Vehicle seat
AssigneeTs Tech Co., Ltd.
InventorShinya Aita
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Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion and a seatback and capable of assuming a use state in which a user can be seated thereon and a stowed state in which the seatback has pivoted forward from the use state to overlap with the seat cushion. The vehicle seat includes an article placement part which, in the stowed state, protrudes more forward than the seatback and is provided with a support surface that faces upward. The article placement part is preferably an ottoman supported by the seat cushion. The ottoman is preferably pivotable relative to the seat cushion. Also, in the stowed state, the ottoman is preferably pivotable relative to the seat cushion.
Claims16
A vehicle seat comprising a seat cushion and a seatback and configured to assume a use state in which a user can be seated thereon and a stowed state in which the seatback has pivoted forward from the use state to overlap with the seat cushion,
- wherein the vehicle seat comprises an article placement part which, in the stowed state, protrudes more forward than the seatback and is provided with a support surface that faces upward,
- wherein the article placement part is an ottoman supported by the seat cushion, and
- wherein, in the stowed state, the ottoman is configured to pivot to a horizontal position which extends forward from a front end of the seat cushion,
- an upward facing surface of the ottoman in the horizontal position forms the support surface, and
- when the ottoman is in the horizontal position, in the stowed state, the support surface is disposed at a same height as a front end of an upper surface of the seat cushion.
A method for manufacturing a vehicle seat, the vehicle seat comprising a seat cushion and a seatback and configured to assume a use state in which a user can be seated thereon and a stowed state in which the seatback has pivoted forward from the use state to overlap with the seat cushion,
- the method comprising providing the vehicle seat with an article placement part which, in the stowed state, protrudes more forward than the seatback and is provided with a support surface that faces upward,
- wherein the article placement part is an ottoman supported by the seat cushion, and
- wherein, in the stowed state, the ottoman is configured to pivot to a horizontal position which extends forward from a front end of the seat cushion,
- an upward facing surface of the ottoman in the horizontal position forms the support surface, and
- when the ottoman is in the horizontal position, in the stowed state, the support surface is disposed at a same height as a front end of an upper surface of the seat cushion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.