IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,679,707
Granted Patent B2
US 11,679,707 · App. 17/310,948 · Granted Jun 20, 2023

Inbuilt seat leg support and seat

Inventors: Jie Yu (Shanghai, CN); Aihua Mao (Shanghai, CN); Yin Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Jialin Du (Shanghai, CN); Jia Cao (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Yanfeng Adient Seating Co., Ltd.
B60N2/995A47C7/5062B60N2/68
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,679,707
App. No.
17/310,948
Granted
Jun 20, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to an inbuilt seat leg support and a seat. The seat leg support is mounted in a seat. The seat includes a base frame and a cushion frame located above the base frame. A receiving space is formed between the base frame and the cushion frame. The seat leg support includes a leg support frame configured to be received in the receiving space. The leg support frame is movable and adjustable relative to the cushion frame. Movement and adjustment of the leg support frame cause the leg support frame to extend out of the receiving space to be in an extended state or to retract into the receiving space to be in a received state. According to the present invention, a receiving space for a leg support frame is reserved between a base frame and a cushion frame, and the leg support frame is disposed to be movable so that the leg support frame can be received in the receiving space when not in use. Receiving a leg support in a seat causes the present invention to be space-saving.

Claims (10)

1. An inbuilt seat leg support, installed in a seat, the seat comprising a base frame and a cushion frame located above the base frame, wherein a receiving space is formed between the base frame and the cushion frame, the seat leg support comprises a leg support frame configured to be received in the receiving space, the leg support frame is movable and adjustable relative to the cushion frame, and movement and adjustment of the leg support frame cause the leg support frame to extend out of the receiving space to be in an extended state or to retract into the receiving space to be in a received state;

wherein sliding grooves are formed on a top face of the leg support frame in a direction of extension of the leg support, hooks are formed on the cushion frame corresponding to the sliding grooves, and disposing the hooks in the sliding grooves enables the movement and adjustment of the leg support frame relative to the cushion frame;

each of the hooks comprises a vertical portion and a transverse portion fixed to a bottom of the vertical portion, each of the sliding grooves comprises a vertical groove and a transverse groove in communication with each other, the transverse portion is disposed in the transverse groove, the vertical portion is disposed in the vertical groove, an upper surface of the transverse portion is covered with a cushion block, and an upper surface of the cushion block is attached to an upper surface of the transverse groove.

2. The inbuilt seat leg support according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding grooves are L-shaped grooves, a number of sliding grooves is two, the hooks are L-shaped members, a number of hooks is two, and the two hooks are disposed opposite to each other.

3. The inbuilt seat leg support according to claim 1 , wherein gap filling strips are further disposed between the cushion frame and the leg support frame.

4. The inbuilt seat leg support according to claim 1 , wherein an arcuate rack is disposed on a bottom face of the leg support frame, the seat leg support further comprises a driving mechanism that is disposed corresponding to the rack and configured to drive the leg support frame to move, a gear meshed with the rack is disposed on the driving mechanism, driving the gear to rotate drives the rack to move, and the rack in turn drives the leg support frame to move.

5. The inbuilt seat leg support according to claim 4 , wherein the gear is connected to a motor, and the motor drives the gear to rotate.

6. The inbuilt seat leg support according to claim 1 , wherein a communicating space that affords communication between a front side and a rear side of the leg support frame is formed in the leg support frame; and

the inbuilt seat leg support further comprises a cover and a cable, one end of the cover is fixed at a position on the cushion frame that is located above the leg support frame, an other end of the cover extends into the communicating space from a front side of the leg support frame, one end of the cable is fixed at a position on the base frame that is located below the leg support frame, and an other end of the cable extends into the communicating space from a rear side of the leg support frame and is connected to an end portion corresponding to the cover.

7. The inbuilt seat leg support according to claim 6 , wherein a rotatable roller is disposed on the front side of the leg support frame, a fixed pulley is disposed on the rear side of the leg support frame, the cover is wound around the roller, and the cable is wound around the fixed pulley.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2021
From: YU, JIE; MAO, AIHUA; ZHANG, YIN; DU, JIALIN; CAO, JIA
To: YANFENG ADIENT SEATING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057357/0386 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910552192.X · Jun 25, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220041087A1 · Feb 10, 2022
Cited By (1)
US 12,733,741