Vehicle seat with a pivotable backrest

US7137666B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Johnson Controls, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Guido Haladuda · Leichlingen, DE
• Michael Hoerl · Wermelskirchen, DE
• Michael Comes · Leverkusen, DE
• Patrick Stachel · Remscheid, DE
• Walter Link · Rutesheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 30, 2002
• Grant date: Nov 21, 2006
• Expiry date: Sep 30, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2/3013
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat for use in a vehicle that is configured to be movable between a generally upright in-use position and a retracted cargo position includes a seat base, a seat part having a rear region and a front region, a first articulated arm having a first end coupled to the rear region of the seat part and an opposite second end coupled the seat base, the first articulated arm having a horizontal axes of rotation, and a backrest rotatably coupled to the first end of the first articulated arm and movable between the in-use position and the cargo position. The backrest is lowerable together with the seat part toward the seat base into the cargo position providing an increased freight space above the backrest.