# US 2012/0073369 A1 · Protection cover structure of slide detection apparatus for vehicle seat

> Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt

- Number: US 2012/0073369 A1
- Document ID: US20120073369A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/228,755
- Filed: 2011-09-09
- Published: 2012-03-29
- Earliest claimed: 2010-09-29
- Assignees: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Yuya SUZUKI; Tomoyuki TAKASE; Shinya ANDO; Naoki MAEDA; Michinori KAKUMU; Keiichiro INOUE
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20120073369A1

## CPC

- G01D 11/245: {Housings for sensors}
- G01D 5/145: {influenced by the relative movement between the Hall device and magnetic fields (see G01R33/06)}
- B60N 2/0272: {using sensors or detectors for detecting the position of seat parts}
- G01D: MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A protection cover structure of a slide detection apparatus for a vehicle seat is provided. The slide detection apparatus is configured to detect a slide state of the vehicle seat with a magnetic detector which is provided to one of a fixed rail and a movable rail configuring a slide rail mechanism of the vehicle seat, and a detectable member provided to the other of the rails. The protection cover structure includes a protection cover provided to the one rail and configured to cover and protect the magnetic detector. The protection cover integrally includes a side cover part which covers a side of the magnetic detector, and a cover part which covers a detection part of the magnetic detector. A tip end portion of the cover part is formed with a lip-shaped contact part which is configured to slidably contact a sidewall surface of the other rail.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A protection cover structure of a slide detection apparatus for a vehicle seat, the slide detection apparatus being configured to detect a slide state of the vehicle seat with a magnetic detector which is provided to one of a fixed rail and a movable rail configuring a slide rail mechanism of the vehicle seat, and a detectable member provided to the other of the rails, the protection cover structure comprising:
a protection cover provided to the rail, to which the magnetic detector is provided, and configured to cover and protect the magnetic detector,
wherein the protection cover integrally includes:
a side cover part which covers a side of the magnetic detector; and
a cover part which covers a detection part of the magnetic detector, and
wherein a tip end portion of the cover part is formed with a lip-shaped contact part which is configured to slidably contact a sidewall surface of the other rail.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The protection cover structure according to claim 1,
wherein the contact part of the cover part is formed of a rubber material which elastically deforms to slide over a part of the detectable member provided on the sidewall surface of the other rail while contacting the detectable member.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The protection cover structure according to claim 1,
wherein the rigidity of the protection cover except for the contact part is higher than that of the contact part.