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US 2025/0187502 A1Published application
Rotation mechanism and seat including the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsMu Young Kim, Hee Dong Choi, Seok Ju Gim
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Abstract
A seat for a vehicle can include a seat rest, a backrest rotatable with respect to the seat rest, and a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the backrest with respect to the seat rest, wherein, by the rotation mechanism, the backrest is configured to be rotatable in a first direction within a preset angle range and be rotatable in a second direction within the angle range, where the first direction may be opposite the second direction.
Claims20
A seat comprising:
- a seat rest;
- a backrest coupled to and rotatable with respect to the seat rest;
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- a rotation mechanism coupled to the backrest and the seat rest such that the rotation mechanism can rotate the backrest with respect to the seat rest, wherein, by the rotation mechanism, the backrest is configured to be rotatable in a first direction within a preset angle range, and wherein, by the rotation mechanism, the backrest is configured to be rotatable in a second direction within the angle range, wherein the first direction is opposite the second direction.
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A rotation mechanism comprising:
- a leg bracket;
- a seat frame spaced apart from the leg bracket;
- a front link configured to connect the leg bracket to the seat frame at a first location and configured to be rotatable with respect to the leg bracket and to the seat frame, respectively;
- a rear link configured to connect the leg bracket to the seat frame at a second location and configured to be rotatable with respect to the leg bracket and to the seat frame, respectively;
- a rotation link rotatably coupled to the seat frame at a third location of the seat frame;
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- a connection link, wherein a first side of the connection link is coupled to the seat frame, and a second side of the connection link is coupled to the rotation link.
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A seat comprising:
- a seat rest;
- a backrest;
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- a rotation mechanism couples the backrest to the seat rest in a configuration for providing selectable seat positions including a forward-facing upright position, a rear-facing upright position, and a full-bed position, wherein the rotation mechanism is configured to rotate the backrest about a horizontal-lateral axis in an angle range relative to the seat rest.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.