Patent ID: 7857350
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. A seat apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a first seat adapted to be mounted on a vehicle floor and having a first seating position; a second seat adapted to be mounted on the vehicle floor via a first seat slide mechanism and a second seat slide mechanism extending in a forward and backward direction of the vehicle, the second seat adjoining the first seat in a width direction of the vehicle, the second seat having a second seating position and a third seating position located between the first seating position and the second seating position; and a seatbelt mechanism provided at the third seating position of the second seat and including a shoulder belt guide member for guiding a shoulder belt, a belt anchor to which a first end portion of a lap belt is fixedly connected, and a belt attachment portion which is provided at a first side portion of the second seat being adjacent to the first seat and to which a first end portion of the shoulder belt and a second end portion of the lap belt are configured to be fixedly connected, wherein a first frame member for supporting the second seat and the first seat slide mechanism are arranged to be vertically coplanar with the shoulder belt guide member and the belt anchor, the second seat slide mechanism is disposed at a second side portion of the second seat being opposite from the first seat, a second frame member for supporting the second seat is disposed at the first side portion of the second seat, a first lock member is provided at the second frame member of the second seat, a second lock member is provided at a supporting member for supporting the first seat, and the first and second lock members allow a movement of the second frame member in the forward and backward direction of the vehicle and engage with each other for locking the second frame member relative to the vehicle floor when an excess load is received from the seatbelt mechanism.