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US 6,629,721 B1Granted
Multi-positional seating system for a motor vehicle
AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorStuart P Macey
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Abstract
A seating system for a motor vehicle that provides one or more seats having independent tilting and height adjustments for an occupant's comfort or manipulation of the seat between a stowed and depolyed position. The seats have first and second support members adjustably linked to a third support member. The adjustable link between the first and third support members controls the tilt of the seat and the adjustable link between the second and third support member controls the height of the seat.
Claims7
A seating unit in combination with a motor vehicle having a vehicle floor, the seating unit comprising:
- a seat;
- a first support member pivotally mounted to the seat at a first end and interconnected with the vehicle floor at a second end;
- a second support member pivotally mounted to the seat at a first end and interconnected with the vehicle floor at a second end;
- a third support member pivotally mounted to the seat at a first end and interconnected with the vehicle floor at a second end;
- a drive arrangement for driving the seating unit between a deployed position and a stowed position, the drive arrangement carried by the third support member and including first and second rotatable drive shafts;
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- first and second linkages interconnecting the first and second rotatable drive shafts with the first and second support members, respectively, the first and second linkages operative to move the first and second support members relative to the third support member in response to rotation of the first and second rotatable drive shafts, respectively.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.