Abstract: A vehicle seat base is provided with a foam bun that includes a protective cloth that is molded into the foam bun and attached with the seat cover material to the seat frame. A suspension mat is attached to the protective cloth below the foam bun to add support.

Abstract: Seat furniture includes a frame which is adjustable such that the height and inclination of the seat supported by the frame can be easily and rapidly varied. The seat furniture includes a seat platform, which is supported by an adjustable frame, in which two pairs of legs are integrated, the height-adjustment devices of which have locking devices which are operated by operating elements located near the seat platform. When the front operating device is operated, the movable locking devices of the front pair of legs are released. The height of the front pair of legs can then be varied. The set of the corresponding rear elements functions in the same manner. Articulated hinges integrated in the frame permit each adjustment while the support area on the floor does not change.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat by which an impact of rear end collision is reduced and of which peripheral structure of a side frame is simplified. A vehicle seat includes: a seat back frame which includes side portions positioned at the sides thereof, a pressure receiving member which is jointed to the seat back frame through joint members and supports an occupant, and an impact reduction member which is disposed on at least one of the side portions to engage with the joint member and to move by a predetermined amount of impact load applied to the pressure receiving member so that the pressure receiving member is caused to move rearward; in which the side portion includes a convex portion protruding in the movement range of the impact reduction member, and the impact reduction member abuts against the convex portion so that the movement of the impact reduction member is prevented.

Abstract: A lift-recliner chair includes a base section, movable seat and backrest sections and a powered actuator for relative moving the seat and backrest sections. The seat section is pivotally mounted with respect to the base section and the backrest is pivotally mounted with respect to the seat section. The base and seat sections each have a pair of side panels arranged substantially parallel with respect to each other on both sides of the chair with the actuator means enclosed in the interior region of the chair in all adjustment positions of the chair. The base and seat sections are arranged telescopically and moveable respect to the base section. The actuator has a first range of movement for moving the backrest with respect to the seat section and a second range of movement for moving the seat section and backrest with respect to the base.

Abstract: A seating unit is provided with a detachable bezel that is selectively engaged and disengaged to a receiving module. The receiving module is assembled to an interior of the seating unit and operably coupled to the activation device (e.g., linear actuator for adjusting the position of the seating unit). In operation, the receiving module is configured to receive command signals via a communication interface between the receiving module and the detachable bezel. Typically, an intermediate material of the seating unit intersects the communication interface. Further, the receiving module is configured to invoke the activation device as a function of the command signals. The detachable bezel resides external to the seating unit and is freely wielded by a user upon being disengaged from the receiving module. Additionally, the detachable bezel includes touch-activated controls that, upon receiving user-initiated actuation, generate the command signals via the communication interface.

Abstract: A seat comprising a back support portion (100) with adjustable surface profile, comprising an adjustable core column (101) arranged along the height direction of the back support portion (100) and comprising a plurality of holders (110, 210, 211, 310, 410) and a plurality of side members (120, 220, 221, 320, 420) fixed to the holders (110, 210, 211, 310, 410) and extending substantially in the width direction of the back support portion (100) such as to profile the surface of the back support portion (100).

Abstract: A vehicle seat according to the present invention may include a seat cushion that is composed of a stationary cushion portion and a movable cushion portion, in which the movable cushion portion is capable of being tilted so as to be low in a getting in/out side while being raised with respect to the stationary cushion portion, and a cushion tilting mechanism that is disposed under the seat cushion and is configured to tilt the movable cushion portion while raising the same with respect to the stationary cushion portion.

Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat base and a seat back coupled to the seat base. The seat back moves about a seat-back pivot axis from an upright position to a fold-flat position.

Abstract: An actuation system for concurrently actuating a first mechanism and a second mechanism from a first state to a second state includes an actuator and a sliding member operatively engaged with the actuator and movable from a first position to a second position in response to actuation of the actuator. A connecting member has a relaxed state and a taut state. The connecting member includes a first end coupled to the first mechanism, a second end coupled to the second mechanism, and a medial portion cooperative with the sliding member. Movement of the sliding member from the first position to the second position changes the connecting member from the relaxed state to the taut state, whereby the tension is increased in the connecting member.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cushion structure for a vehicle seat, the cushion structure allowing the hardness of the cushion to be adjusted according to an occupant's preference by simple operation. The present cushion structure for a vehicle seat has: a band (41) consisting of a flexible material, the band (41) being provided below the lower surface (1b) of a cushion foam and extending in the longitudinal direction of the seat; and a tension adjusting mechanism (5) for adjusting the tension of the band (41) consisting of a flexible material. The tension adjusting mechanism (5) adjusts the hardness of the cushion foam (1) by adjusting the tension of the band (41) consisting of a flexible material.

