Reversible v sleeping seat

US11529893B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

• Mark O. Neal · Rochester, US
• Louis D. Thole · Grosse Pointe Park, US
• David Acosta · Warren, US
• Chin-Hsu Lin · Troy, US
• Yi-Pen Cheng · Troy, US
• Scott D. Thomas · Novi, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 17, 2019
• Grant date: Dec 20, 2022
• Expiry date: Jun 16, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2002/022
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An adjustable seat for a vehicle including a first seat section configured to support a lower leg portion of the passenger when the passenger is sitting facing the first direction and a second seat section configured to support an upper leg portion of the passenger when the passenger is sitting facing the first direction and a torso and head portion of the passenger when the passenger is sitting facing the second direction. The adjustable seat also comprising a third seat section configured to support the torso and head portion of the passenger when the passenger is sitting facing the first direction and the upper leg portion of the passenger when the passenger is sitting facing the second direction. The adjustable seat also comprising a fourth seat section configured to support the lower leg portion of the passenger when the passenger is sitting facing the second direction.