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Granted Patent B2
US 11,618,351 · App. 17/219,153 · Granted Apr 4, 2023

Device for tilting seat cushion of fold and dive seat

Inventors: Mu Young Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Hyeok Seung Lee (Seoul, KR); Ho Suk Jung (Hwaseong-si, KR); Sang Do Park (Suwon-si, KR); Chan Ho Jung (Gunpo-si, KR); Jun Young Yun (Osan-si, KR); Kyeong Ju Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Jun Sik Hwang (Hwaseong-si, KR); Won Young Lee (Hwaseong-si, KR); Tae Ju Jeong (Ansan-si, KR); Myeong Su Lee (Osan-si, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation; Daechang Seat Co., Ltd-Dongtan; Hyundai Transys Inc.
B60N2/233B60N2/0232B60N2/3011B60N2002/0236
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Patent No.
US 11,618,351
App. No.
17/219,153
Granted
Apr 4, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device for tilting a seat cushion of a fold and dive seat includes: a pair of seat cushion side frames spaced apart from each other; seat back side frames connected to the pair of seat cushion side frames; a seat cushion main-frame connected to the seat back side frames; guide brackets, one of which disposed on a first side of a front portion of the seat cushion main-frame and another of which disposed on a second side of the front portion of the seat cushion main-frame, wherein each of the guide brackets has a longitudinal through-hole; a tilting support bar, both ends of which extend through the through-holes, respectively; tilting support links, each of which connected between the tilting support bar and each seat cushion side frame; a mounting bracket disposed on the front portion; and a tilting drive device disposed between the mounting bracket and the tilting support bar.

Claims (36)

1. A device for tilting a seat cushion of a fold and dive seat, the device comprising:

a pair of seat cushion side frames spaced apart from each other side by side;

seat back side frames configured to be connected in a reclinable manner to rear-end portions of the pair of seat cushion side frames, respectively;

a seat cushion main-frame configured to be connected to the seat back side frames by connection frames, respectively;

guide brackets, one of which disposed on a first side of a front portion of the seat cushion main-frame and another of which disposed on a second side of the front portion of the seat cushion main-frame, wherein each of the guide brackets has a longitudinal through-hole;

a tilting support bar, both ends of which extend through the longitudinal through-holes in the guide brackets, respectively;

tilting support links, each of which configured to be connected by a hinge mechanism between the tilting support bar and each of the pair of seat cushion side frames;

a mounting bracket disposed on a middle part of the front portion of the seat cushion main-frame; and

a tilting drive device disposed between the mounting bracket and the tilting support bar.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the connection frames, extending from rear-end portions, respectively, of the seat cushion main-frame, are configured to be fastened by the hinge mechanism to hinge brackets disposed on the seat back side frames respectively by hinge pins.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein lower portions of the pair of seat cushion side frames are disposed on moving rails, respectively, of seat rails.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein each of the guide brackets has a plate shape and extends vertically in a straight line,

each of the guide brackets has a plate shape and a portion thereof, having the longitudinal through-hole, extends obliquely in a straight line in a rearward direction, or

each of the guide brackets has a plate shape and a portion thereof, having the longitudinal through-hole, extends in a curved line in the rearward direction.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein each of the longitudinal through-holes extends vertically in a straight line or extends from top to bottom in a curved line in a rearward direction.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the tilting drive device comprises:

a motor and a gear box, bodies of which are disposed on the mounting bracket; and

a lead screw coupled rotatably to the gear box and connected by the hinge mechanism to the tilting support bar.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein a connection bracket, to which a lower end portion of the lead screw is configured to be connected by the hinge mechanism, is disposed on the tilting support bar.

8. A device for tilting a seat cushion of a fold and dive seat, the device comprising:

a pair of seat cushion side frames spaced apart from each other side by side;

seat back side frames configured to be connected in a reclinable manner to rear-end portions of the pair of seat cushion side frames, respectively;

a seat cushion main-frame configured to be connected to the seat back side frames by connection frames, respectively;

guide brackets, one of which disposed on a first side of a front portion of the seat cushion main-frame and another of which disposed on a second side of the front portion of the seat cushion main-frame, wherein each of the guide brackets has a longitudinal through-hole;

a tilting support bar, both ends of which extend through the longitudinal through-holes in the guide brackets, respectively;

tilting support links, each of which configured to be connected by a hinge mechanism between the tilting support bar and each of the pair of seat cushion side frames;

a mounting bracket disposed on a middle part of the front portion of the seat cushion main-frame;

a drive cylinder, a body of which is disposed on the mounting bracket; and

a piston disposed in the drive cylinder in a linearly reciprocating manner and configured to be fastened to the tilting support bar by the hinge mechanism.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the connection frames, extending from rear-end portions, respectively, of the seat cushion main-frame, are configured to be fastened by the hinge mechanism to hinge brackets, which are disposed on the seat back side frames respectively using hinge pins.

10. The device of claim 8 , wherein lower portions of the pair of seat cushion side frames are disposed on moving rails, respectively, of seat rails.

11. The device of claim 8 , wherein each of the guide brackets has a plate shape and extends vertically in a straight line,

each of the guide brackets has a plate shape and a portion thereof, having the longitudinal through-hole, extends obliquely in a straight line in a rearward direction, or

each of the guide brackets has a plate shape and a portion thereof, having the longitudinal through-hole, extends in a curved line in the rearward direction.

12. The device of claim 8 , wherein each of the longitudinal through-holes extends vertically in a straight line or extends from top to bottom in a curved line in a rearward direction.

13. The device of claim 8 , wherein a connection bracket to which the piston of the drive cylinder is connected by the hinge mechanism is disposed on the tilting support bar.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2021
From: KIM, MU YOUNG; LEE, HYEOK SEUNG; JUNG, HO SUK; PARK, SANG DO; JUNG, CHAN HO; YUN, JUN YOUNG; KIM, KYEONG JU; HWANG, JUN SIK; LEE, WON YOUNG; JEONG, TAE JU; LEE, MYEONG SU
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION; DAECHANG SEAT CO., LTD-DONGTAN; HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0123921 · Sep 24, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220089065A1 · Mar 24, 2022
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