Seat
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Transys Inc.
InventorsMu Young KIM, Hee Dong CHOI, Seok Ju GIM, Han Kyung PARK, Won Yeong LEE
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Abstract
A seat may comprise a base frame part, a cushion frame part provided at one side of the base frame part, a leg frame part rotatably provided at one side of the cushion frame part, a coupling part having one side coupled to the leg frame part and another side fixed relative to the base frame part, a lever part having one side rotatably coupled to the leg frame part, a cable member having one side coupled to the lever part and another side coupled to the coupling part, and an elastic connector having one side coupled to the leg frame part and another side coupled to the cushion frame part.
Claims20
A seat comprising:
- a base frame part;
- a cushion frame part provided at one side of the base frame part;
- a leg frame part rotatably provided at one side of the cushion frame part;
- a coupling part having one side coupled to the leg frame part, and another side fixed relative to the base frame part;
- a lever part having one side rotatably coupled to the leg frame part;
- a cable member having one side coupled to the lever part, and another side coupled to the coupling part;
- and
- an elastic connector having one side coupled to the leg frame part, and another side coupled to the cushion frame part.
A method of transitioning a seat, the method comprising:
- pulling a lever part to rotate a lever body member about a lever rotation shaft;
- releasing a coupling part between a leg frame part and a base frame part by transmitting a pulling force through a cable member;
- causing a cushion frame part to rotate about a coupling with the base frame part by a pressing force from an elastic connector;
- causing a leg frame part, which is rotatably coupled to the cushion frame part, to rotate in conjunction with the cushion frame part;
- and
- transitioning the seat from a seating state to a folded state as the cushion frame part and the leg frame part rotate upward.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.