Patent ID: 9073461
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A motor vehicle seat comprising: a backrest frame having opposite top and bottom ends, a rear support and left and right side supports projecting forward from the rear support, each of the side supports having a compression strap and a tension strap disposed respectively at opposite front and rear ends of the respective side support and spaced apart along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the compression strap and the tension strap extending from the bottom end of the backrest frame toward the top end thereof; fittings having a U-shaped upper part with a connecting portion and front and rear limbs extending from the connecting portion in a direction substantially transverse to the longitudinal direction, the front and rear limbs respectively engaging a front surface of the compression strap and a rear surface of the tension strap of one of the side supports of the backrest frame, each of the fittings further having a lower part pivotably connected to the upper part at a pivot location substantially aligned with the compression strap and the front limb; front screws having axial directions aligned in the longitudinal direction, the front screws passing through the front limb and screwed into the front surface of one of the compression straps of the backrest frame and rear screws having axial directions aligned in the longitudinal direction, the rear screws passing through the rear limb and screwed into the rear surface of the tension strap of the respective side support of the backrest frame at positions so that the rear screws are offset in a bottom to top direction from the front screws; and a seat frame connected to the lower part of the fittings so that the backrest frame can pivot with the upper part of the fitting relative to the lower part of the fitting and relative to the seat frame.