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US 12,233,763 B2Granted
Energy absorbing device for vehicle seat
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S. M. Iskander Farooq
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Abstract
An assembly includes a vehicle floor. The assembly includes a seat including a pedestal supported by the vehicle floor. The assembly includes a track supported by the vehicle floor. The pedestal is slidable along the track. The assembly includes an energy absorbing device supported by and slidable along the track. The energy absorbing device is between the track and the pedestal. The energy absorbing device is deformable relative to the track.
Claims18
An assembly comprising:
- a vehicle floor;
- a seat including a pedestal supported by the vehicle floor;
- a track supported by the vehicle floor, the pedestal being slidable along the track;
- an end plate slidably disposed in the track and lockable relative to the track;
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- an energy absorbing device slidably disposed in the track, the energy absorbing device being supported by and slidable in the track, the energy absorbing device being between the end plate and the pedestal;
- the end plate, the energy absorbing device, and the pedestal being coupled to each other and slidable as a unit relative to the track;
- and
- the energy absorbing device being deformable relative to the track.
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An assembly comprising:
- a vehicle floor;
- a seat including a pedestal supported by the vehicle floor;
- a track supported by the vehicle floor, the pedestal being slidable along the track;
- an end plate slidably disposed in the track and lockable relative to the track;
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- a deformable ring slidably disposed in the track between the pedestal and the end plate;
- the end plate, the deformable ring, and the pedestal being coupled to each other and slidable as a unit relative to the track;
- and
- the deformable ring being plastically deformable relative to the end plate and the pedestal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.