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Vehicle seat, in particular an automobile seat

US6964452B2 · kind B2 · utility

22Cited by
12References
18Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 14, 2004
Grant dateNov 15, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 14, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2/36
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a vehicle seat (1), in particular an automobile seat, having an understructure (3) which can be connected with the vehicle structure, and a middle structure (5) carrying a seat cushion (19) and a backrest (23), the understructure (3) and the middle structure (5) constituting two links of a first four-bar linkage (11) on either side of the vehicle seat, and the vehicle seat (1) being able to be brought from a sitting utilization position to a boarding position, the four-bar linkage (11), in order to bring the vehicle seat (1) from the utilization position to the boarding position, swings the vehicle seat (1) free as a whole, while the backrest (23) maintains its position relative to the middle structure (5).

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