Patent 7306281 was granted and assigned to Honda on December, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A structure for mounting a vehicle seat includes: a side sill extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body on a side of the vehicle body; a cross member extending in a width direction of the vehicle body; a floor frame substantially extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body, with an end portion curved and joined to the side sill, and thus bridging the side sill and the cross member; a seat-mounting bracket joined to the floor frame; and a seat fixed at least to the seat-mounting bracket. With this structure, the seat can be securely fixed to the vehicle body.