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Vehicle with reconfigurable seat and foot rest

US10532685B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

14Claims

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Assignee

Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

Robert C. Fitzpatrick · Holland, US
Markus Uhlig · Stuttgart, DE
Desmond O'Regan · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, DE
Matthew K. Benson · Holland, US
Fabrice Aycoberry · Poissy, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 22, 2017
Grant date	Jan 14, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 22, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2/14
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A foot rest for use in a reconfigurable passenger cabin of a personal automotive vehicle is moveable between a first position and a second position. In the second position, a resting surface of the foot rest is inclined to face toward a seat when the seat is moved away from a forward-facing position to a rotated position. In the first position, the resting surface can be level with a floor of the passer cabin, facing toward a different seat, or facing toward the same seat as in the second position. The foot rest provides stability to a seat occupant when the seat is moved into unconventional positions, such as rotated or extreme rearward positions.

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