Seat for motor vehicle
OwnerMichel Swiftinventor
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Abstract
An interior rear seat for a motor vehicle includes a main seat located in a vehicle rear cabin portion that has opposed two end side portions, and a first rear interior side panel connected to a first inner vehicle skin surface and located adjacent an inwardly projecting wheel arch of the vehicle. The first side panel has a first seating portion that is continuous with one of the end side portions to extend the main seat adjacent the wheel arch. The rear seat with increased comfort is typically part of a production vehicle converted into a taxi vehicle. The invention also concerns a method for modifying a production vehicle with the rear seat.
Claims43
An interior rear seat for a motor vehicle, the seat comprising:
- a main seat located in a vehicle rear cabin portion, the main seat having generally opposed first and second end side portions thereof;
- a first rear interior side panel connected to a first inner vehicle skin surface and located adjacent a first inwardly projecting wheel arch of the vehicle, the first side panel having a first seating portion thereof, the first seating portion being continuous with the first end side portion so as to extend the main seat adjacent the first wheel arch.
A motor vehicle for taxiing passengers, the vehicle comprising an interior rear seat located inside a rear cabin portion thereof, the rear seat including:
- a main seat located in the vehicle rear cabin portion, the main seat having generally opposed first and second end side portions thereof;
- a first rear interior side panel connected to a first inner vehicle skin surface and located adjacent a first inwardly projecting wheel arch of the vehicle, the first side panel having a first seating portion thereof, the first seating portion being continuous with the first end side portion so as to extend the main seat adjacent the first wheel arch.
A method for modifying a production vehicle into a motor vehicle for taxiing passengers, the vehicle having a main seat located in a vehicle rear cabin portion thereof and first and second rear interior covers connected to respective first and second inner vehicle skin surfaces, the first and second interior covers being located adjacent respective first and second inwardly projecting wheel arches of the vehicle, the main seat having generally opposed first and second end side portions thereof, the first end side portion being located adjacent the first wheel arch, the method comprising:
- connecting a first rear interior side panel to the first inner vehicle skin surface in replacement of the first interior cover, the first side panel having a first seating portion thereof, the first seating portion being continuous with the first end side portion so as to extend the main seat adjacent the first wheel arch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.