Parallelogram Linkage Patents (Class 297/103)
  • Patent number: 10414294
    Abstract: A seat for a motor vehicle includes a backrest part with a front side and rear side facing away from the front side. A backrest surface, which serves for supporting a back, is transversely divided into a central section and two lateral sections. A seat part includes a sliding mount for the backrest part to realize a translational motion of the backrest part relative to the seat part between a forward facing position and a rearward facing position. Two lateral sections form a lateral support for a person on the seat and/or the seat part as a two-piece seat part including a first section and a second section and an intermediate space. A bracket extends through the intermediate space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Augustin Barbot
  • Patent number: 9873359
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a base having a shell body, a seat shell assembled with the base, the seat shell being adjustable between a plurality of recline positions relative to the base, and a lock mechanism operable to lock the seat shell with the base at any of the recline positions. The lock mechanism includes two latches assembled with the shell body and movable to engage with and disengage from the seat shell, and two release buttons respectively disposed at a left and a right side of the base and respectively coupled with the two latches, each of the two release buttons being independently operable to drive concurrent unlocking displacements of the two latches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
    Inventors: Bruce L. Williams, Gregory S. Sellers
  • Patent number: 9776535
    Abstract: An infant restraint system includes: a back rest portion; a seat portion connected to a lower portion of the back rest portion swingably between an in-use and storage position; upper side position regulating portions formed on a left and right portion of an upper portion of the back rest surface; lower side position regulating portions formed on a left portion and a right portion of the back rest surface at a position below the upper side position regulating portions; an upper body belt portion which includes the pair of shoulder belts and a pair of tongue plates attached to the pair of shoulder belts; a side guard portion respectively extending frontward from a left edge portion and a right edge portion of a lower portion of the back rest portion; and a crotch belt portion having a buckle body which is detachably engaged with the pair of tongue plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Nihon Ikuji Co., LTD
    Inventor: Ritsusou Ishisako
  • Patent number: 9440560
    Abstract: A lounge assembly includes a movable backrest to be positioned at multiple locations on its seating surface. The backrest is supported by plate supports extending into the seat below its seating surface to connect to a slidable carriage assembly used to move the backrest. The backrest can be locked into selected positions on the lounge assembly seating surface. The lounge assembly is especially adapted for a boat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Grady-White Boats, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Neese, Mark Edward Doggett, Paul Durant Gallup
  • Patent number: 8912557
    Abstract: An LED includes a substrate, a first n-type GaN layer, a connecting layer, a second n-type GaN layer, a light emitting layer, and a p-type GaN layer. The first n-type GaN layer, the connecting layer, and the second n-type GaN layer are formed on the substrate in sequence. The connecting layer is etchable by alkaline solution, and a bottom surface of the second n-type GaN layer facing towards the connecting layer has a roughed exposed portion. The GaN on the bottom surface of the second n-type GaN layer is N-face GaN. A top surface of the second n-type GaN layer facing away from the connecting layer includes a first area and a second area. The light emitting layer and the p-type GaN layer are formed on the first area of the top surface of the second n-type GaN layer in sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tzu-Chien Hung, Chia-Hui Shen
  • Patent number: 7644982
    Abstract: A reversible seat assembly includes a pair of spaced apart risers. A seat cushion is operatively coupled to the risers for movement between a first inclined position wherein a front end is farther from the floor than a rear end and a second inclined position wherein the rear end is farther from the floor than the front end. A seat back is operatively coupled to the risers for movement between first and second upright positions adjacent the rear and front ends of the seat cushion, respectively. A seat cushion control mechanism includes a pair of forward and rearward linkages operatively coupled between the front and rear ends of the seat cushion and the risers for automatically controlling the seat cushion between the first and second inclined positions in response to movement of the seat back between the first and second upright positions thereby defining forward and rearward-facing seating positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Intier Automotive Inc.
