Retractable Bolsters For A Reversible Seat
AssigneeMagna Seating Inc.
InventorsLouis Vetere, II, Michael D Nacy, Kai Zhao, Detjon Marini
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Abstract
A reversible seat assembly for use in an automotive vehicle has a seat cushion, a seat back and a bolster. The seat cushion extends between a front end and a rear end. The bolster is operatively coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a deployed position when the seat back is adjacent the rear or front end of the seat cushion and a retracted position when the seat back is between the rear and front ends of the seat cushion to allow the seat back to rotate between a forward-facing seating position and a rearward-facing seating position.
Claims17
A reversible seat assembly for use in an automotive vehicle comprising:
- a seat cushion extending between a front end and a rear end;
- a seat back;
- and
- a bolster operatively coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a deployed position when the seat back is adjacent the rear or front end of the seat cushion and a retracted position when the seat back is between the rear and front ends of the seat cushion.
A reversible seat assembly for use in an automotive vehicle comprising:
- a seat cushion;
- a seat back;
- a linkage operatively coupling the seat back with the seat cushion;
- and
- a bolster operatively coupled with the linkage, the bolster having a retracted position and a deployed position;
- wherein the linkage moves the seat back between a forward-facing position and a rearward-facing position;
- and wherein the linkage moves the bolster towards the retracted position when the seat back is moved towards a neutral position between the forward-facing position and the rearward-facing position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.