Patent ID: 6386631
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A vehicle seat assembly, comprising:a slip preventing member supported by a seat so as to be pivotable between a retracted position and a raised position; an actuator interposed between said seat and said slip preventing member, and adapted to move said slip preventing member toward said raised position; a lock mechanism for retaining said slip preventing member at said raised position; wherein said slip preventing member comprises a pair of lever members supported on either side of said seat so as to be pivotable around a pair of laterally extending pivot shafts, and a rod member extending along a front edge of said seat and attached across free ends of said lever members; wherein at least one of said lever members consists of a bell crank having a first end attached to said rod member, and a second end adapted to be actuated by said actuator; and wherein said actuator comprises a piston/cylinder assembly connected between said second end and said seat, said piston/cylinder assembly comprising a cylinder and a gas generator received in said cylinder.