Patent ID: 6419317
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A seat part for use in a vehicle seat and having an adjustable depth, the seat part comprising:a rear cushion part; a front cushion part that is a separate piece from the rear cushion part and is mounted to a base support having a generally triangular cross section; a supporting mechanism of a seat bucket of the vehicle seat is pivotably mounted to the base support proximate a first corner of the base support for supporting the base support; a drive unit mounted to the base support proximate a second corner of the base support, with the first and second corners being spaced apart from one another, wherein: the drive unit includes a longitudinally displaceable push bar and is operative to move the push bar in a first direction to rotate the base support together with the front cushion part about an axis of rotation relative to the rear cushion part to increase the depth of the seat part, the drive unit is further operative to move the push bar in a second direction to rotate the base support together with the front cushion part about the axis of rotation relative to the rear cushion part to decrease the depth of the seat part, a side of the base support is at least approximately the upper-most portion of the base support when the push bar has been moved in the first direction to substantially increase the depth of the seat part, and one of the corners of the base support is at least approximately the upper-most portion of the base support when the push bar has been moved in the second direction to substantially decrease the depth of the seat part; and a cover extending over both the rear cushion part and the front cushion part, wherein the cover is mounted so that the cover serves as a continuous, exterior upholstered surface extending over both the rear cushion part and the front cushion part.