Chrysler Corporation

Atoma International Corporation

Stephen A Sharples

Matthew E Dukatz

Jay P McCarthy

Jeffrey T Lambert

Fred C Kresky

Charles E Harland

M Jeffry Corkins

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

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Northville, MI, United States of America

Stephen A Sharples