Seat mounting structure for a seat of a vehicle and vehicle and center seat structure

US11642993B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Adient US LLC · US

Inventors

• John Gomez · Howell, US
• James D. Biebel · Milford, US
• Raza Bashir · Sterling Heights, US
• Joseph Gasko · Oakley Park, US
• Dalibor Dimovski · Waldenburg, US
• Kurt A. Seibold · Farmington Hills, US
• Xin Wei Jolene Ng · Plymouth, US
• John Joseph Bleau · Plymouth, US
• Raymond Anthony Iavasile · Beverly Hills, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 6, 2020
• Grant date: May 9, 2023
• Expiry date: Jan 31, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05D1/021
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat mounting structure for at least one seat in a vehicle having a vehicle structure is provided. The seat mounting structure may have a seat rib cage configured as a universal solitary mounting bracket to which at least one seat can be affixed. The seat rib cage may have a plurality of rib cage elements connected with each other to form the seat rib cage. The seat rib cage may also have a plurality of seat mounting points for mounting the at least one seat to the seat rib cage. The seat rib cage may also have a plurality of vehicle structure mounting points for mounting the seat rib cage to the vehicle structure.