Vehicle seat
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsKurt A. Seibold, Travis W. Simmons
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Abstract
A vehicle seat for a vehicle having a floor has an occupant use position, a stowed position, and an ingress/egress position. The seat includes a riser pivotally coupled to the vehicle floor, a seatback pivotally connected to the riser, and a cushion pivotally coupled to the seatback. The seatback remains fixed with respect to the riser when the seat is moved from the occupant use position to the ingress/egress position and the riser remains fixed with respect to the vehicle floor when the seat is moved from the occupant use position to the stowed position.
Claims21
A vehicle seat for a vehicle having a floor, the vehicle seat having an occupant use position and an ingress/egress position and comprising:
- a riser adapted to be pivotally connected to the vehicle floor;
- a seatback pivotally connected to the riser;
- an upper member pivotally connected to the seatback;
- a front leg pivotally connected to the upper member and adapted for pivotal connection to the vehicle floor;
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- an ingress/egress mechanism configured to secure the riser and the vehicle floor with respect to one another, wherein the seat can be placed into the ingress/egress position by releasing the ingress/egress mechanism and pivoting the seat in a forward direction;
- wherein the upper member is not connected directly to the riser and wherein the seatback remains fixed with respect to the riser when the seat is moved from the occupant use position to the ingress/egress position.
A vehicle seat for a vehicle having a floor, the vehicle seat comprising:
- a riser adapted to be pivotally coupled to the vehicle floor;
- a seatback pivotally connected to the riser;
- an upper member pivotally connected to the seatback, wherein the upper member is not connected directly to the riser;
- a front leg pivotally connected to the upper member and adapted for pivotal connection to the vehicle floor;
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- a stow latch configured to secure the seatback and the riser with respect to one another.
A vehicle seat for a vehicle, the vehicle seat coupled to a vehicle floor and having a front leg, a riser, an upper member, and a seatback, comprising:
- a first pivot connecting the upper member and the front leg;
- a second pivot adapted to connect the front leg and the vehicle floor;
- a third pivot adapted to connect the vehicle floor and the riser;
- a fourth pivot connecting the riser and the seatback;
- a fifth pivot connecting the seatback and the upper member;
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- an ingress/egress mechanism configured to secure the riser and the vehicle floor with respect to one another, wherein the seat can be placed into an ingress/egress position by releasing the ingress/egress mechanism and pivoting the seat in a forward direction;
- wherein the seat has an occupant use position and a stowed position, and wherein the riser remains stationary when the seat is moved from the occupant use position to the stowed position.
A vehicle seat for a vehicle, the vehicle seat coupled to a vehicle floor and having a front leg, a riser, an upper member, and a seatback, comprising:
- a first pivot connecting the upper member and the front leg;
- a second pivot connecting the front leg and the vehicle floor;
- a third pivot connecting the vehicle floor and the riser;
- a fourth pivot connecting the riser and the seatback;
- a fifth pivot connecting the seatback and the upper member;
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- a stow latch configured to secure the seatback and the riser with respect to one another.
A vehicle seat coupled to a vehicle floor and having an occupant use position, a stowed position, and an ingress/egress position, comprising:
- a riser adapted to be pivotally coupled to the vehicle floor;
- a seatback pivotally coupled to the riser;
- a cushion pivotally coupled to the seatback;
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- an ingress/egress mechanism configured to secure the riser and the vehicle floor with respect to one another, wherein the seat can be placed into the ingress/egress position by releasing the ingress/egress mechanism and pivoting the seat in a forward direction;
- wherein the seatback remains fixed with respect to the riser when the seat is moved from the occupant use position to the ingress/egress position and further wherein the riser remains stationary when the seat is moved from the occupant use position to the stowed position.
A vehicle seat coupled to a vehicle floor and having an occupant use position, a stowed position, and an ingress/egress position, comprising:
- a riser adapted to be pivotally coupled to the vehicle floor;
- a seatback pivotally coupled to the riser;
- a cushion pivotally coupled to the seatback;
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- a stow latch configured to secure the seatback and the riser with respect to one another;
- wherein the seatback remains fixed with respect to the riser when the seat is moved from the occupant use position to the ingress/egress position and further wherein the riser remains stationary when the seat is moved from the occupant use position to the stowed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.