IP Library Granted Patent US 12674501
Granted Patent B2
US 12674501 · App. 18/530,803 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Damper for vehicle seat

Inventors: Dong Hoon Keum (Busan, KR); Sang Do Park (Suwon, KR); Sang-Soo Lee (Hwaseong, KR); Da Eun Lee (Hwaseong, KR); Sung Gu Kim (Ulsan, KR); Min Hyuk Kwak (Suwon, KR); Chan Ho Jung (Gunpo, KR); Hoon Bok Lee (Hwaseong, KR); Chil Seok Ju (Daegu, KR); Kwang Seok Jung (Daegu, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation; Sung Rhim T&T Co., Ltd.
F16F15/02B60N2/90F16F2232/00
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Patent No.
US 12674501
App. No.
18/530,803
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A damper for a vehicle seat includes a vibrating mass member assembly including a vibrating mass member and a fixing member protruding from a side of the vibrating mass member, a guide bush accommodating the fixing member therein, coupled to each of the both sides of the vibrating mass member, and guiding the vibrating mass member to move in all directions, and a mounting bracket having an insertion hole into which the guide bush is inserted and fixedly formed on the vehicle seat. The damper may include an additional fixing member protruding from another side of the vibrating mass member, such that the fixing member and the additional fixing member protrude from both sides of the vibrating mass member.

Claims (43)

1 . A damper for a vehicle seat, comprising:

a vibrating mass member assembly including a vibrating mass member and a fixing member protruding from a side of the vibrating mass member;

a guide bush accommodating the fixing member therein, coupled to the side of the vibrating mass member, and guiding the vibrating mass member to move in all directions; and

a mounting bracket having an insertion hole into which the guide bush is inserted,

wherein the guide bush includes:

a coupling member formed to surround an outer circumferential surface of the fixing member;

a fastening member formed to have a diameter corresponding to a diameter of the insertion hole and positioned to be caught in the insertion hole; and

a connection member for connecting the coupling member and the fastening member, restricting a movement range of the fixing member inside the insertion hole, and formed to absorb an impact transmitted from the vibrating mass member,

wherein the connection member has a “U” shape and has one end and an opposite end connecting the coupling member and the fastening member.

2 . The damper of claim 1 , further comprising an additional fixing member protruding from another side of the vibrating mass member.

3 . The damper of claim 2 , wherein the fixing member and the additional fixing member constitute fixing pins that protrude from both sides of the vibrating mass member.

4 . The damper of claim 1 , wherein the guide bush is made of a rubber material having elasticity.

5 . The damper of claim 1 , wherein the vibrating mass member assembly includes a plurality of vibrating mass members having different weights.

6 . The damper of claim 5 , wherein the vibrating mass member assembly is selectively replaced and coupled to the guide bush.

7 . The damper of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of guide bushes having different thicknesses are formed to accommodate the fixing member.

8 . The damper of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of guide bushes are replaceably coupled to the vibrating mass member.

9 . The damper of claim 1 , wherein the mounting bracket is fixedly mounted on a front surface of the vehicle seat vertically.

10 . The damper of claim 1 , wherein the mounting bracket is fixedly mounted on a rear surface of the vehicle seat horizontally.

11 . A vehicle seat comprising the damper of claim 1 .

12 . A vehicle comprising the damper of claim 1 .

13 . A damper for a vehicle seat, comprising:

a vibrating mass member assembly including a vibrating mass member and a fixing member protruding from a side of the vibrating mass member;

a guide bush accommodating the fixing member therein, coupled to the side of the vibrating mass member, the guide bush being made of a rubber material having elasticity, and guiding the vibrating mass member to move in all directions; and

a mounting bracket having an insertion hole into which the guide bush is inserted,

wherein the guide bush restricts a movement range of the fixing member inside the insertion hole and absorbs an impact transmitted from the vibrating mass member, and

wherein the guide bush includes:

a coupling member formed to surround an outer circumferential surface of the fixing member;

a fastening member formed to have a diameter corresponding to a diameter of the insertion hole and positioned to be caught in the insertion hole; and

a connection member for connecting the coupling member and the fastening member, restricting a movement range of the fixing member inside the insertion hole, and formed to absorb an impact transmitted from the vibrating mass member,

wherein the connection member has a “U” shape and has one end and an opposite end connecting the coupling member and the fastening member.

14 . The damper of claim 13 , further comprising an additional fixing member protruding from another side of the vibrating mass member.

15 . The damper of claim 14 , wherein the fixing member and the additional fixing member constitute fixing pins that protrude from both sides of the vibrating mass member.

16 . A vehicle seat comprising the damper of claim 13 .

17 . A vehicle comprising the damper of claim 13 .

18 . A damper for a vehicle seat, comprising:

a vibrating mass member assembly including a vibrating mass member and a fixing member protruding from a side of the vibrating mass member;

a guide bush accommodating the fixing member therein, coupled to the side of the vibrating mass member, and guiding the vibrating mass member to move in all directions; and

a mounting bracket having an insertion hole into which the guide bush is inserted,

wherein the guide bush includes:

a coupling member coupled to the fixing member;

a fastening member engaged with the insertion hole of the mounting bracket; and

a connection member connecting the coupling member and the fastening member,

wherein the connection member extends between the coupling member and the fastening member to define a deformation space therebetween to allow the coupling member to move relative to the fastening member.