Vehicle seat
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsKurt A. Seibold, Travis W. Simmons
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Abstract
A vehicle seat for a vehicle having a floor has an occupant use position, a stowed position, and an ingress/egress position. The seat includes a riser pivotally coupled to the vehicle floor, a seatback pivotally connected to the riser, and a cushion pivotally coupled to the seatback. The seatback remains fixed with respect to the riser when the seat is moved from the occupant use position to the ingress/egress position and the riser remains fixed with respect to the vehicle floor when the seat is moved from the occupant use position to the stowed position.
Claims31
A vehicle seat for a vehicle having a floor, the vehicle seat comprising:
- a riser pivotally connected to the vehicle floor;
- a seatback pivotally connected to the riser;
- an upper member pivotally connected to the seatback;
- and a front leg pivotally connected to the upper member and the vehicle floor;
- wherein the upper member is not connected directly to the riser.
A vehicle seat for a vehicle, the vehicle seat coupled to a vehicle floor and having a front leg, a riser, an upper member, and a seatback, comprising:
- a first pivot connecting the upper member and the front leg;
- a second pivot connecting the front leg and the vehicle floor;
- a third pivot connecting the vehicle floor and the riser;
- a fourth pivot connecting the riser and the seatback;
- and
- a fifth pivot connecting the seatback and the upper member.
A vehicle seat coupled to a vehicle floor and having an occupant use position, a stowed position, and an ingress/egress position, comprising:
- a riser pivotally coupled to the vehicle floor;
- a seatback pivotally coupled to the riser;
- and
- a cushion pivotally coupled to the seatback;
- wherein the seatback remains fixed with respect to the riser when the seat is moved from the occupant use position to the ingress/egress position and further wherein the riser remains fixed with respect to the vehicle floor when the seat is moved from the occupant use position to the stowed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.