发明名称 |
OCCUPANT RESTRAINT ACTUATED APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY STIFFENING A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT BACK |
摘要 |
An apparatus for dynamically stiffening a vehicle seat back may include a vehicle seat including a seat bottom mountable within a vehicle, a seat back extending upwardly away from the seat bottom, and a bight defined at a forward-facing interface between the seat bottom and the seat back, an occupant restraint harness coupled to the vehicle seat and engaging a top end of the seat back, and a seat back stiffening apparatus having a seat back stiffening member and an actuator coupled to the occupant restraint harness adjacent to or near the bight of the vehicle seat. The actuator may be responsive to a first force applied thereto by the occupant restraint harness in excess of a first threshold force to deploy the seat back stiffening member to couple to and between the seat bottom and the seat back to add stiffness to the seat back frame. |
申请公布号 |
US2017021748(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2017.01.26 |
申请号 |
US201615217614 |
申请日期 |
2016.07.22 |
申请人 |
Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc. |
发明人 |
Gale Steven;Glover John G.;Dingman Guy R.;Bittner Douglas W.;White Jacob C. |
分类号 |
B60N2/427;B60R22/00;B60N2/433 |
主分类号 |
B60N2/427 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. An apparatus for dynamically stiffening a vehicle seat back, the apparatus comprising:
a vehicle seat including a seat bottom mountable within a vehicle, a seat back extending upwardly away from the seat bottom, and a bight defined at a forward-facing interface between the seat bottom and the seat back, an occupant restraint harness coupled to the vehicle seat and engaging a top end of the seat back, the occupant restraint harness configured to restrain an occupant of the vehicle seat, and a seat back stiffening apparatus having a seat back stiffening member and an actuator coupled to the occupant restraint harness adjacent to or near the bight of the vehicle seat, the actuator responsive to a first force applied thereto by the occupant restraint harness in excess of a first threshold force to deploy the seat back stiffening member to couple to and between the seat bottom and the seat back to add stiffness to the seat back frame. |
地址 |
Westfield IN US |