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US 7,597,376 B2Granted
Seat assembly for a motor vehicle
AssigneeRENAULT s.a.s.
InventorsJerome Makala, Dominique Cabrie
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Abstract
A seat assembly for a motor vehicle includes a central support element, fixed essentially vertically in a vehicle cabin to which the seats are fitted. The seat assembly includes connector bodies arranged at one end of the support element for fixing to a part of the cabin, the connector bodies permitting a displacement of the assembly along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
Claims17
A seat assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a central supporting element configured to be mounted generally vertically in a passenger compartment of the vehicle;
- seats mounted on the central supporting element;
- assembly connecting members disposed at one end of the central supporting element, the connecting members configured to permit a movement of the assembly along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle;
- first side connecting members disposed between a first one of the seats and the supporting element, and configured to permit a longitudinal translational movement of the first one of the seats in relation to the supporting element;
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- first lower connecting members positioned on a lower portion of the passenger compartment and connected to the first one of the seats including the first side connecting members, and the first lower connecting members being configured to permit the longitudinal translational movement of the first one of the seats in relation to the lower portion of the passenger compartment.
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A seat assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a central supporting element configured to be mounted generally vertically in a passenger compartment of the vehicle, and the central supporting element includes assembly connecting members such that the central supporting element is configured to move with respect to the passenger compartment;
- two seats mounted directly on the passenger compartment via lower connecting members such that the two seats are configured to move independently with respect to the passenger compartment, and the two seats are mounted on the central supporting element via side connecting members such that one of the two seats is configured to move independently with respect to the central supporting element and the passenger compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.