US 11,890,972 B2 · Vehicle access seating

Abstract

A vehicle seating system including a mounting assembly; a first slide assembly configured to move linearly relative to an adapter plate; a first drive motor mounted to an under-plate of the first slide assembly, the first drive motor being configured to selectively move the first slide assembly in a liner motion parallel to a longitudinal axis of the adapter plate; a swivel assembly configured to swivel relative to the first slide assembly, wherein the swivel assembly includes an over-plate mounted to a swivel post that rotatably engages the first slide assembly; a second slide assembly configured to move linearly relative to the over-plate; and a second drive motor engaging a seat pan of the second slide assembly and being configured to move the second slide assembly in a liner motion parallel to a longitudinal axis of the seat pan.

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Dependent claims

A method for using a seating system to transition a seat of a vehicle from a drive position to an intermediate pivoted position where the seat is aligned with a vehicle doorway and to an access position with the seat positioned at least partially through the vehicle doorway, comprising:

providing a seat defining a pivotable seat axis and an adapter plate defining an adapter plate static axis wherein the seat axis and adapter plate static axis are substantially parallel to one another when the seating system is in the drive position and wherein the seat axis and adapter plate static axis are not parallel to one another when the seating system is in the intermediate pivoted position and the access position;
in a first sliding step, before the seat is fully pivoted to the intermediate pivoted position, sliding the seat along the seat axis whereby the seat moves linearly relative to a pivot axis of the seat;
pivoting the seat during or after the sliding step to the intermediate pivoted position;
in a second sliding step, extending the seat at least partially out of the vehicle doorway after pivoting the seat by sliding the seat linearly along the pivoted seat axis.

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Abstract

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