| US 7,527,332 B2 | ||
| Seat apparatus | ||
| Makoto Sakai, Anjo (Japan); Yukifumi Yamada, Toyota (Japan); and Sadao Ito, Anjo (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 14, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/225,027. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-273300 (JP), filed on Sep. 21, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0061176 A1, Mar. 23, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60N 2/42 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 297—216.1 [297/470] | 8 Claims |
| 1. A vehicle seat apparatus comprising:
a first link vertically movably supporting a seat to a seat rail of a floor side;
a second link connecting a seat belt anchor to a seat side for restraining an occupant into the seat; and
a third link provided between the first link and the second link for connecting the first link and the second link, wherein
the third link is provided with a guiding groove to slidably connect the third link to the second link, the third link being
engagable with a lock member which is fixedly connected to the seat, wherein the third link is normally disengaged from the
lock member to allow the seat to move in a vertical direction and is engaged with the lock member in an emergency upon receipt
of an active force through the seat belt anchor and the second link to control a vertical movement of the seat.
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