公开(公告)号：US06892995B2

公开(公告)日：2005-05-17

申请号：US09995241

申请日：2001-11-26

申请人： Omar D. Tame ,  Kirk M. Nicola ,  James Weber ,  Joseph Severini

发明人： Omar D. Tame ,  Kirk M. Nicola ,  James Weber ,  Joseph Severini

IPC分类号： B60N2/07 ,  B60N2/08 ,  F16M13/00

CPC分类号： B60N2/0825 ,  B60N2/0705 ,  B60N2/0715 ,  B60N2/0806 ,  B60N2/0875 ,  B60N2/0887

摘要： A seat track assembly for adjusting a seat assembly of an automotive vehicle comprising a lower track having a first plurality of apertures, an upper track slidably mounted to the lower track and having a second plurality of apertures. A latch assembly is fixedly mounted to the upper track. The latch assembly includes a plurality of locking fingers projecting through the apertures in the upper track and adapted to be received in at least one of the apertures in the lower track. An actuator moves the fingers between a locked condition engaged with at least one of the apertures in the lower track and an unlocked condition spaced from each of the apertures in the lower track and a biasing member biases the fingers to the locked condition regardless of a relative position between the upper and lower tracks.

摘要翻译： 一种用于调节机动车辆的座椅组件的座椅轨道组件，包括具有第一多个孔的下轨道，可滑动地安装到下轨道并具有第二多个孔的上轨道。 闩锁组件固定地安装到上部轨道上。 闩锁组件包括突出穿过上轨道中的孔并适于被容纳在下轨道中的至少一个孔中的多个锁定指状物。 致动器将手指移动到与下轨道中的至少一个孔啮合的锁定状态和与下轨道中的每个孔间隔开的解锁状态，并且偏置构件将手指偏压到锁定状态，而不管相关 位于上下轨道之间。

公开(公告)号：US06322036B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-27

申请号：US09692836

申请日：2000-10-19

申请人： Omar D. Tame ,  Kirk M. Nicola ,  James Weber

发明人： Omar D. Tame ,  Kirk M. Nicola ,  James Weber

IPC分类号： F16M1300

CPC分类号： B60N2/0887 ,  B60N2/0705 ,  B60N2/0707 ,  B60N2/0715 ,  B60N2/0806 ,  B60N2/0825 ,  B60N2/0875

摘要： A seat track assembly for adjusting a seat assembly of an automotive vehicle. The seat track assembly comprises a lower track and slidably coupled to an upper track. A locking mechanism includes a fixed lock plate secured to the lower track and having a first plurality of apertures. A moving lock plate is secured to the upper track and includes spaced apart and parallel upper and lower locking plates sandwiched on opposing sides of the fixed lock plate. Each of the upper and lower locking plates include a second plurality of apertures for aligning with the apertures in the fixed lock plate. A housing is mounted to the moving lock plate above the apertures. A pair of shear plates are slidably disposed within the housing and have opposing offset engagement fingers. The shear plates are biased to a locked position for selectively engaging the first and second apertures to lock and secure the upper track to the lower track. The shear plates are moveable to an unlocked position disengaged from the first and second apertures enabling the sliding movement between the upper track and the lower track. Additionally, at least one of the shear plates is engageable with the first and second apertures regardless of a relative position between the upper track and the lower track to provide infinite engagement of the locking mechanism between the upper and lower tracks.

摘要翻译： 一种用于调节机动车辆的座椅组件的座椅轨道组件。 座椅轨道组件包括下轨道并且可滑动地联接到上轨道。 锁定机构包括固定在下轨道上并具有第一多个孔的固定锁板。 移动的锁定板固定在上部轨道上，并且包括夹在固定的锁定板的相对侧上的间隔开且平行的上部和下部锁定板。 上部和下部锁定板中的每一个包括用于与固定锁定板中的孔对准的第二多个孔。 壳体安装到孔上方的移动锁定板。 一对剪切板可滑动地设置在壳体内并具有相对的偏移啮合指状物。 剪切板被偏压到锁定位置，用于选择性地接合第一和第二孔以将上部轨道锁定并固定到下部轨道。 剪切板可移动到与第一和第二孔分离的解锁位置，使得能够在上轨道和下轨道之间滑动。 此外，至少一个剪切板可与第一和第二孔接合，而与上轨道和下轨道之间的相对位置无关，以提供锁定机构在上轨道和下轨道之间的无限接合。

