Seat assembly having integrated belt, storage compartments and registers

US7523985B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. · US

Inventors

• Vikas Bhatia · Gaithersburg, US
• Hamshivraj Singh Dhamrat · Saline, US
• Robert C. Day · Princeton, US
• Masroor Fahim · Westland, US
• Bill Deming · Fenton, US
• Michael Zielinski
• George M. Chalhoub · Northville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 1, 2006
• Grant date: Apr 28, 2009
• Expiry date: Dec 25, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R7/043
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat cushion and a seat back. The seat back is pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a generally upright seating position and a folded flat position overlying the seat cushion. The seat back has a front seating surface and an opposite back surface. The back surface has a console with at least one compartment with a hinged lid for storing objects therein.