Seat side bolster apparatus and control method thereof
AssigneeHyundai Transys Inc.
InventorsJae Keun Park, Do Hyun Kim, Sung Hyun Jo, Seung Joon Lee, Jae Sang Lim
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Abstract
Proposed are a seat side bolster apparatus and a control method thereof. The seat side bolster apparatus of the disclosure includes a driving unit, which is provided under a foam pad of a seat cushion, is moved upwards and downwards by operation of an actuator, and presses the foam pad upwards when moving upwards, and a covering bracket, which is connected to the driving unit so as to be moved upwards and downwards together with the driving unit and to which an end of a covering enveloping the foam pad of the seat cushion is fixed.
Claims12
A seat side bolster apparatus comprising:
- a driving unit provided under a foam pad of a seat cushion, the driving unit being configured to be moved upwards and downwards by operation of an actuator and to press the foam pad upwards when moving upwards;
- and
- a covering bracket connected to the driving unit so as to be moved upwards and downwards together with the driving unit, the covering bracket being configured to allow an end of a covering enveloping the foam pad of the seat cushion to be fixed thereto,
- wherein the driving unit comprises:
- a support plate provided under the foam pad;
- and
- a link bracket configured to enable the support plate and the covering bracket to be driven in response to operation of the actuator, and
- wherein, when the link bracket is moved upwards by operation of the actuator, the support plate presses the foam pad upwards and moves the covering bracket upwards.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.