Adjustable vehicle seat
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorRobert Christopher Day
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Abstract
A seat assembly movable in both longitudinal and transverse directions in an automotive vehicle. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion and an adjuster mechanism. The seat cushion has an upper surface for supporting a seated occupant above a floor of an automotive vehicle and an opposite bottom surface. The adjuster mechanism is coupled to the bottom surface of the seat cushion. The adjuster mechanism includes a set of first wheels that allows movement of the seat assembly in a longitudinal direction along tracks on the floor of the vehicle. The adjuster mechanism further includes a set of second wheels that are arranged generally orthogonal to the first wheels to allow movement of the seat assembly in a transverse direction across the tracks and the floor of the vehicle.
Claims16
A seat assembly for use in an automotive vehicle, said seat assembly comprising:
- a seat cushion having an upper surface for supporting a seated occupant above a floor of the vehicle and an opposite bottom surface;
- and
- an adjuster mechanism coupled to the bottom surface of the seat cushion, the adjuster mechanism including a set of first wheels that allows movement of the seat assembly in a longitudinal direction along tracks on the floor of the vehicle, the adjuster mechanism further including a set of second wheels that are arranged generally orthogonal to the first wheels to allow movement of the seat assembly in a transverse direction across the tracks and the floor of the vehicle.
An automotive vehicle comprising:
- a floor;
- a first track fixedly secured to the floor and a second track fixedly secured to the floor, the first and second tracks extending longitudinally in a generally fore and aft direction in the vehicle, the first and second tracks being generally parallel and spaced apart in a transverse direction in the vehicle;
- and
- a seat assembly having:
- a seat cushion with an upper surface for supporting a seated occupant above a floor of an automotive vehicle and an opposite bottom surface;
- and
- an adjuster mechanism coupled to the bottom surface of the seat cushion, the adjuster mechanism including a set of first wheels that allows movement of the seat assembly in a longitudinal direction along one of the first and second tracks, the adjuster mechanism further including a set of second wheels that are arranged generally orthogonal to the first wheels to allow movement of the seat assembly in a transverse direction between the tracks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.