a position lower than that of the outer top portion (B).

A vehicle seat with a height adjustable seat bottom, comprises side frames () which constitute the seat bottom, front links () and rear links () pivotally connected to the side frames (), slide rails () disposed under the side frames () to form a four-bar linkage with the side frames (), the front links () and the rear links (), and an operation unit () including an operation knob (B) configured to be operated to make a rotational motion which actuates the four-bar linkage for adjustment of a height of the seat bottom. The operation unit () includes a pinion gear () configured to be rotatable coaxially with the operation knob (B) provided at one of the pair of side frames (), and the front links () include a sector gear portion () configured to engage with the pinion gear (), such that rotation of the pinion gear () causes the front links () to pivot.

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Aichi, Japan

Mitsunobu Nishioka