IP Library Granted Patent US 8,702,176
Granted Patent B2
US 8,702,176 · App. 13/256,983 · Granted Apr 22, 2014

Seat structure—chamfered mounting of compensating floor latches

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Patent No.
US 8,702,176
App. No.
13/256,983
Granted
Apr 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a floor latch ( 200 ) for connecting a vehicle seat base portion ( 204 ) with a vehicle floor portion, the floor latch ( 200 ) comprising an attachment means ( 301 ) and a riser ( 300 ), the floor latch ( 200 ) providing centering of the attachment means ( 301 ) for clamping the riser ( 300 ) with the seat base portion ( 204 ) or with the vehicle floor portion.

Claims (14)

1. A floor latch for connecting a vehicle seat base portion with a vehicle floor portion, the floor latch comprising an attachment means and a riser, the floor latch providing centering of the attachment means for clamping the riser with the seat base portion or with the vehicle floor portion, wherein the attachment means comprises a chamfered bolt, the floor latch comprises a floating bushing and the riser comprises an oversized hole, wherein the floating bushing is positionable in the oversized hole in different positions relative to the oversized hole.

2. The floor latch according to claim 1 , wherein the floating bushing interacts with the attachment means.

3. The floor latch according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment means comprises at least two chamfered bolts.

4. The floor latch according to claim 1 , wherein the floor latch, interacts with a striker pin at one or both of the vehicle seat base portion and at the vehicle floor portion.

5. The floor latch according to claim 1 , wherein the floating bushing comprises an opening interacting with the attachment means.

6. The floor latch according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment means is attached to the floor latch by a fixing means.

7. The floor latch according to claim 6 , wherein the attachment means is threaded to the fixing means.

8. The floor latch according to claim 1 , wherein a chamfered surface of the floating bushing interacts with the attachment means.

9. The floor latch according to claim 1 , wherein the floor latch comprises a catch part and the catch part of the floor latch interacts with one or both of a striker pin at the vehicle seat base portion and at the vehicle floor portion.

10. The floor latch according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment means is attached to the floor latch by a fixing means comprising a weld nut.

11. A vehicle seat with a seat base portion, wherein the seat base portion is connected to a vehicle floor portion by a floor latch according to claim 1 .

12. The vehicle seat according to claim 11 , wherein the attachment means of the floor latch comprises at least two chamfered bolts.

13. The vehicle seat according to claim 11 , wherein the floor latch interacts with a striker pin at one or both of the vehicle seat base portion and the vehicle floor portion.

14. The vehicle seat according to claim 11 , wherein the floating bushing comprises an opening interacting with the attachment means.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jul 12, 2021
From: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.À.R.L.
To: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.À.R.L.
Reel/Frame 057434/0573 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jul 12, 2021
From: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.À.R.L.
To: ADIENT YANFENG SEATING MECHANISMS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 057434/0577 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 12, 2021
From: ADIENT YANFENG SEATING MECHANISMS CO., LTD
To: KEIPER SEATING MECHANISMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057434/0584 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
To: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.A.R.L.
Reel/Frame 044531/0375 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2011
From: BLACKBURN, ANDREA; WILKINSON, FREDERICK; TONG, BENJAMIN; POULOS, YANNIS; RAMCHANDRA, SHIVAPRASAD; WINTERS, FREDERIC; WHITE, STEVEN
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 027105/0316 →