公开(公告)号：US20080225515A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-18

申请号：US11686978

申请日：2007-03-16

申请人： Kirk M. Nicola ,  Joel D. Carpenter ,  James J. Hobson

发明人： Kirk M. Nicola ,  Joel D. Carpenter ,  James J. Hobson

IPC分类号： F21V33/00

CPC分类号： B60J3/0282 ,  B60Q3/252 ,  B60Q3/80 ,  B60Q3/82 ,  Y10S362/80

摘要： A visor vanity for use in a vehicle includes a vanity mirror, a light source for providing illumination to the user of the mirror or for other purposes, an energy source independent of the vehicle's electrical system for energizing the light source, a switch for causing light source to be energized by the independent power source or de-energized, and a timer for de-energizing the light source after a certain time period has passed so as to minimize depletion of the independent energy source. The light source may comprise one or more LEDs.

摘要翻译： 用于车辆的遮阳板虚荣物包括一个梳妆镜，一个用于向镜子的使用者提供照明的光源或用于其它目的的独立于车辆用于激励光源的电气系统的能源，用于引起光的开关 源被独立电源激励或去激励，以及定时器，用于在经过一定时间段之后使光源断电，以便最小化独立能量源的耗尽。 光源可以包括一个或多个LED。

公开(公告)号：US5605273A

公开(公告)日：1997-02-25

申请号：US473260

申请日：1995-06-07

申请人： Steven W. Hamblin ,  David A. Witt ,  Thomas J. Sierocuk ,  Kirk M. Nicola ,  Matthew R. Otten ,  Craig B. Berky

发明人： Steven W. Hamblin ,  David A. Witt ,  Thomas J. Sierocuk ,  Kirk M. Nicola ,  Matthew R. Otten ,  Craig B. Berky

IPC分类号： A61B17/10 ,  A61B17/072 ,  A61B17/115 ,  A61B17/28 ,  A61B17/068

CPC分类号： A61B17/072 ,  A61B2017/0725 ,  A61B2017/2927 ,  A61B2017/2929

摘要： A surgical stapling instrument with a remotely articulated staple head assembly on a rotatable support shaft. A joy stick mounted to the shaft of the instrument near the handle allows for remote articulation of the staple head assembly. The staple head assembly includes a narrow contour for insertion between adjacent rib pairs without rib spreading. The staple head assembly further includes a reloadable staple cartridge which may be replaced with differently sized staples of a second cartridge. A closure trigger clamps tissue prior to stapling and cooperates with a second trigger that performs the staple firing operation. The triggers include a safety lock mechanism for preventing premature staple firing.

摘要翻译： 一种外科缝合器械，其具有在可旋转的支撑轴上的远端铰接的钉头组件。 安装在靠近手柄的仪器轴上的操纵杆允许缝合头组件的远程铰接。 钉头组件包括狭窄的轮廓，用于在相邻肋对之间插入，而不会肋扩张。 钉头组件还包括可重新装入的钉仓，其可以用不同尺寸的第二盒的钉替代。 闭合触发器在装订之前夹紧组织并与执行钉枪点火操作的第二触发器配合。 这些触发器包括用于防止过早的钉枪烧制的安全锁定机构。

公开(公告)号：US07534018B2

公开(公告)日：2009-05-19

申请号：US11686978

申请日：2007-03-16

申请人： Kirk M. Nicola ,  Joel D. Carpenter ,  James J. Hobson

发明人： Kirk M. Nicola ,  Joel D. Carpenter ,  James J. Hobson

IPC分类号： B60Q3/02

CPC分类号： B60J3/0282 ,  B60Q3/252 ,  B60Q3/80 ,  B60Q3/82 ,  Y10S362/80

摘要： A visor vanity for use in a vehicle includes a vanity mirror, a light source for providing illumination to the user of the mirror or for other purposes, an energy source independent of the vehicle's electrical system for energizing the light source, a switch for causing light source to be energized by the independent power source or de-energized, and a timer for de-energizing the light source after a certain time period has passed so as to minimize depletion of the independent energy source. The light source may comprise one or more LEDs.

