Seat track support damper

A vehicle seat disposed on a vehicle floor portion, comprising:

• first and second upper seat tracks;
• a seat bottom disposed on the first and second upper seat tracks;
• first and second lower seat tracks, each disposed longitudinally in the vehicle and secured to the floor portion at respective fore and aft attachment locations, wherein each of the first and second upper seat tracks is slidably disposed in a respective one of the first and second lower seat tracks;
• and
• first and second support dampers, each disposed between the vehicle floor portion and a respective one of the first and second lower seat tracks and each disposed between the respective fore and aft attachment locations of the respective one of the first and second lower seat tracks, wherein each of the first and second support dampers is disposed at a longitudinal position between the respective fore and aft attachment locations of the respective one of the first and second lower seat tracks at a maximum vertical deflection point of the respective one of the first and second lower seat tracks relative to the vehicle floor portion.

A seat disposed on a floor portion of a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising:

• a seat track secured to the floor portion at first and second attachment locations;
• a seat bottom disposed on the seat track;
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• a support damper disposed between the floor portion and the seat track and disposed between the first and second attachment locations at a maximum vertical deflection point of the seat track relative to the floor portion.