IP Library Granted Patent US 10,994,637
Granted Patent B2
US 10,994,637 · App. 16/560,397 · Granted May 4, 2021

Seat slider device

Inventors: Takayuki Ogasawara (Takahama, JP); Shin Shiraki (Takahama, JP); Hiroki Okamoto (Takahama, JP); Yoichi Fujii (Takahama, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.
B60N2/0725B60N2/072
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Patent No.
US 10,994,637
App. No.
16/560,397
Granted
May 4, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A seat slider device may include a lower rail attachable to a body of a vehicle; a belt arranged along a longitudinal direction of the lower rail and having both ends thereof fixed; and an upper rail attachable to a seat, slidably engaging with the lower rail, and including an actuator configured to feed the belt. The actuator may be configured to apply a drive force on a lower surface of the belt.

Claims (37)

1. A seat slider device comprising:

a lower rail attachable to a body of a vehicle;

a belt arranged along a longitudinal direction of the lower rail and having both ends thereof fixed; and

an upper rail attachable to a seat, slidably engaging with the lower rail, and comprising an actuator configured to feed the belt,

wherein:

the actuator is configured to apply a drive force on a lower surface of the belt,

the lower rail is provided with an opening elongated along the longitudinal direction, and

the belt covers the opening.

2. The seat slider device of claim 1 , wherein the actuator comprises a drive roller contacting the lower surface of the belt.

3. The seat slider device of claim 1 , wherein

the belt is provided with teeth and is arranged with the teeth facing downward, and

the actuator comprises a drive gear configured to engage with the teeth of the belt.

4. The seat slider device of claim 1 , wherein the belt is placed within the lower rail.

5. The seat slider device of claim 1 , wherein the actuator comprises:

a pair of guides, wherein the guides are arranged respectively at both ends of the upper rail in the longitudinal direction and are in contact with an upper surface of the belt which covers the opening; and

one of a drive roller and a drive gear which is arranged between the pair of guides and is in contact with a part of the lower surface of the belt that is pulled away from the opening.

6. The seat slider device of claim 1 , wherein the belt engages with the opening.

7. The seat slider device of claim 6 , wherein

the belt is provided with teeth, and

the teeth of the belt engage with the opening.

8. A seat slider device comprising:

a lower rail attachable to a body of a vehicle;

a belt arranged along a longitudinal direction of the lower rail and having both ends thereof fixed; and

an upper rail attachable to a seat, slidably engaging with the lower rail, and comprising an actuator configured to feed the belt,

wherein:

the actuator is configured to apply a drive force on a lower surface of the belt, and

the upper rail comprises a mechanism configured to apply tension in the longitudinal direction to the belt.

9. A seat slider device comprising:

a lower rail attachable to a body of a vehicle;

a belt arranged along a longitudinal direction of the lower rail and having both ends thereof fixed;

an upper rail attachable to a seat, slidably engaging with the lower rail; and

an actuator arranged in the upper rail and configured to feed the belt;

wherein the actuator comprises:

a drive roller in contact with a lower surface of the belt and configured to apply a drive force to the belt;

a driven roller in contact with the lower surface of the belt; and

a pair of guides in contact with an upper surface of the belt,

wherein the drive roller and the driven roller are arranged between the pair of guides.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 11, 2023
From: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.
To: TOYOTA BOSHOKU SEIKO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065852/0606 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2019
From: OGASAWARA, TAKAYUKI; SHIRAKI, SHIN; OKAMOTO, HIROKI; FUJII, YOICHI
To: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050266/0314 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-172147 · Sep 14, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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