Patent ID: 6779841
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A motor vehicle seat designed to receive a safety belt and comprising a seat part (10) and a back part (20) on either side of a hinging zone, each of said parts (10, 20) comprising a frame with two arms (12-13, 22-23) terminating at the hinging zone, the two arms (12-13, 22-23) respectively forming seat side members (12, 13) and back upright members (22, 23), the ends of the two arms (22, 23) of one part (20) of said parts and the ends of the two arms (12, 13) of the other part (10) being each rotatably mounted by means of a pivot (24, 25) in a bearing (14, 15), the pivot (24, 25) being carried by one part (20) and the bearing (14, 15) by the other part (10), an energy absorbing means (40) being provided between at least one pivot (25) and its corresponding bearing (15), wherein a stiffening tubular crosspiece (30) is arranged between the pivots (24, 25) carried by the ends of the arm (22, 23) of said one (20) of the parts and the energy absorbing means (40) is arranged within said crosspiece (30).