Rotating vehicle seat
US6557919B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/245
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
With respect to a rotating seat for a vehicle, for example, for the elderly or the handicapped, the known art requires two operations of moving a seat body forward and rotating it to a door opening, and is thus poor in usability. Further, if the seat is positioned to the front such that the seat can be rotated at that position, the space close to occupant's feet is sacrificed. It is, accordingly, an object of the present invention to provide a rotating vehicle seat having excellent usability without sacrificing the space close to occupant's feet. A rotating vehicle seat of the present invention includes a rotating support base 10 for rotatably supporting a seat body 2, a longitudinal support base for supporting and moving the rotating support base in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle, and a coupling arrangement means 6, 38 disposed between the seat body 2 and the longitudinal support base for coupling the rotational movement and the longitudinal movement of the seat body.
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