    Inventor: Zbigniew A. Paluch
  • Patent number: 6719366
    Abstract: A passenger seat having a walk-over seat back mounted for movement on a pair of rotatable shafts through a pair of of levers mounted on each end of the shafts. The levers contact each other at opposite seat positions to support the seat back. The pair of shafts include a torsion section at each end portion capable of undergoing plastic deformation upon a lock mechanism detecting predetermined deceleration forces. A lever and link element are operatively connected between the seat cushion frame to permit movement. The seat cushion is removable secured to the seat cushion frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Inventor: Jon Lane
  • Patent number: 6715825
    Abstract: A multi-positionable and reversible seat assembly (10) for use in an automotive vehicle includes a seat cushion (12) and a seat back operatively connected to the seat cushion. The seat cushion (12) and seat back (14) are supported above the floor of the vehicle by a pair of seat risers. The seat cushion (12) includes a front portion and an opposite rear portion and the seat back (14) includes an upper portion and a lower portion positioned adjacent the seat cushion. The seat assembly (10) is positionable between a plurality of upright and flat bed positions. The seat assembly (10) includes a pair of links for positioning the seat assembly (10) between a forward facing or rearward facing and upright seating position. The links also position the seat in a first or second flat, bed, position with the seat back extending horizontally from either the front portion or the rear portion of the seat cushion (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Magna Seating Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Omar D. Tame
  • Patent number: 6179375
    Abstract: A railroad passenger walk-over seat having a seat back capable of being rotated into opposed positions. A locking mechanism having engaging locking elements and a lock member to arrest movement of the seat back during forces created by abrupt deceleration. The deceleration force is dissipated by a shaft section that undergoes plastic deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Inventor: Jon Lane
  • Patent number: 4840427
    Abstract: A seat for vehicle is provided comprising a seat back, a seat bottom, a pair of side brackets mounted on both sides of the bottom of said seat bottom, respectively, and a pair of seat supporting brackets, spaced from each other, mounted on the floor of the vehicle. The seat also includes two pairs of arms, each mounted at one end thereof on said side bracket and at the other end thereof on the lower end of said seat back, adapted to shift said seat back forwards and backwards. Between the side brackets and the seat supporting brackets, two pairs of legs are pivotably arranged, which are adapted to maintain a constant angle between the seat bottom and the floor of the vehicle, thus the seat bottom can be moved a certain distance by the pivoting of the legs. The seat for a vehicle also comprises a locking mechanism adapted to actuate and constrain the pivoting of the legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1989
    Assignee: Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Bahk Hong
  • Patent number: 4655503
    Abstract: A seat back of a vehicular seat is movably supportable in the fore and aft direction relative to a seat cushion and lockable in its forward and rearward positions. The back side of the seat back serves as a part of a seat for a child in the forward position in which the child is restrained relative to the seat back by a seat belt assembly, while the front side of the seat back serves as a part of a usual passenger seat in the rearward position, thereby providing a sufficient comfortableness to the seated child without deteriorating the function of the usual passenger seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Kamijo, Kenzo Shimizu, Hiroshi Ueno
  • Patent number: 4470629
    Abstract: An adjustable vehicle seat including first and second seat members pivotally interconnected such that the second seat member is pivotally movable between first and second opposed direction facing positions at opposed ends of the first seat member. An angular adjustment mechanism is associated with the interconnected first and second seat members and enables the angular relationship of the second seat member to be selectively adjusted with respect to the first seat member in a plurality of angular positions. A latch is provided for latching the second seat member in a fixed position when the second seat member is oriented in the first direction facing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1984
    Assignee: Vixen Motor Company
    Inventor: William T. Collins, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4407542
    Abstract: A walk-over seat has a base with a pair of side members and a seat back which may be moved between the front and rear ends of the seat. The seat back is connected to the upper ends of two elongated links on each side of the seat back. Each link has a lower end mounted for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis between frontwardly and rearwardly extending positions. Each link is engaged by a respective latching member when the link is in one of its positions. Structure is provided to transfer to the side members of the seat the load exerted against a latching member by the link when the seat back is impacted or hit from behind, to prevent the latching member from being sprung or bent out of position. The latching member has a special configuration to accommodate differing dispositions and mountings of the latching member and the link it engages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1983
    Assignee: Coach and Car Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Norman J. Kehl, Richard D. Unser