摘要翻译： 用于车辆的遮阳板虚荣物包括一个梳妆镜，一个用于向镜子的使用者提供照明的光源或用于其它目的的独立于车辆用于激励光源的电气系统的能源，用于引起光的开关 源被独立电源激励或去激励，以及定时器，用于在经过一定时间段之后使光源断电，以便最小化独立能量源的耗尽。 光源可以包括一个或多个LED。

公开(公告)号：US06375246B1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-23

申请号：US09700461

申请日：2001-03-12

申请人： Kirk M. Nicola ,  Frank Wittman

发明人： Kirk M. Nicola ,  Frank Wittman

IPC分类号： B60N210

CPC分类号： B60N2/3011 ,  B60N2/01583 ,  B60N2/01591 ,  B60N2/206 ,  B60N2/305 ,  B60N2002/967

摘要： A fold and tumble seat support assembly (10) for removably securing a vehicle seat to a pair of front and rear strikers (12, 14) on the floor (16) of a vehicle. The seat support assembly includes a riser (20) having a pair of forward (32) and rearward (34) legs. A rear latch (36) is pivotally connected to each of the rearward legs (34) and operable by a first linkage mechanism (40) to latch and unlatch with the rear strikers (14). A front latch (64) is pivotally connected to each of the forward legs (32) and operable by a front latch handle (68) to latch and unlatch with the front strikers. A rear support leg (74) supports the rearward legs (34) of the riser above the vehicle floor (16). A foot bracket (56) is pivotally connected to each of the forward legs (32) for supporting the riser (20) above the vehicle floor (16) between both a generally horizontal use position and a forwardly pivoted tumbled position. A second linkage mechanism (72) is connected between the foot brackets (56) and the rear support legs (74) for automatically retracting the rear support legs (74) against the riser (20) in response to pivotal movement of the seat about the foot bracket (56) from the use position to the tumbled position. A pair of front (92) and rear (96) wheels are connected to the foot brackets (56) and rearward legs (74), respectively, for providing rolling support of the seat when removed from the vehicle in a roll-away position.

摘要翻译： 一种折叠和翻转座椅支撑组件（10），用于将车辆座椅可拆卸地固定在车辆的地板（16）上的一对前部和后部撞击器（12,14）上。 座椅支撑组件包括具有一对前（32）和后（34）支脚的立管（20）。 后闩锁（36）枢转地连接到每个后腿（34），并且可由第一连杆机构（40）操作以与后撞击器（14）闩锁和解锁。 前闩锁（64）枢转地连接到每个前腿（32），并且可由前闩锁手柄（68）操作，以与前冲击器闩锁和解锁。 后支撑腿（74）支撑在车辆地板（16）上方的提升管的后腿（34）。 脚架（56）枢转地连接到每个前腿（32），用于在大致水平的使用位置和向前枢转的翻转位置之间支撑在车辆地板（16）上方的提升管（20）。 第二连杆机构（72）连接在脚支架（56）和后支撑腿（74）之间，用于响应于座椅围绕着提升板（20）的枢转运动而自动将后支撑腿（74）缩回到提升管（20） 脚托（56）从使用位置到翻滚位置。 一对前（92）和后（96）轮分别连接到脚托（56）和后腿（74），用于在卷取位置从车辆移除时提供座椅的滚动支撑。

公开(公告)号：US5794834A

公开(公告)日：1998-08-18

申请号：US611883

申请日：1996-03-06

申请人： Steven W. Hamblin ,  David A. Witt ,  Thomas J. Sierocuk ,  Kirk M. Nicola ,  Matthew R. Otten ,  Craig B. Berky

发明人： Steven W. Hamblin ,  David A. Witt ,  Thomas J. Sierocuk ,  Kirk M. Nicola ,  Matthew R. Otten ,  Craig B. Berky

IPC分类号： A61B17/10 ,  A61B17/072 ,  A61B17/115 ,  A61B17/28 ,  A61B17/068

CPC分类号： A61B17/072 ,  A61B2017/0725 ,  A61B2017/2927 ,  A61B2017/2929

摘要： A surgical stapling instrument with a remotely articulated staple head assembly on a rotatable support shaft. A joy stick mounted to the shaft of the instrument near the handle allows for remote articulation of the staple head assembly. The staple head assembly includes a narrow contour for insertion between adjacent rib pairs without rib spreading. The staple head assembly further includes a reloadable staple cartridge which may be replaced with differently sized staples of a second cartridge. A closure trigger clamps tissue prior to stapling and cooperates with a second trigger that performs the staple firing operation. The triggers include a safety lock mechanism for preventing premature staple firing.

