Fold-down vehicle seat
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorWinfried Ehrhard
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Abstract
A fold-down vehicle seat is provided having a seat part and a foldable backrest. The seat part is mounted so it is pivotable on the vehicle floor via a front rocker and the backrest is mounted so it is pivotable on a seat framework section using a lower end section. In such a vehicle seat, the seat part and the backrest are transferable into a first and a second folded position to enlarge a cargo area of the vehicle adjoining the vehicle seat, the seat part being coupled using a rear rocker to the backrest, and the seat framework section supporting the backrest situated so it is displaceable on the vehicle floor in the vehicle longitudinal direction. In this way, a fold-down driver seat is provided, which has a high degree of user friendliness and is universally adaptable to various cargo space configurations.
Claims17
A fold-down vehicle seat for a vehicle, comprising:
- a seat part;
- a foldable backrest;
- a longitudinal rail;
- a front rocker coupled to a front end of the longitudinal rail and adapted to provide a mount for the seat part to pivot around a first axis;
- and
- a seat framework section configured to selectably traverse the longitudinal rail, the seat framework section including a mount for the foldable backrest to pivot around a second axis,
- wherein the seat part and the foldable backrest are transferable into a first folded position, where the seat framework is at a first position along the longitudinal rail, and a second folded position, where the seat framework is at a second position along the longitudinal rail, to enlarge a cargo area of the vehicle that adjoins the fold-down vehicle seat,
- wherein the seat part is directly coupled to the foldable backrest with a rear rocker, and
- wherein the seat part and the foldable backrest are oriented essentially vertically in the second folded position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.