Patent ID: 8146877
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle seat runner having a first runner element formed to receive a vehicle seat element, and a complementary runner element designed to be fastened to the vehicle; said first runner element extending in a longitudinal direction, and in the form of a channel-section shape, and presenting first and second side portions, co-operating with the complementary runner element to enable the first runner element to slide relative to the complementary runner element in the longitudinal direction, said first and second side portions comprising respectively a first fin wall and a second fin wall, the fin walls being substantially parallel to each other, spaced apart in a transverse direction, connected together via a base wall, and extending vertically downwards from the base wall; each fin wall having an outside face, and an inside face opposite from the outside face, the inside face of the first fin wall and the inside face of the second fin wall facing each other; wherein said inside faces are also fixed to each other in at least one additional fixation region situated under the base wall; and wherein each fin wall extends at least between the base wall and the additional fixation region, each fin wall having at least one protuberance protruding from the inside face of the fin wall, a first protuberance on the first fin wall, and a second protuberance on the second fin wall facing each other, said first and second protuberances being welded together to form said additional fixation region.