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US 2026/0200372 A1Published application
Adjustable seat for low roofline vehicle
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsBrandon F. Brady, Travis D. Bechtel, Zachary A. Luetzen
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Abstract
A slouch seat suited for use in a low block height and low roofline vehicle, wherein the slouch seat includes a seat pan; a seat back; and a pair of support assemblies configured to permit fore and aft movement of the slouch seat, pivoting of the seat back and seat pan relative to the support assemblies from a non-slouched position to a slouched position, and pivoting of the seat pan relative to seat back. The slouch seat provides improved comfort and accommodation of various drive body dimensions.
Claims7
A slouch seat for use in a vehicle, the slouch seat comprising:
- a seat pan;
- a seat back;
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- a pair of support assemblies configured to permit fore and aft movement of the slouch seat, pivoting of the seat back and seat pan relative to the support assemblies from a non-slouched position to a slouched position, and pivoting of the seat pan relative to seat back,
- wherein the support assemblies each include a fixed track member, a sliding track member mated with and slidable relative to the fixed track member that permits the fore and aft movement of the slouch seat, a link arm fixed to the sliding track member that is connected to each of the seat back and the seat pan that permits pivoting of the seat back and seat pan relative to the support assemblies, and pivot arms having a proximate end pivotably attached to the fixed track member and a distal end pivotably attached to the seat pan that permits the seat pan to pivot relative to the seat back.
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