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Seating system for a vehicle

US11485253B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Lear Corporation · US

Inventors

Philipp Gastl · Oberding, DE
Eckhard Nock · Wolnzach, DE
Johannes Barzen · Brackenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 7, 2019
Grant date	Nov 1, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 29, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2205/35
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A seating system for a vehicle having a seat and a vehicle body includes a latch system having a seat portion configured for attachment to the seat and selectively engageable to and disengageable from the vehicle body. The seat portion may include a deformable portion configured to deform when the seat portion is engaged with the vehicle body and the seat is subjected to a force directed in a forward direction relative to the seat. The seat portion may also include a detachable portion having a plurality of elements configured such that at least one of the elements separates from at least one other of the elements when the seat portion is engaged with the vehicle body and the seat is subjected to the force.

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