Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Buckle for center occupant for bench seat with extended travel
- Patent Title (中): 带长座的座椅用于长途旅行的中心乘客
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Application No.: US12858198Application Date: 2010-08-17
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Publication No.: US08439448B2Publication Date: 2013-05-14
- Inventor: Vasudeva Sankarshana Murthy
- Applicant: Vasudeva Sankarshana Murthy
- Applicant Address: US KY Erlanger
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US KY Erlanger
- Agency: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.
- Main IPC: B60N2/06
- IPC: B60N2/06

Abstract:
A 60/40 bench seat is provided allowing for increased sliding travel along a set of tracks to allow for easier ingress and egress of a vehicle passenger accessing the rear of a bench seat. The 60/40 bench seat assembly allows for increased travel along the tracks without adding significant increases in assembly parts, cost, or weight. The 60/40 bench seat assembly is provided including a profile member and a buckle. The 60/40 bench seat assembly is divided into a 40% section seat and a 60% section seat. The 60/40 seat assembly further includes a profile member operable to push down the buckle to allow for increased travel of the 60% seat. The buckle includes a first surface and the profile includes a second surface contacting the buckle first surface thereby pushing the buckle towards a vehicle floor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120043792A1 BUCKLE FOR CENTER OCCUPANT FOR BENCH SEAT WITH EXTENDED TRAVEL Public/Granted day:2012-02-23
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