Patent · US Expired

Fold-away auxiliary seat unit for a vehicle

US5482346A · kind A · utility

31Cited by
2References
15Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 24, 1994
Grant dateJan 9, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 24, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2/3075
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The seat unit capable of being folded away in a floor (10) in which is provided a cavity closed by a movable cover, comprises in particular a seat proper (21) with a frame (201) which has lateral members (2111) and cross-bars (2112) and a backrest (22) with a frame (221) having lateral posts (2211) and cross-members (2212), and two lateral arms (23) each having a free end portion (231) adapted to rest on the bottom of the cavity, an anchored end portion (232) connected by a pivot (2320) to a lateral post of the backrest frame and an intermediate portion (233) connected by a pivot (2330) to a lateral member of the seat frame, an articulation (24) comprising a fixed part (241) and a movable part (242), and retaining means (252, 2511). Application in an automobile vehicle of the "estate car" type is disclosed.

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