Abstract: A vehicle headrest device capable of both securing the comfort of an occupant under normal conditions and enhancing the whiplash injury prevention effect, while enabling the headrest body to be made thinner. In this device, a dilatant pad formed from a material with dilatant characteristics is disposed at a front portion of a headrest body. The pad is soft in normal circumstances, and so the occupant's head can be softly supported by the headrest body. However, the pad instantly becomes hard when load from the occupant's head is imparted to the front portion of the headrest body such as during an impact to the rear face of a vehicle, suppressing rearward head movement. Moreover, a thinner headrest body can be achieved due to being able to dispense with a foam body disposed at the front portion of the headrest body to secure the comfort of the occupant.

Abstract: A headrest for use on a motor-vehicle seat back has a base that is secured to the seat back, a head part, and respective base and head guides supporting the head part on the base for displacement in a direction between a rear rest position and a front extended position. A slide is provided between the base and the head part and is movable relative to both the head part and the base on shifting of the head part between the positions. A gear assembly engages both the head part and the base.

Abstract: A portable workstation can be folded so as to be readily portable as a cane, and has a seat portion and a table/tray portion for holding a book, electronic device, or lunch box, among other things. The workstation has a main leg pivotably connected to a pair of legs. An umbrella can be connected to the workstation in the folded condition of the workstation, and can be opened and adjustably positioned in the unfolded condition of the workstation. While outside, a user may need protection from the elements, such as from the sun, rain, sleet, or even snow, and can deploy the umbrella. Additionally, the umbrella can serve to prevent glare from electronic devices by shielding them from direct sunlight. A flashlight assembly can be plugged into the cane handle in a fixed orientation to provide light to the workstation table/tray when turned on.

Abstract: A seat-cushion shell unit is configured to include a support panel provided to be movable up and down and tiltable to an arbitrary angle below a seat cushion shell, and a support pad provided between the seat cushion shell and the support panel. A front end part and a rear end part of a support panel are fixed to the seat frame, and the seat-cushion shell unit is attached to the seat frame.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat reclining apparatus comprising: a first bracket, a second bracket, a pole, a cam, a locking urging member, a hinge pin, a fitting hole, a release lever, and a supporting urging member.

Abstract: A chair including a writing tablet that can be used with both a right handed and a left handed seat occupant. The chair includes a writing tablet that is supported on a tablet arm. The tablet arm is pivotable beneath the seating element of the chair such that the tablet arm can be positioned on either the right side or left side of the user. The writing tablet is pivotally mounted to the tablet arm such that the writing tablet can pivot toward and away from the seat occupant. The writing tablet is further movably mounted to the tablet arm such that the writing tablet can move toward and away from the seat occupant. The seating element of the chair is pivotably mounted to a support structure including chair legs and preferably caster wheels.

Abstract: A center-foldable seat back has a seat back upper part that can be tilted forward relative to a seat back lower part. A trim cover is provided, sewn along the entire periphery at the mutual contact position of an upper and lower cover, the pulled-in state is modulated by cloth pieces, thereby preventing wrinkles. The seat back is provided with the trim cover in which one cloth piece one side edge of which is sewn to the ends of the lower and upper cover is provided at least in the central portion on the inside of the trim cover, the cloth piece is extended inward, the other side edge thereof is sewn to a fastener, the central portion on the back side is extended inward and sewn to the fastener, and the central portion on the inside of the trim cover is sewn to open and close by one fastener.

Abstract: The invention relates to neck cushions for vehicle seats, in particular for complete seats, for the support of the head and neck area of a person sitting on the seat, with a cushion, a counterweight and a fastening strap which connects the cushion to the counterweight, wherein the cushion rests on an upper region of the backrest in the longitudinal direction of the backrest so as to be adjustable at least in the longitudinal direction of the backrest, and the counterweight is arranged on at least one limiting element in order to limit the movement of the cushion.

Abstract: A latch plate for a lock device is proposed which comprises a latch plate proper and a film that covers the latch plate proper. The latch plate proper includes upper and lower finger portions between which a striker catching recess is defined. An upper surface of the lower finger portion includes a depressed main portion located near the bottom of the striker catching recess, a raised leading end portion and a stepped portion provided between the depressed main portion and the raised leading end portion. The film covers the latch plate proper except the raised leading end portion. The film covers the depressed main portion of the upper surface in such a manner that an outer surface of the film is flush with the stepped portion. When the film is depressed by the striker, the stepped portion enhances a function is to stop a movement of the striker toward a mouth of the striker catching recess.

Abstract: A seat structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, the seat structure including an outer frame portion in which a through-hole is formed at least at a seating position for the occupant to sit on; a seat skin that has elasticity is fixed to the outer frame portion while predetermined tensile force is applied thereto, and is disposed to cover a portion facing the through-hole; and a cushion member that is disposed between an upper surface of the outer frame portion and the seat skin, and bulges above an outer edge of the outer frame portion.