Patents Assigned to Adient US LLC
  • Patent number: 12377760
    Abstract: A vehicle seat having a seat part, a backrest, a kinematics mechanism for transferring the vehicle seat from a use position to a not-in-use position, and back again, and a locking device to lock the kinematics mechanism in the use position. When the locking device is unlocked, the vehicle seat is transferred out of the use position into an access position and the kinematics mechanism is coupled to a drive device by a coupling device. The coupling device has an unlocking swing arm for at least indirectly unlocking the locking device. When in the use position of the vehicle seat, activation of the drive device first unlocks the swing arm to pivot, so that the locking device is unlocked, and it is only following the pivoting movement of the unlocking swing arm that the kinematics mechanism is driven by the drive device to transfer the vehicle seat into the not-in-use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Joachim Kaemmerer, Christian Wolf
  • Publication number: 20250229674
    Abstract: An oscillating framework for a vehicle seat, such as an oscillating seat and/or a utility vehicle seat, may have at least one lower frame and a link which is capable of oscillating, may be movable relative to the lower frame and may be coupled at least at a lower link end via a transverse rod to the lower frame. At at least one position detection device for detecting an assumed relative position of the transverse rod may be arranged in the lower frame. The transverse rod may be conjointly movable about an axis of rotation during movement of the link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Harald KLEIN, Jens SCHULZ
  • Patent number: 12318969
    Abstract: A seat system for a vehicle including a seat back assembly, a seat base assembly, and a headrest assembly. Each of the assemblies may include at least one formed part for providing comfort to an occupant of the seat system. A coated forming tool for producing the formed part of the seat system may be a mold assembly or a printing machine configured to form at least a portion of the formed part of the seat system. The coating of the coated forming tool comprises at least one of a nonstick or ecological material, and more preferably a polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Michael W. Hobbs, Patricia J. McClarren, Adam Cody McGraw, Charles C. Crothers, Robert E. Carpenter
  • Patent number: 12291134
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a pivot structure, a seat and a bushing. The pivot structure has at least one link member that includes a pivot pin extending through an opening in the at least one link member. The pivot pin defines a pivot axis about which the at least one link member pivots. The seat is attached to the pivot structure. The pivot structure and the seat are configured to move between a seating or in-use orientation and a rear access orientation. The bushing is fitted into the opening of the at least one link member with the pivot pin extending through the bushing. The bushing is configured to deflect in response to movement of the link member relative to the pivot pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignees: Nissan North America, Inc., Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Evan Frank, Steven P. Livesey, Martin Murau
  • Patent number: 12252046
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat back and a cushion seat. The cushion seat includes a seat frame, a cushion pad portion above the seat frame, a first submarining suppression portion below the cushion pad portion, and a second submarining suppression portion below the cushion pad portion, the second submarining suppression portion arranged on a side of the first submarining suppression portion closer to the seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignees: Adient US LLC, Subaru Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayuki Asakura, Akihide Onodera, Satoshi Obara, Hiroshi Eguchi, Hiroyuki Yasui, Nilesh Firke, Ajeet Tasagave, Abhinav Chaubey
  • Publication number: 20250065827
    Abstract: A wire harness routing device 10 according to this disclosure is for routing a wire harness 60 under a sliding seat 1. The wire harness routing device 10 includes an extra length storing case 20 and a protector 30. The extra length storing case 20 is disposed on a floor 2 that is opposite a lower surface 5 of the sliding seat 1. The protector 30 is movable with respect to the extra length storing case 20. The wire harness 60 includes an inner extra length portion and an outer extra length portion. The inner extra length portion is disposed in the extra length storing case 20 and extends toward the protector 30 and the outer extra length portion extends outside the extra length storing case 20 from the protector 30 toward the lower surface 5 of the sliding seat 1. The sliding seat 1 includes a pair of contact members 6, 7 that come into contact with the protector 30 according to movement of the sliding seat 1 and move the protector 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Tomoka SHIDA, Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Kazuyoshi OHARA, Minho YANG, Yasuhiro NAGAI
  • Patent number: 12233766
    Abstract: A connection bar mounting structure includes: link members, each including a first hole part in a middle part; vehicle members, each configured to rotatably support each link member at a first fixation part of each link member; side frames, each configured to rotatably support each link member at a second fixation part of each link member opposite to the first fixation part across the first hole part; and a connection bar, each end thereof fixed to the first hole part of each link member. Each link member has a first bending rigidity reduced section between the middle part and the first fixation part and a second bending rigidity reduced section between the middle part and the second fixation part, the first and second bending rigidity reduced sections having bending rigidity smaller than those of the middle part, the first fixation part, and the second fixation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: Adient US LLC, Subaru Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayuki Asakura, Akihide Onodera, Satoshi Obara, Hiroshi Eguchi, Hiroyuki Yasui, Nilesh Firke, Ajeet Tasagave, Abhinav Chaubey
  • Patent number: 12226026
    Abstract: The disclosure refers to a headrest for a seat. The headrest has at least a headrest cushion which is mountable to the seat. The headrest cushion may have an adjustment device configured to at least partially deform a front surface of the headrest cushion along at least one extending direction of the headrest cushion. Further, the disclosure relates to a seat with such a headrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Dalibor Dimovski, James D. Biebel, John J. Gomez
  • Publication number: 20250050790
