Vehicle including seat having first and second biasing members

US9475412B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• TS Tech Americas, Inc. · US
• HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. · JP

Inventors

• Casey Heit · West Jordan, US
• Hiroshi Okazaki · Zushi, JP
• Darin D. King · Raymond, US
• Tsuyoshi Kumasaka · Dublin, US
• Takayuki Inoue · Hiratsuka, JP
• Jacob Zachary Sorrell · Columbus, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 5, 2014
• Grant date: Oct 25, 2016
• Expiry date: Feb 5, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2/548
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle includes a seat that comprises a seat bottom, a seat back, a first biasing member, and a second biasing member. The seat back is pivotable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The first biasing member is coupled to each of the seat back and the bed frame. The second biasing member is coupled to each of the seat back and the bed frame.