US 11,718,208 B2
Vehicle seat mounting bracket for energy attenuating member
Junichi Suzuki, Royal Oak, MI (US); Fernando M. Rosero, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Eric D. Daume, Plain City, OH (US); and Yosuke Nishimura, Sakura (JP)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/471,838.
Prior Publication US 2023/0082073 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/427 (2006.01); B60N 2/42 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/42709 (2013.01) [B60N 2/4228 (2013.01); B60N 2/42736 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle assembly comprising:
a vehicle body including a frame backing member;
a vehicle seat including a seat back having a seat back frame;
an energy attenuating member positioned in a space between the frame backing member and the seat back frame in a front-rear direction of the vehicle assembly, one end portion of the energy attenuating member connected to the frame backing member;
a mounting bracket separate and distinct from the energy attenuating member and connected to an opposite end portion of the energy attenuating member; and
a connection support portion that is offset from the energy attenuating member in a width direction of the vehicle assembly and that releasably connects the mounting bracket to an upper portion of the seat back frame in a height direction of the vehicle assembly.