摘要翻译： 一种外科缝合器械，其具有在可旋转的支撑轴上的远端铰接的钉头组件。 安装在靠近手柄的仪器轴上的操纵杆允许缝合头组件的远程铰接。 钉头组件包括狭窄的轮廓，用于在相邻肋对之间插入，而不会肋扩张。 钉头组件还包括可重新装入的钉仓，其可以用不同尺寸的第二盒的钉替代。 闭合触发器在装订之前夹紧组织并与执行钉枪点火操作的第二触发器配合。 这些触发器包括用于防止过早的钉枪烧制的安全锁定机构。

公开(公告)号：US5452836A

公开(公告)日：1995-09-26

申请号：US192885

申请日：1994-02-07

申请人： Thomas W. Huitema ,  Thomas J. Sierocuk ,  Eric J. Butterfield ,  Joseph C. Hueil ,  Kirk M. Nicola ,  Robert L. Koch, Jr.

发明人： Thomas W. Huitema ,  Thomas J. Sierocuk ,  Eric J. Butterfield ,  Joseph C. Hueil ,  Kirk M. Nicola ,  Robert L. Koch, Jr.

IPC分类号： A61B17/068 ,  A61B17/072 ,  A61B17/28

CPC分类号： A61B17/072 ,  A61B2017/07214 ,  A61B2017/2905 ,  A61B2017/2927 ,  A61B2017/2929

摘要： An improved surgical stapling instrument is provided for applying surgical staples to human tissue. The instrument has an articulated stapling head assembly mounted by a rotatable and flexible support shaft on an actuator handle assembly with an improved actuator mechanism for closing and firing the stapling head assembly. The stapling head assembly comprises a fixed jaw with a staple cartridge and a movable jaw with an anvil for clamping the tissue therebetween. The actuator mechanism comprises a jaw closure lever for closing the jaws and a staple firing lever for actuating a staple driver to drive the staples from the staple cartridge into the tissue and against the anvil. The actuator mechanism also includes a cam pulley mounted for rotation by the staple firing lever and secured to a firing cable for actuating the staple driver. A set of drive gears rotatably positioned on opposite sides of the cam pulley mesh with gear sectors on the staple firing lever to rotate the cam pulley and apply tension to the firing cable when the staple firing lever is actuated. The cam pulley has a contoured cam lobe for actuating the firing cable with different mechanical advantages as the pulley is rotated. An anti-backup member engages the cam pulley to prevent the pay-out of the firing cable before and after the staple firing lever is actuated. The length of the support shaft can be adjusted to set the tension in the closure cable so that the jaws are completely closed by the jaw closure lever to produce staples of uniform height when the staple firing lever is actuated.

摘要翻译： 提供改进的外科缝合器械用于将外科缝合钉应用于人体组织。 仪器具有铰接式装订头组件，其通过可旋转和柔性的支撑轴安装在致动器手柄组件上，所述致动器手柄组件具有改进的致动器机构，用于关闭和点燃缝合头部组件。 装订头组件包括具有钉仓的固定夹爪和具有砧座的活动钳口，用于夹紧组织。 致动器机构包括用于封闭钳口的钳口闭合杆和用于致动钉仓驱动器以将订书钉从钉仓驱动到组织中并抵靠砧座的订书钉启动杆。 致动器机构还包括凸轮皮带轮，该凸轮皮带轮安装成用于由订书钉激发杆旋转并固定到用于致动订书针驱动器的击打电缆。 可旋转地定位在凸轮滑轮的相对侧上的一组驱动齿轮与订书钉发射杆上的齿轮部分啮合，以旋转凸轮滑轮并且当订书钉发射杆被致动时向张开线施加张力。 凸轮滑轮具有轮廓凸轮凸角，用于在滑轮旋转时用于致动具有不同机械优点的点火线缆。 防抱构件与凸轮滑轮接合，以防止在钉子击发杆被致动之前和之后发射击打电缆。 支撑轴的长度可以被调整以设定闭合电缆中的张力，使得钳口完全由钳口闭合杆闭合，以在钉子击发杆被致动时产生均匀高度的钉。

