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Lateral slide pickup truck rear seat

US9873354B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by

2References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Johnson Controls Technology Company · US

Inventors

Yannis Poulos · Toledo, US
Dawn Macleod · South Lyon, US
Eric B. Michalak · Canton, US
Reinier Soliven · Rochester, US
Sylviane Mayer · Saline, US
Bradford V. Feiler · South Lyon, US
Steven E. White · Farmington Hills, US
Prasanna Korlahalli · Westland, US
John Beranek · Ann Arbor, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2015
Grant date	Jan 23, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 6, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2/305
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A stowable vehicle seat and seat arrangement are provided for a vehicle having a vehicle floor. The arrangement includes a first outboard seat with a seat base, a vehicle floor connection and a backrest connected to the seat base. A second outboard seat includes a seat base, a vehicle floor connection and a backrest and a lateral guide rail for lateral movement. The stowable seat includes a seat base, a backrest, a floor connection and a linkage between the seat base, the floor connection and the backrest for movement from a seating position blocking lateral movement of the second outboard seat to a stowage position in which the second outboard seat is moveable laterally along the lateral guideway to a position directly adjacent to the first outboard seat.

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