Layout for an automobile seat retractable into a well of the floor of the said automobile and automobile including such a seat
US7537260B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/309
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Layout for an automobile vehicle seat retractable into a stowage well (41) made in the floor (4) of the said vehicle, the seat including a backrest (2) foldable onto the seat pan (1) and the seat pan being movable on the floor by pivoting towards the rear between a current utilization position and a retracted position in which the seat pan is located in the well more or less horizontal, the bottom of the seat facing upwards and the backrest then being below the seat pan in the bottom of the well. The seat pan (1) is supported by a seat pan support (3) which is hinged on the floor (4) to allow the said pivoting to the seat pan, and the backrest (2) is connected to the floor of the vehicle by a first rod (6) hinged on the backrest and on the floor respectively so that the pivoting of the seat pan towards the rear is accompanied by the pivoting of the backrest towards the seat pan and the pivoting of the seat pan towards the front is accompanied by the deployment of the backrest.
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