Patent ID: 7887094

Claim:
A seat system, comprising: a seat for a vehicle, the seat comprising a movable portion that is provided so as to change a position thereof relative to a body of the seat; a tensioner mechanism operative to wind a webbing of a seatbelt to restrain a passenger seated in the seat when a vehicle crash is detected or predicted; and a drive mechanism operative to drive the movable portion of the seat so as to change the position of the movable portion to a specified position for protection of the passenger seated in the seat, wherein the tensioner mechanism is coupled to the drive mechanism via a connection member so that a winding movement of the webbing of the seatbelt by the tensioner mechanism can be transmitted to the drive mechanism via the connection member, whereby the movable portion of the seat can be driven by the drive mechanism in accordance with operation of the tensioner mechanism, and the tensioner mechanism is disposed near the seat, there is provided a seat slide mechanism operative to move the seat in a vehicle longitudinal direction relative to a vehicle floor panel, and the connection member is comprised of a flexible member.