Abstract: A seat device (12) including a seat back (16) having an upper seat back frame portion (34), a lower seat back frame portion (36), and a pivotal connection for pivotally supporting and connecting the upper seat back frame portion (34) to the lower seat back frame portion (36) about a pivot pin (38). A positioner extends between the two seat back frame portions and is provided with at least one motor (66), connected to a threaded shaft (62), which drives the positioner. The motor (66) is resiliently mounted to one of the seat back frame portions (34,36) using flexible bushings (80) which absorb the play between the upper and lower seat back frame portions (34,36) when the two are pivoted relative to one another.

Abstract: A seat frame for vehicles, constructed of wire elements, one of the wire elements having an end portion extending toward an outer periphery of the seat frame, an end portion of another wire element located in the vicinity of the end portion of the one wire element extending outwardly, and a leading end of such end portion bent to lie in proximity to and outside a leading end of the end portion of the one wire element and serving as a protecting portion which forms a part of the outer periphery of the frame.

Abstract: A seatback frame (21) is disclosed as having an inverted U-shaped frame member (22) including an elongated and generally horizontal upper member (23) and a pair of elongated side members (24) and (25) respectively extending generally downwardly from the extremities of the upper member. A pair of side panels (28 and 29) are respectively secured to and extend generally forwardly from each side member and have inwardly facing surfaces that oppose each other. A resilient lumbar supporting panel (35) having lateral extremities is forwardly spaced from the side members proximate the side panels and is generally concave therebetween. It has a central portion that extends generally upwardly and is secured to a central portion of the upper member. The lateral extremities form retrorse portions (41) that extend generally rearwardly along the opposed surfaces of the side panels, and the rearmost margins (43) of the retrorse portions are attached to the side panels.

Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided with a seat belt winding retractor, in which the seat belt retractor is secured through a fixed bracket to the side section rear end side of a seat cushion. A wire guide is attached to the fixed bracket to guide a seat belt in a flattened state to the entrance of the seat belt winding retractor. The guide allows for the winding and unwinding of the belt by preventing bending and twisting of the seat belt, especially when a front seat back is folded forward to allow entry to the rear seat.

Abstract: A seat for a vehicle which includes a seat belt, said seat including a seat cushion mounted on a longitudinal slide mechanism, a hinge arm pivotally mounted on a hinge bracket secured to a side of the seat cushion, and a seat back attached to the hinge arm, a pad material and a skin material for a side of the seat back being disposed outside an upper portion of the hinge arm, adjacent a tongue portion of the seat belt, and a seat belt tongue entrance-preventing member being provided outside an exposed portion of the hinge arm and extending downwardly from lower ends of the pad and skin materials at the side of the seat back having an entrance-preventing surface which projects outwardly from a surface of the skin material at the side of the seat back and which is curved toward a rear end of the hinge arm to deflect the seat belt tongue portion away from the seat as the seat cushion is moved rearwardly along the slide mechanism.

Abstract: A seatback frame is disclosed as having an inverted-U-shaped frame member including an elongated and generally horizontal upper member and an elongated side member extending generally downwardly from each extremity of the upper member. A side panel is secured to and extends generally upwardly along and forwardly from a lower portion of each side member. A lumbar supporting panel extends laterally between, and is supported by, the side panels. The lumbar supporting panel has a central portion extending generally upwardly and is secured to a central portion of the upper member.

Abstract: A locking slide apparatus (10) for mounting a slidable seat (3) in a vehicle and for facilitating the rearrangement of tandemly disposed seats (1, 2 and 3) is disclosed that has an elongated stationary rail (7) securable to the vehicle floor (4), a slide mechanism (12) adapted to support the seat and to slide along the rail, a lock mechanism (33) to secure the slide mechanism to the rail at selected positions therealong, an operating mechanism (34) to operate the lock mechanism, a seat position sensor mechanism (94) to sense the location of the seat along the rail, and an interlock mechanism (62) to prevent the operation of the lock mechanism if a passenger is occupying the seat.

Abstract: A locking slide apparatus (10) for mounting a seat in a vehicle, the locking slide apparatus including an elongated stationary rail (12) securable to a vehicle floor (11) and having a longitudinally aligned row of lock holes (18) extending vertically therethrough to form a linear rack, an elongated slide mechanism (13) adapted to support a seat thereon and supported by and longitudinally slidable along the stationary rail, and a lock mechanism (15) slidably attached to the slide mechanism and having lock pawls (19) upwardly insertable into and resiliently held in respective lock holes in the stationary rail to prevent the slide mechanism from sliding therealong.