Vehicle seat including stowable infant car seat base

A seat system of a vehicle, comprising:

• a cushion portion configured to support an occupant sitting on the cushion portion;
• a back portion configured to support the back of the occupant sitting on the cushion portion;
• a lower portion including:
• a first side;
• a second side that is opposite the first side;
• and
• an infant car seat base located on the first side includes a plurality of connection devices that are configured and arranged to connect to a plurality of different types of infant carriers manufactured by different manufacturers;
• an actuator configured to selectively actuate the lower portion to:
• a first position where the infant car seat base is located entirely under the cushion portion;
• a second position where at least a portion of the second side of the lower portion contacts the cushion portion and the infant car seat base is located entirely above the cushion portion;
• and
• a third position where the first side of the lower portion faces upward and the second side of the lower portion faces downward,
• a plurality of anchors located between an end of the cushion portion and an end of the back portion,
• wherein the lower portion further includes a plurality of latching mechanisms configured to latch to the plurality of anchors,
• a rotatable plate;
• a frame that supports the cushion portion and the back portion and that is held to the rotatable plate;
• a plurality of side members and a back member that, with the lower portion when the lower portion is in the first position, form an empty space under the cushion portion;
• a first track that is fixed to the rotatable plate;
• and
• a second track that is mounted to the frame and that is configured to move along the first track.

A seat system of a vehicle, comprising:

• a cushion portion configured to support an occupant sitting on the cushion portion;
• a back portion configured to support the back of the occupant sitting on the cushion portion;
• a plurality of anchors;
• a lower portion including:
• a first side;
• a second side that is opposite the first side;
• an infant car seat base located on the first side;
• and
• a plurality of latching mechanisms configured to latch to the plurality of anchors;
• an actuator configured to selectively actuate the lower portion to:
• a first position where the infant car seat base is located entirely under the cushion portion;
• and
• a second position where at least a portion of the second side of the lower portion contacts the cushion portion and the infant car seat base is located entirely above the cushion portion.

A seat system of a vehicle, comprising:

• a cushion portion configured to support an occupant sitting on the cushion portion;
• a back portion configured to support the back of the occupant sitting on the cushion portion;
• a lower portion including:
• a first side;
• a second side that is opposite the first side;
• and
• an infant car seat base located on the first side;
• an actuator that includes a plurality of C-shaped brackets that are fixed at first ends to a rotating shaft and are connected at second ends to the lower portion and that is configured to selectively actuate the lower portion to:
• a first position where the infant car seat base is located entirely under the cushion portion;
• and
• a second position where at least a portion of the second side of the lower portion contacts the cushion portion and the infant car seat base is located entirely above the cushion portion.

A seat system of a vehicle, comprising:

• a cushion portion configured to support an occupant sitting on the cushion portion;
• a back portion configured to support the back of the occupant sitting on the cushion portion;
• a lower portion including:
• a first side;
• a second side that is opposite the first side;
• and
• an infant car seat base that is located on the first side and that includes a plurality of connection devices that are configured and arranged to connect to a plurality of different types of infant carriers manufactured by different manufacturers;
• an actuator configured to selectively actuate the lower portion to:
• a first position where the infant car seat base is located entirely under the cushion portion;
• and
• a second position where at least a portion of the second side of the lower portion contacts the cushion portion and the infant car seat base is located entirely above the cushion portion.