Patent ID: 8955906
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A seat for supporting an occupant of a vehicle, said seat comprising: a seating frame member for providing a surface to support the occupant; a back frame member extending away from said seating frame member; and a bracket coupled to both said seating frame member and said back frame member with said bracket having a periphery and having a central longitudinal axis dividing said bracket into a front portion and a rear portion; wherein said front portion of said bracket defines a yield segment for plastically deforming when a force above a predetermined value is applied to said back frame member to reduce an impact force transferred from said seat to the occupant caused by the force above the predetermined value; wherein said periphery of said rear portion of said bracket includes a first contact surface and a second contact surface spaced from said first contact surface to define a bracket notch whereby said first contact surface moves into contact with said second contact surface as said yield segment plastically deforms thereby restricting the plastic deformation of said yield segment; and wherein said front portion of said bracket defines at least one void for allowing said yield segment to plastically deform with said yield segment disposed between said void and said periphery of said bracket.