Pivoting seating system
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorRick A. Anderson
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Abstract
A seating system for a vehicle having a rearwardly opening door relative to a seat. The seat having a seat cushion, seat back and a seat pivot rotatably connected to the vehicle for rotation of the seat about a vertical axis. At least one linkage is coupled between the seat cushion and a vehicle door. The linkage is sized and positioned such that the seat pivots in response to the door movement. The seat remains substantially adjacent to the vehicle door.
Claims54
A vehicle seating system for use with a vehicle including a vehicle frame having a front, a rear, a first side and a second side, the seating system comprising:
- a door having a front portion adapted to be positioned proximate the front of the vehicle frame and a rear portion adapted to be positioned proximate the rear of the vehicle frame, wherein the door is adapted to be rearwardly hinged to the vehicle frame proximate the rear portion of the door;
- a seat adapted to be pivotably coupled to the vehicle frame;
- at least one rigid member having a first portion coupled to the seat and a second portion coupled to the door, wherein pivotal movement of the door rotates the seat between a passenger riding position in which the seat faces the front of the vehicle frame and a passenger loading position in which the seat faces an open space formed between the door and the vehicle frame when the door is ajar.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle frame having a front, a rear, a first side and a second side;
- a door pivotably coupled to the vehicle frame;
- a seat pivotably coupled to the vehicle frame, wherein the seat includes an extension coupled to the door at a first door location;
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- a slave link having a first portion pivotably coupled to the vehicle frame and a second portion pivotably coupled to the door at a second door location.
A vehicle seating system for use with a vehicle having a front, a rear, a first side, a second side, a vehicle frame, a seat and a door, the system comprising:
- a pivot support adapted to pivotably support the seat relative to the vehicle frame;
- an extension adapted to be coupled to the seat and adapted to be pivotably coupled to the door at a first door location;
- a slave link having a first portion adapted to be pivotably coupled to the vehicle frame and a second portion adapted to be pivotably coupled to the door at a second door location.
A vehicle seating system for use with a vehicle including a vehicle frame having a front, a rear, a first side and a second side, the seating system comprising:
- a door adapted to be pivotably coupled to the vehicle frame;
- a seat adapted to be pivotably coupled to the vehicle frame, wherein the seat includes an extension coupled to the door at a first door location;
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- a slave link having a first portion adapted to be pivotably coupled to the vehicle frame and a second portion pivotably coupled to the door at a second door location.
A system for use with a vehicle including a vehicle frame, the system comprising:
- a door;
- an extension coupled to the door at a first door location and adapted to be coupled to the vehicle frame, wherein the extension is adapted to be pivotably coupled to at least one of the door and the frame;
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- a slave link having a first portion adapted to be pivotably coupled to the frame and a second portion pivotably coupled to the door at a second door location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.