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Vehicle seat

US9616784B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 27, 2013
Grant dateApr 11, 2017
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Expiry dateMay 5, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64D11/0643
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seat in which an angle of a seatback with respect to a seat cushion is adjustable and which includes an ottoman in front of the seat cushion includes: an association mechanism which operates the seatback and the ottoman in association with each other; and an association prohibition mechanism, wherein when a tilting operation to tilt the seatback forward from a normal usage position is performed so as to decrease a relative angle of the seatback with respect to the seat cushion, the association prohibition mechanism disables an association function of the ottoman caused by the association mechanism according to the tilting operation.

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