Vehicle seat with auto-fold leg
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsMilton S. Soditch, Sean A. Riley, Vladimir Nastevski, Douglas A. Siewert, Brian Holder, Robert A. Wilson
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Abstract
One embodiment of the invention relates to a vehicle seat. The vehicle seat comprises a seat back coupled to a vehicle by a base bracket or directly to the vehicle. A seat base is coupled to the seat back and configured to rotate from a seating position to a stored position. A leg assembly is coupled to the seat base and configured to rotate from a deployed position to a retracted position. An indicator is coupled to the seat base to indicate a predetermined condition of the seat base.
Claims20
A seat for a vehicle, the seat comprising:
- a seat back configured to be coupled to the vehicle;
- a seat base configured to be coupled to the vehicle and configured to rotate from a seating position to a stored position;
- a leg assembly having a leg member coupled to the seat base and configured to rotate from a deployed position to a retracted position;
- and
- an indicator coupled to the seat to indicate a predetermined condition of the seat base.
A rear seat of a passenger carrying vehicle, the rear seat comprising:
- a seat back configured to be coupled to the vehicle;
- a seat base configured to be coupled to the vehicle and configured to rotate from a seating position to a stored position;
- a leg assembly coupled to the seat base and configured to rotate from a deployed position to a retracted position;
- and
- an indicator coupled to the seat to indicate a predetermined condition of the seat base.
A method for automatic retraction of a leg assembly coupled to a vehicle seat mounted in a vehicle, with the vehicle seat including a seat back and a seat base, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a cable of a predetermined length;
- coupling one end of the cable to the seat back;
- and
- coupling another end of the cable to the leg assembly,
- wherein the leg assembly moves from a deployed position to a retracted position as the seat base is moved from a seating position to a retracted position and the leg assembly clears a cargo zone located under at least a portion of the seat base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.