Patent · US Expired

Vehicle seat with height adjustable seat cushion

US5997083A · kind A · utility

16Cited by
9References
2Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 19, 1997
Grant dateDec 7, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 19, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2/3086
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seat, the seat cushion of which is divided into front and rear cushions in a fore-and-aft direction. The front cushion is rotatably mounted at its front-side lower end on a front end of a cushion frame of the vehicle seat to be tilted forward or backward. The rear cushion is placed behind the front cushion and supported by a lift mechanism mounted on a rear portion of the cushion frame. The lift mechanism is interlocked with the front cushion to raise the rear cushion to an upper position when the front cushion is tilted forward and to lower the rear cushion and place it behind the front cushion on the cushion frame in a horizontal condition when the front cushion is tilted backward and placed on the cushion frame.

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