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US 2008/0164739 A1Published application
Automotive vehicle seat system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAnthony Valasin, Radesh Vangipuram, Richard Squires, Philip Skinner, Joseph Talamonti
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Abstract
A portion of a riser of a removable vehicle seat has a layered structure. The layered structure provides abrasion resistance and noise isolation.
Claims20
A removable seat for an automotive vehicle including a floor pan, the seat comprising:
- a structural member to provide support for the seat;
- and
- a riser, having a sliding surface on which the seat slides if moved, attached with the structural member to space the seat away from the floor pan, wherein a portion of the riser has a layered structure, wherein the layered structure comprises a first metal layer having a bottom edge and a non-metal layer, and wherein the non-metal layer wraps around a portion of the bottom edge of the first metal layer to form the sliding surface.
A removable seat for an automotive vehicle including a floor pan and a striker to locate the seat relative to the floor pan, the seat comprising:
- a structural member to provide support for the seat;
- and
- a riser attached with the structural member to space the seat away from the floor pan, wherein the riser includes a hook feature, having a contact surface, to engage the striker, wherein a portion of the contact surface is in contact with the striker if the hook feature is engaged with the striker, wherein a portion of the riser has a layered structure, wherein the layered structure comprises a first metal layer having a hook edge and a non-metal layer, and wherein the non-metal layer wraps around a portion of the hook edge of the first metal layer to form the contact surface.
A removable seat for an automotive vehicle including a floor pan, the seat comprising:
- a structural member to provide support for the seat;
- and
- a riser attached with the structural member to space the seat away from the floor pan, wherein a portion of the riser has a layered structure, wherein the layered structure comprises a first metal layer having an edge and a non-metal layer, and wherein the non-metal layer wraps around a portion of the edge of the first metal layer to form a protective surface for the edge of the first metal layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.