    Abstract: A seat system for a vehicle may have a seat base assembly and a seat back assembly. Each of the seat base assembly and the seat back assembly may include at least one actuator assembly at least partially disposed therein. The actuator assembly may be configured to selectively adjust at least one of the seat base assembly and the seat back assembly to reach a desired angle, position, and/or height. The actuator assembly may include a motor assembly and a gear assembly, wherein the motor assembly includes a printed circuit board stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: William Shawn BREWER, Michael G. MADDELEIN
  • Publication number: 20250033534
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a seat may have a seat base substrate that has a flexible main member. The seat may also have a drive mechanism that has a lower slide and an upper slide. The upper slide may selectively move with respect to the fixed lower slide via a rack and pinion system. The seat may also have a pusher releasably attached to the upper slide. The pusher may contact the flexible main member. The seat may also have a trim ring attached to the lower slide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Raza BASHIR, John GOMEZ, Joseph GASKO, Xin Wei Jolene NG, Elizabeth Ann ALLEN, John David NEWBERRY
  • Publication number: 20250033536
    Abstract: A rail for a rail pair of a seat longitudinal adjustment device may have at least two side walls and a web connecting the side walls. At least one of the side walls may have a receiving profile for receiving and guiding a connection cable or cable bundle or cable housing along a longitudinal extension of the rail. A seat longitudinal adjustment device having the rail pair is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Adient US LLC
    Inventor: Erik SPRENGER
  • Publication number: 20250010772
    Abstract: A seat trim element, formed as a three-dimensionally shaped seat covering element and/or three-dimensionally shaped seat cushion element of a vehicle seat, where at least one three-dimensionally shaped insert produced by a thermoforming process is provided and can be attached or is detachably or interchangeably attached to the seat trim element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Claudia SCHMIDT, Tamas KARACSONYI, Sven OLDACH, Andrew BEDWIN, Edwin MENDES
  • Publication number: 20250010773
    Abstract: A retaining element for a cover retaining assembly of a vehicle seat may have a fastening region for a cover fastening element and at least one anchoring region for foaming into a cushion element. The retaining element is in the form of a one-part, bent wire or a one-part, filiform plastic structure. The bent wire or the filiform plastic structure is shaped in the anchoring region in such a way that at least one anchoring opening is defined which has at least one concavity directed towards the fastening region. A set of multiple retaining elements formed as identical parts may also be used in association with a cover retaining assembly and a vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Laurent HUGUES, Francois MOUGIN
  • Patent number: 12162379
    Abstract: A floating seat may have at least one seat shell with a seat surface region and a backrest region. The seat may also have a base element on which the seat shell is arranged in an adjustable manner, and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the seat shell relative to the base element and/or a seat base. The adjustment mechanism has at least one adjustment unit for adjusting the seat shell and at least one drive unit which is designed to lock the base element and the seat shell in place in a self-locking manner. The lock can be released by a force introduced into the adjustment unit by an occupant sitting in the seat shell via said seat shell as well as by a force introduced into the adjustment unit by the drive unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignees: Adient US LLC, Kostal Automobil Elektrik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Dillinger, Christian Schirp
  • Publication number: 20240383389
    Abstract: A molded body for a seat component, in particular a backrest or a seat part of a seat may have at least one thermally solidified and three-dimensionally formed nonwoven element which is back-molded with a foam material or a foamable material. An additional molded body and a method for producing such a molded body are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: Adient US LLC
    Inventor: Thomas DILLINGER
  • Patent number: 12145475
    Abstract: A longitudinal adjuster having at least one rail pair, formed from a first rail and a second rail. The first and second rails are displaceable relative to each other and fit around each other to form an inner channel. A spindle nut is connected to the second rail and a spindle is operatively connected to the spindle nut and are arranged in the inner channel. The spindle nut is fixed on the second rail by a first fixing element and an second fixing element. The spindle nut is centered perpendicular to a longitudinal extent of the second rail by the two fixing elements. A method for assembling the longitudinal adjuster to a vehicle seat are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Erik Sprenger, Maros Rovny
  • Patent number: 12145487
    Abstract: A system for connecting a seat cover and a seat back is disclosed. The system may have a fastener strip with a sinusoidal shape that connects the cover to the seat back so that at least a portion the cover can be seamless over the fastener strip. The design of the fastener strip permits it to be hidden from view on an exterior of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Emilie N. Daigle, Bonnie L. Coker, Marc Poulin, Michael W. Hobbs, Raymond S. Bristow
  • Patent number: 12145476
    Abstract: A motor vehicle seat may have a seat squab, a back rest, and kinematics for moving the vehicle seat from a use position suitable for conveying people to a non-use position or access position. The access position makes accessing a rear row of seats easier. The seat may be moved by a drive device from the use position to the non-use position, and vice versa. The seat may have a rear foot with a locking device that can be locked with a counter-element for securing in the use position. The seat may also have a protection device arranged in the region of the locking device for detecting an obstacle in a movement path of the rear foot when the vehicle seat is moved from the non-use position to the use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Dill, Viktor Enns, Christian Wolf, Darius Wrobel
  • Patent number: D1081345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Fernando Moreno Pardo, Marcela Armenta Monroy, Hilario Barron Rodriguez
  • Patent number: D1087750
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Brent Troy Hodge, Jamie C. Main, David J. Corvino