Patent · US Expired

Seat lifter for motor vehicles

US5775661A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
7References
12Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 8, 1996
Grant dateJul 7, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 8, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2/1839
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat lifter comprises a lifter shaft having a sector gear and rotated by a center gear to vertically move a seat frame with respect to a base frame through a link mechanism. The sector gear is formed with a stopper arm protruding from one side thereof, whereas the base frame is formed with a long arc-shaped hole with which a pointed end of the stopper arm is engaged. The long arc-shaped hole is partly covered by a vertical wall of the second frame.

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