Cover for child seat anchor
AssigneeIntier Automotive Inc.
InventorSven Christopherson
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Abstract
A seat assembly (10) for a vehicle having an anchor (16) for a child seat (15) disposed between a seat cushion (12) and a seat back (14). The invention is characterized by a cover (17) movable into a retracted and closed position between the seat cushions (12) and the seat back (14) covering the anchor (16) and out of the retracted position to an extended and fully open position out from between the seat cushions (12) and seat back (14) exposing the anchor (16) for attachment to the child seat (15). The cover (17) includes guide slots (34, 36) for slidably receiving side portions (50) of the anchor (16) and a ramped surface (60) automatically moves the lid (20) from the closed position to the fully open position in response to the housing (18) moving relative to the anchor (16).
Claims34
A seat assembly (10) comprising:
- a seat cushion (12),
- an anchor (16) presented by said seat cushion (12) and adapted for anchoring a child seat (15), and
- a cover assembly (17) comprising a housing (18) coupled to said anchor (16), a lid (20) for covering said housing, a hinge (22) interconnecting said housing (18) and said lid (20 for providing pivotal movement of said lid (20) between a fully open position providing access to said anchor (16) and a closed position covering said anchor (16) and closing said housing (18), said housing (18) including first (34) and second (36) guides slidably supporting said housing (18) on said anchor (16) for sliding movement relative to said anchor (16) between a retracted position and an extended position, and said lid (20) including a mechanism (60) for automatically pivoting said lid (20) from said closed position to said fully open position in response to said housing (18) sliding relative to said anchor (16) from said retracted position to said extended position, whereby said cover (17) slides along said anchor (16) in a first direction and conceals said anchor (16) when moving from said fully open position to said closed position, and said cover (17) slides along said anchor (16) in a second direction opposite said first direction and exposes said anchor (16) for attachment to the child seat (15) when moving from said closed position to said fully open position.
A cover assembly (17) for covering a child seat anchor (16) presented by a vehicle seat, said cover assembly (17) comprising;
- a housing (18),
- a lid (20),
- a hinge (22) interconnecting said housing (18) and said lid (20) for providing pivotal movement of said lid (20) between a fully open position providing access to the anchor (16) and a closed position covering the anchor (16) and closing said housing (18),
- said housing (22) comprising first (34) and second (36) guides for slidably supporting said housing (18) on the anchor (16) for sliding movement relative to the anchor (16) between a retracted position and an extended position, and
- said lid (20) comprising a mechanism (6) for automatically pivoting said lid (20) from said closed position to said fully open position in response to said housing (18) sliding relative to the anchor (16) from said retracted position to said extended position whereby said cover (17) may be moved into said retracted and closed positions covering the anchor (16) and out of said retracted position to said extended and fully open positions exposing the anchor (16) for attachment to a child seat (15).
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