Patent ID: 8668272
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A seat frame for use in a seat, the seat frame comprising: a first side member having a first surface which is an outboard side and a second surface which is an inboard side, the first side member having an end; a recliner mechanism having a first side for coupling to the first side member; an insert member having a first surface which is an outboard side and a second surface which is an inboard side, the insert member having a first upper end and a second lower end, the insert member for coupling to the second surface of the first side member; and wherein the insert member, the first side member and the recliner mechanism are welded together at a first weld location and the insert member and the first side member only are welded together at a second weld location, wherein the insert member includes a pair of laterally located extension flanges extending substantially perpendicularly from a generally planar portion of the insert member on the inboard side of the insert member, and wherein the insert member further includes two stiffening projections extending on the inboard side of the insert member from a location proximate the first upper end to a location proximate the first weld location.