Seat assemblies for temporarily attaching a seat assembly to a vehicle

US10899256B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. · US

Inventors

• Shelby L. Brown · Brighton, US
• Edward Qiu · Elmont, US
• Patrick J. Edgar · Ann Arbor, US
• Jacob C. Herget · Ypsilanti, US
• Vikas Bhatia · Gaithersburg, US
• Robert W. Jones · Hinsdale, US
• John J. Salvia, III · Ann Arbor, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 24, 2019
• Grant date: Jan 26, 2021
• Expiry date: Jun 24, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2205/30
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat assembly, for a vehicle having a frame member, includes a seat back, a seat cushion, and a seat bracket. The frame member extends along a floor of the vehicle and includes a bore. The seat cushion is pivotally coupled to the seat back for movement between a use position and a raised position. The seat bracket is coupled to at least one of the seat back and the seat cushion. The seat bracket includes a pin that extends downwardly in a vehicle vertical direction. The pin engages with the bore to temporarily attach the seat cushion and the seat back to the frame member on the floor of the vehicle and inhibit a rotation of the seat assembly in a vehicle forward direction when the seat cushion is in the raised position due to the engagement of the pin extending through the bore of the frame member.