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Vehicle with inwardly rotating seat

US10675994B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

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

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 19, 2018
Grant date	Jun 9, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 19, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D31/003
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seat with a seat bottom and backrest is configured for movement between a forward-facing position and an inwardly-rotated position in a reconfigurable vehicle passenger cabin. The movement includes rotation about a vertical axis located along an inboard side of the seat and a rear side of the seat bottom. The vertical axis can be located within an inboard quarter of the seat, rearward of an occupant seating surface of the seat bottom, forward or rearward of a rear side of a bottom end of the backrest, and various combinations of these locations. In addition to providing a seat occupant with additional freedom of movement within the passenger cabin, the inwardly-rotated position of the seat can also provide a safer condition for the seat occupant with respect to structural portions of the vehicle body.

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