Patent ID: 9073456
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle seat with a height adjustable seat bottom, comprising: a pair of side frames which constitutes left and right frames of the seat bottom; a link support member disposed under the pair of side frames; left and right rear links having upper-end portions pivotally connected to rear portions of the side frames, respectively, and lower-end portions pivotally connected to rear portions of the link support member, respectively; left and right front links disposed frontwardly of the rear links, the left and right front links having upper-end portions pivotally connected to front portions of the side frames, respectively, and lower-end portions pivotally connected to front portions of the link support member, respectively; and an operation unit including an operation member configured to be operated to make a rotational motion which actuates a four-bar linkage formed with the side frames, the link support member, the rear links and the front links, configured for adjustment of a height of the seat bottom, wherein the operation unit includes an output gear configured to be rotatable coaxially with the operation member provided at one of the pair of side frames, wherein the front links include an input gear configured to engage with the output gear, such that rotation of the output gear causes the front links to pivot, wherein the output gear is disposed rearwardly of a pin by which an upper-end portion of each front link is pivotally connected to a corresponding side frame, and wherein the input gear is formed along a rear side of at least one of the front links.