Vehicle seat assembly having movable bolsters

US8123296B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Lear Corporation · US

Inventors

• Bernd Rager · Bissingen, DE
• Hans Jörg Walk · Reutlingen, DE
• Harald Fischer · Ergolding, DE
• Christer Andersson · Mölndal, SE
• Torbjorn Linder · Strömsund, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 13, 2007
• Grant date: Feb 28, 2012
• Expiry date: Feb 13, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2/99
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle bench seat assembly includes a seat bottom including a first seat portion having a seating surface, a second seat portion having a seating surface, and a third seat portion having a seating surface. The seat assembly further includes a seat back including a first back portion, a second back portion, and a third back portion located between the first and second portions. The third seat portion is movable between a first position, wherein the seating surface of the third seat portion is generally flush with the seating surfaces of the first and second seat portions, and a second position, wherein the seating surface of the third seat portion extends in a non-flush position relative to the seating surfaces of the first and second seat portions.