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US 11,738,670 B2Granted
Vehicle seating systems
AssigneeCanoo Technologies Inc.
InventorsGareth Lee, Scott Anderson, Sohel Merchant, Clint Semler, Richard Kim
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Abstract
A side facing seat includes a seat back element and a moveable seat base element disposed below the seat back element. The moveable seat base element is moveable at least between a stored position and a seating position. Movement of the moveable seat base element is controlled by an activation element that is configured to engage with a locking mechanism such that the locking mechanism is able to lock the moveable seat base element in the stored position or the seating position.
Claims24
A side facing seat comprising:
- a seat back element;
- and
- a moveable seat base element disposed below the seat back element, wherein the moveable seat base element is moveable at least between a stored position and a seating position, and wherein movement of the moveable seat base element is controlled by an activation element that is configured to engage with a locking mechanism such that the locking mechanism is able to lock the moveable seat base element in the stored position or the seating position;
- wherein the seat back element is configured to be connected to an interior face of a vehicle door panel having an exterior face with an internal cavity that (i) is disposed between the interior face and the exterior face and (ii) has an open end on the interior face;
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- wherein the moveable seat base element is configured to slide into and out of the internal cavity such that (i) in the stored position, a substantial portion of the moveable seat base element is disposed within the internal cavity and (ii) in the seating position, all of the moveable seat base element is disposed out of the internal cavity.
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A side facing seat comprising:
- a seat back element;
- and
- a moveable seat base element disposed below the seat back element, wherein the moveable seat base element is moveable at least between a stored position and a seating position, and wherein movement of the moveable seat base element is controlled by an activation element that is configured to engage with a locking mechanism such that the locking mechanism is able to lock the moveable seat base element in the stored position or the seating position;
- wherein the activation element comprises a lever configured to engage with a portion of the locking mechanism such that the activation element is configured to move the locking mechanism between a locked position and an unlocked position;
- wherein the side facing seat further comprises first and second resilient members;
- wherein the first resilient member is connected to the activation element and is configured to allow movement of the activation element between an active position and an inactive position;
- and
- wherein the second resilient member is connected to the locking mechanism and is configured to allow movement of the locking mechanism between the locked position and the unlocked position.
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A side facing seat comprising:
- a seat back element;
- and
- a moveable seat base element disposed below the seat back element, wherein the moveable seat base element is moveable at least between a stored position and a seating position, and wherein movement of the moveable seat base element is controlled by an activation element that is configured to engage with a locking mechanism such that the locking mechanism is able to lock the moveable seat base element in the stored position or the seating position;
- wherein the activation element comprises an electronic activation device electronically connected to the locking mechanism;
- and
- wherein the locking mechanism comprises a locking pin device.
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A side facing seat comprising:
- a seat back element;
- a moveable seat base element disposed below the seat back element, wherein the moveable seat base element is moveable at least between a stored position and a seating position, and wherein movement of the moveable seat base element is controlled by an activation element that is configured to engage with a locking mechanism such that the locking mechanism is able to lock the moveable seat base element in the stored position or the seating position;
- and
- a movement assist mechanism disposed beneath the moveable seat base element and configured to assist the movement of the moveable seat base element between the stored position and the seating position;
- wherein the movement assist mechanism comprises a drive gear connected to a drive motor;
- and
- wherein the drive motor is configured to drive the drive gear between the stored position and the seating position.
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A system comprising:
- an electric vehicle;
- and
- a side facing seat within the electric vehicle, the side facing seat comprising:
- a seat back element;
- and
- a moveable seat base element disposed below the seat back element, wherein the moveable seat base element is moveable at least between a stored position and a seating position, and wherein movement of the moveable seat base element is controlled by an activation element that is configured to engage with a locking mechanism such that the locking mechanism is able to lock the moveable seat base element in the stored position or the seating position;
- wherein the seat back element is connected to an interior face of a door panel of the electric vehicle, the door panel having an exterior face with an internal cavity that is disposed between the interior face and the exterior face, the internal cavity having an open end on the interior face;
- and
- wherein the moveable seat base element is configured to slide into and out of the internal cavity such that (i) in the stored position, a substantial portion of the moveable seat base element is disposed within the internal cavity and (ii) in the seating position, all of the moveable seat base element is disposed out of the internal cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.