Seat adjuster for vehicle seat
AssigneeTachi-S Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasayuki Taguchi, Yoshihiro Okamoto
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Abstract
A seat adjustment device or seat adjuster for use with a vehicle seat is provided with a flap- or plate-like operation lever. The plate-like operation lever is pivotally arranged below a forward end of seat cushion of the vehicle seat such as to be normally dependent therefrom. Hence, the lever itself assumes a decorative cover as if it was an integral part of the vehicle seat and also effectively covers a lower objectionable portion below the seat cushion.
Claims10
A seat adjustment device for adjusting a position of a vehicle seat in combination with the vehicle seat including a seat cushion having a forward end and a trim cover assembly affixed thereover, comprising:
- a lock mechanism for locking and unlocking said vehicle seat at a given position;
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- an operation lever means having a plate shape which is operatively connected with said lock mechanism and is, at the upper end portion thereof, pivotally connected with said forward end of the seat cushion in such a manner as to be normally dependent therefrom and rotatable relative to said forward end in forward and backward directions of said seat cushion, said operation lever means being covered with an extension of said trim cover assembly;
- wherein, by rotating said operation lever means in the forward direction of the seat cushion, said lock mechanism is actuated to unlock the vehicle seat.
A seat adjustment device for adjusting a position of a vehicle seat in combination with the vehicle seat including a seat cushion having a forward end and a trim cover assembly affixed thereover, said vehicle seat being a type having a pair of side garnish covers adapted to cover respectively two lateral areas thereof under said seat cushion, comprising:
- a lock mechanism for locking and unlocking said vehicle seat at a given position;
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- an operation lever means having a plate shape which is operatively connected with said lock mechanism and is, at the upper end portion thereof, pivotally connected with said forward end of the seat cushion in such a manner as to be normally dependent therefrom and rotatable relative to said forward end in forward and backward directions of said seat cushion, said operation lever means being covered with an extension of said trim cover assembly;
- wherein, by rotating said operation lever means in the forward direction of the seat cushion, said lock mechanism is actuated to unlock the vehicle seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.