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US 7,029,067 B2Granted
Vehicle seat including an integrated child seat
AssigneeIndiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsCharles G. Vits, Christopher W. Foye, Larry E. Gray, Donald C. Boyle, John David Scelsi
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Abstract
A passenger vehicle seat and restraint system comprising a frame mountable to a vehicle and a restraint member and a seat member coupled to the frame to form a seat for supporting an occupant. The vehicle seat may further comprise a seat back frame movably attached to the frame and a restraint harness affixed to the frame and the seat back frame for securing the occupant thereto.
Claims52
A vehicle seat comprising:
- a frame rigidly mounted to a vehicle, the frame supporting a seat member and a seat back, the seat back including a stationary seat back member rigidly mounted to the frame and a seat back frame member movably mounted to the frame, the seat back frame member configured to move relative to the frame in a direction away from the stationary seat back member;
- a seat base movably mounted to said seat back frame member adjacent said seat member, said seat base movable downwardly toward said seat member to form a child seat;
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- a restraint harness affixed to said seat base and to said seat back frame member, said restraint harness maintaining an occupant of said child seat secured to said seat base and to said seat back frame member.
1 more element
A vehicle seat comprising:
- a frame defining a seat support surface, said frame configured for mounting to a frame support structure of a vehicle;
- first and second posts extending away from said seat support surface of said frame adjacent opposite ends thereof;
- a seat member mounted to said seat support surface of said frame;
- a panel mounted to said first and second posts and defining a seat back, said panel having a front surface adjacent said seat member;
- a seat back frame member movably attached to said frame adjacent said opposite ends thereof;
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- a seat base movably mounted to said seat back frame adjacent said seat member, said seat base movable downwardly toward said seat member to form a child seat;
- wherein said seat back frame member and said seat base are movable away from said front surface of said panel toward said seat member in response to a rapid deceleration of the vehicle.
5 more elements
A vehicle seat comprising:
- a frame rigidly mounted to a vehicle, the frame supporting a seat bottom and a seat back, the seat back including a first seat back member movably mounted to the frame and a second seat back member fixedly mounted to the frame, the second seat back member having a front surface extending upwardly away from the seat bottom and configured to receive the first seat back member;
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- a seat base movably mounted to the first seat back member, the seat base movable between a stowed position with the seat base received by the first seat back member adjacent to the front surface of the second seat back member and a seating position with the seat base moved away from the stowed position toward the seat bottom to form a child seat, the vehicle seat configured to receive a first occupant supported by the seat bottom when the seat base is in the stowed position, and to receive a second occupant supported by the seat base when the seat base is in the seating position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.