# US 12,600,278 B2 · Vehicle seat floor filler > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,600,278 B2 - Document ID: US12600278B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/544,822 - Filed: 2023-12-19 - Published: 2025-06-19 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2023-12-19 - Assignees: Volvo Car Corporation - Applicants: Volvo Car Corporation - Inventors: Lars Modh; Peter Setterberg - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12600278B2 ## CPC - B60N 2/7035: {Cushions} - B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A seat filler assembly for a vehicle. The seat filler assembly includes a seat filler structure adapted to be disposed between a seat bottom of a seat and a floor structure of the vehicle. The seat filler assembly also includes one or more rigid members adapted to couple the seat bottom to the floor structure through the seat filler structure. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A seat filler assembly for a vehicle, the seat filler assembly comprising: a seat filler structure comprising a single molded piece adapted to be disposed between a seat bottom of a seat and a floor structure of the vehicle; and one or more rigid members adapted to couple the seat bottom to the floor structure through and span a height of the seat filler structure, wherein one end of each of the one or more rigid members is attached to the seat bottom at a top of the seat filler structure and another end of each of the one or more rigid members is attached to the floor structure at a bottom of the seat filler structure. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The seat filler assembly of claim 1, wherein the seat filler structure provides elevational support for the seat, and wherein the one or more rigid members provide longitudinal/lateral restraint for the seat through the seat filler structure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The seat filler assembly of claim 1, wherein the seat filler structure elevates the seat at a predetermined height above the floor structure of the vehicle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The seat filler assembly of claim 1, wherein the seat filler structure comprises one or more passages through which the one or more rigid members are received. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The seat filler assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one rigid member of the one or more rigid members comprises a slot, and wherein the slot is adapted to receive a tab for aligning the seat bottom with the seat filler structure. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The seat filler assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one rigid member of the one or more rigid members comprises a hook member, and wherein the hook member is adapted to hook onto the seat bottom for securing the seat bottom to the seat filler structure. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The seat filler assembly of claim 1, further comprising one or more fixation members, wherein at least one fixation member of the one or more fixation members positions at least one rigid member of the one or more rigid members for attachment to the seat bottom. ### Claim 8 A seat assembly for a vehicle, the seat assembly comprising: a seat; and a seat filler structure comprising a single molded piece adapted to be disposed between a seat bottom of the seat and a floor structure of the vehicle; and one or more rigid members adapted to couple the seat bottom to the floor structure through and span a height of the seat filler structure, wherein one end of each of the one or more rigid members is attached to the seat bottom at a top of the seat filler structure and another end of each of the one or more rigid members is attached to the floor structure at a bottom of the seat filler structure. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The seat assembly of claim 8, wherein the seat filler structure provides elevational support for the seat, and wherein the one or more rigid members provide longitudinal/lateral restraint for the seat through the seat filler structure. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The seat assembly of claim 8, wherein the seat filler structure elevates the seat at a predetermined height above the floor structure of the vehicle. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The seat assembly of claim 8, wherein the seat filler structure comprises one or more passages through which the one or more rigid members are received. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The seat assembly of claim 8, wherein at least one rigid member of the one or more rigid members comprises a slot, and wherein the slot is adapted to receive a tab for aligning the seat bottom with the seat filler structure. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The seat assembly of claim 8, wherein at least one rigid member of the one or more rigid members comprises a hook member, and wherein the hook member is adapted to hook onto the seat bottom for securing the seat bottom to the seat filler structure. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The seat assembly of claim 8, further comprising one or more fixation members, wherein at least one fixation member of the one or more fixation members positions at least one rigid member of the one or more rigid members for attachment to the seat bottom. ### Claim 15 A method for providing a seat filler assembly for a vehicle, the method comprising: disposing a seat filler structure comprising a single molded piece between a seat bottom of a seat and a floor structure of the vehicle; and coupling the seat bottom to the floor structure through and spanning a height of the seat filler structure using one or more rigid members, wherein one end of each of the one or more rigid members is attached to the seat bottom at a top of the seat filler structure and another end of each of the one or more rigid members is attached to the floor structure at a bottom of the seat filler structure. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the seat filler structure provides elevational support for the seat, and wherein the one or more rigid members provide longitudinal/lateral restraint for the seat through the seat filler structure. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the seat filler structure elevates the seat at a predetermined height above the floor structure of the vehicle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the seat filler structure comprises one or more passages through which the one or more rigid members are received. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein at least one rigid member of the one or more rigid members comprises a slot, and wherein the slot is adapted to receive a tab for aligning the seat bottom with the seat filler structure. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein at least one rigid member of the one or more rigid members comprises a hook member, and wherein the hook member is adapted to hook onto the seat bottom for securing the seat bottom to the seat filler structure.