公开(公告)号：US06213525B1

公开(公告)日：2001-04-10

申请号：US09310592

申请日：1999-05-12

申请人： Kirk M. Nicola

发明人： Kirk M. Nicola

IPC分类号： E05C316

CPC分类号： B60N2/01583 ,  B60N2/01591 ,  E05B13/10 ,  E05B15/0006 ,  E05C3/40 ,  E05C9/021 ,  E05C9/1875 ,  E05C19/10 ,  Y10T292/081 ,  Y10T292/1055

摘要： A lever action floor latch actuation mechanism for removably securing a seat to a pair of front and rear strikers on the floor of a vehicle. A riser having a forward leg and a rearward leg supports the seat above the vehicle floor. Front and rear latches are pivotally connected to the forward and rearward legs, respectively, for releasably securing the seat to the strikers. A longitudinal links pivotally interconnects the front and rear latches and an actuation member coupled to the link simultaneously moves the latches between a latched position engaging the strikers and an unlatched position disengaging the strikers. Each latch includes a cinch cam pivotally connecting the latch to the riser. The cinch cam has a cylindrical outer surface terminating at a flattened cam surface. A spacer plate is fixedly secured between the latch and the riser and includes a center aperture for rotatably receiving the cinch cam. The aperture forms a circular section and a tangential slot for seating a flexible plate. The cylindrical surface of the cam engages and flexes the plate when the latch is pivoted to the latched position providing an anti-rattle biasing force between the latch and striker and the flattened surface release the flex in the plate when the latch is pivoted to the unlatched position disengaged from the striker.

摘要翻译： 杠杆动作地板闩锁致动机构，用于将座椅可移动地固定在车辆地板上的一对前后撞击物上。 具有前腿和后腿的提升器支撑车辆地板上方的座椅。 前闩锁和后闩锁分别枢转地连接到前腿和后腿，以将座椅可释放地固定到罢工者。 纵向连杆将前闩锁和后闩锁枢转地互连，并且联接到链节的致动构件同时地将闩锁移动到接合罢工者的闩锁位置和脱离罢工者的解锁位置。 每个闩锁包括将闩锁枢转地连接到立管的系带凸轮。 带状凸轮具有终止于平坦的凸轮表面的圆柱形外表面。 间隔板固定地固定在闩锁和提升板之间，并且包括用于可旋转地接收连接凸轮的中心孔。 孔形成圆形截面和用于固定柔性板的切槽。 当闩锁枢转到锁定位置时，凸轮的圆柱形表面接合并弯曲板，从而在闩锁和撞针之间提供防偏压力并且平坦表面在闩锁枢转到未锁定位置时释放板中的挠曲 位置脱离了前锋。

公开(公告)号：US5855311A

公开(公告)日：1999-01-05

申请号：US477466

申请日：1995-06-07

申请人： Steven W. Hamblin ,  David A. Witt ,  Thomas J. Sierocuk ,  Kirk M. Nicola ,  Matthew R. Otten ,  Craig B. Berky

发明人： Steven W. Hamblin ,  David A. Witt ,  Thomas J. Sierocuk ,  Kirk M. Nicola ,  Matthew R. Otten ,  Craig B. Berky

IPC分类号： A61B17/10 ,  A61B17/072 ,  A61B17/115 ,  A61B17/28 ,  A61B17/068

CPC分类号： A61B17/072 ,  A61B2017/0725 ,  A61B2017/2927 ,  A61B2017/2929

摘要： A surgical stapling instrument with a remotely articulated staple head assembly on a rotatable support shaft. A joy stick mounted to the shaft of the instrument near the handle allows for remote articulation of the staple head assembly. The staple head assembly includes a narrow contour for insertion between adjacent rib pairs without rib spreading. The staple head assembly further includes a reloadable staple cartridge which may be replaced with differently sized staples of a second cartridge. A closure trigger clamps tissue prior to stapling and cooperates with a second trigger that performs the staple firing operation. The triggers include a safety lock mechanism for preventing premature staple firing.

摘要翻译： 一种外科缝合器械，其具有在可旋转的支撑轴上的远端铰接的钉头组件。 安装在靠近手柄的仪器轴上的操纵杆允许缝合头组件的远程铰接。 钉头组件包括狭窄的轮廓，用于在相邻肋对之间插入，而不会肋扩张。 钉头组件还包括可重新装入的钉仓，其可以用不同尺寸的第二盒的钉替代。 闭合触发器在装订之前夹紧组织并与执行钉枪点火操作的第二触发器配合。 这些触发器包括用于防止过早的钉枪烧制的安全锁定机构。