US 11,155,189 B2Granted

Bumper assembly for vehicle seat

AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.

InventorsPrakalp Arun Satvilkar, Aruna Kumara, Brian D Large

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Abstract

A bumper assembly for a vehicle seat damper includes a bumper cap and a grommet configured to engage the bumper cap. The bumper cap includes a protruding central portion having a supporting rib structure within the protruding central portion. Further, a vehicle seat assembly includes a vehicle seat configured to be removably installed on a vehicle floor of a vehicle, the vehicle seat including a seat damper, and a bumper assembly configured to be installed on the vehicle floor such that the bumper assembly contacts the seat damper when the vehicle seat is installed on the vehicle floor. When the vehicle seat is installed on the vehicle floor, the seat damper contacts the bumper assembly and the bumper assembly then contacts a body panel of the vehicle so as to provide support for the vehicle seat assembly.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A vehicle seat assembly comprising:

a vehicle seat configured to be removably installed on a vehicle floor of a vehicle, the vehicle seat including a seat damper;
a bumper assembly configured to be installed on the vehicle floor such that the bumper assembly non-attachingly contacts the seat damper when the vehicle seat is installed on the vehicle floor;
wherein, when the vehicle seat is installed on the vehicle floor, the seat damper contacts the bumper assembly and the bumper assembly contacts a body panel of the vehicle so as to provide support for the vehicle seat assembly;
wherein the bumper assembly includes a bumper cap and a grommet configured to attachingly engage the bumper cap;
wherein the seat damper is formed from rubber and the bumper assembly is formed from plastic such that contact between the seat damper and the bumper assembly creates a frictional resistance.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/790,302Filed 13 Feb 2020
Published: US 2021/0253005 A119 Aug 2021
Granted: 26 Oct 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification12 codes

B60N 2/542
Using mechanical springs: made of rubber or other material having high internal friction, e.g. polymers
B60N 3/042
Of floor mats or carpets: of carpets
B60N 2/012
Arrangement of seats relative to one another: the seat support being a part of the vehicle body or chassis
B60N 2/015
Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles , e.g. dismountable auxiliary seats: attaching seats directly to vehicle chassis