Seat assemblies having tip up and tilt seat cushion frames
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorJohn J. Salvia, III
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Abstract
A rear seat assembly is provided. The rear seat assembly includes a seat frame, a seat back, a seat cushion frame, and a power tilt assembly. The seat cushion frame is pivotally coupled to the seat frame at a tip up pivot axis to move between a seated position and a tip up position such that in the tip up position, the seat cushion frame is pivoted towards the seat back in a generally vehicle vertical position. The power tilt assembly is coupled to the seat cushion frame and is configured to adjust an angle of a seat cushion with respect to a vehicle floor.
Claims20
A rear seat assembly comprising:
- a seat frame;
- a seat back coupled to the seat frame;
- a seat cushion frame pivotally coupled to the seat frame about a tip up pivot axis to move between a seated position and a tip up position, in the tip up position the seat cushion frame is pivoted towards the seat back in a generally vehicle vertical position;
- a power tilt assembly coupled to the seat cushion frame, the power tilt assembly comprising:
- a tilt motor coupled to the seat cushion frame,
- a tilt bracket is pivotally coupled to the seat cushion frame about a tilt pivot axis,
- a tilt gear bracket coupled to the tilt motor, and
- a tilt link pivotally coupled to the tilt gear bracket and the tilt bracket,
- wherein upon an operation of the tilt motor, the tilt gear bracket is rotated which moves the tilt link to tilt the tilt bracket about the tilt pivot axis to adjust an angle of the tilt bracket with respect to the seat cushion frame.
A seat assembly having a seat frame, a seat back and a seat cushion frame pivotally coupled to the seat frame, the seat assembly comprising:
- a power tilt assembly coupled to the seat cushion frame, the power tilt assembly comprising:
- a tilt motor coupled to the seat frame,
- a tilt bracket is pivotally coupled to the seat cushion frame about a tilt pivot axis,
- a tilt gear bracket coupled to the tilt motor, and
- a tilt link pivotally coupled to the tilt gear bracket and the tilt bracket,
- wherein upon an operation of the tilt motor, the tilt gear bracket is rotated which moves the tilt link to tilt the tilt bracket about the tilt pivot axis to adjust an angle of the tilt bracket with respect to the seat cushion frame, and
- wherein the seat cushion frame is pivotally coupled to the seat frame about a tip up pivot axis to move between a seated position and a tip up position, in the seated position, the seat cushion frame is configured to support an occupant and in the tip up position, the seat cushion frame is pivoted towards the seat back in a generally vehicle vertical position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.