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Easy-entry vehicle seat with cover assembly

US9399409B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8References

18Claims

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Assignee

Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC · US

Inventors

Emil Rdzanek · Piaseczno, PL
Meinhard Behrens · Wiedensahl, DE
Martin Graeper · Hannover, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 8, 2013
Grant date	Jul 26, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 21, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2205/30
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A passenger support apparatus includes a vehicle seat equipped with an easy-entry unit configured to provide easier passenger ingress and egress to an area behind the vehicle seat. The vehicle seat includes a seat bottom with front and rear portions and a seat back extending from the seat bottom. The easy-entry unit includes the seat back and the rear portion of the seat bottom and pivots about a pivot axis between an occupant use position and an access position. A cover assembly is coupled to the vehicle seat and expands and retracts between a stored configuration and a deployed configuration to limit access to an underside of the seat bottom whether the easy-entry unit is in the occupant use position, the access position, or an intermediate position. The vehicle seat can also be configured to slide along a seat support frame between forward and rearward positions.

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