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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
May. 11, 2021
Applicant:
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yoshikazu Okamoto, Monroe, MI (US);
Michael J. Walkowski, Clarkston, MI (US);
Assignee:
LEAR CORPORATION, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 7/04 (2006.01); B60N 2/42 (2006.01); B60N 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 7/043 (2013.01); B60N 2/3045 (2013.01); B60N 2/43 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hinge arrangement may be used for a vehicle seat bottom to facilitate pivoting of the seat bottom to open a storage area below the seat bottom. The hinge arrangement may include at least one hinge having two plates connected by a pivot pin and a support structure separate from the at least one hinge. The support structure may be positioned adjacent to the at least one hinge to stop the hinge pin or pins from being ejected in the presence of an impact force.