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US 8,313,146 B2Granted
Stowable vehicle seat
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsUwe Wagner, Carsten Schauf, Herbert Tiefert, Robert Spahl
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Abstract
A vehicle seat is provided, particularly for a center seat in a row of seats. The seat includes a back part swivel connected to a seat part so that the back part and seat part swivel away from each other in a seating position and swivel toward one another in a first stowage position. The seat back may be altered in its longitudinal extent between the first stowage position and a second stowage position such that the seat back has a seat length and a shorter stowage length. The seat further includes a traveling mechanism which automatically moves the back part longitudinally from the seat length to the shorter stowage length when the back part is folded into the first stowage position.
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A vehicle seat comprising:
- a back part and a bottom part which are connected to one another in a manner in which they may be swiveled relative to one another and which are able to be swiveled between a seating position in which the back part and the bottom part are swiveled away from one another, and a first stowage position, in which the back part and bottom part are swiveled toward one another, the seat positioned adjacent to at least one stowage space and the seat configured to move between the first stowage position and a second stowage position in which the seat is able to be moved to and fro at least partially in the stowage space, the back part being able to be longitudinally altered at least between a first end position in which the back part has a greater length configured as a seat length, and a second end position in which the back part has a shorter length configured as a stowage length;
- a traveling mechanism which automatically moves the back part from the first end position into the second end position when the back part is folded into the first stowage position;
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- a guide connected between the stowage space and the bottom part of the seat, wherein the guide is configured to swivel the seat between the first and second stowage positions, such that the seat is simultaneously displaced in a direction of travel of the vehicle, and wherein the seat is adjacent to at least one second seat of a seat row, and wherein the stowage space is arranged underneath or in the adjacent second seat.
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A vehicle seat comprising:
- a back part and a bottom part which are connected to one another in a manner in which they may be swiveled relative to one another and which are able to be swiveled between a seating position in which the back part and the bottom part are swiveled away from one another, and a first stowage position, in which the back part and bottom part are swiveled toward one another, the seat positioned adjacent to at least one stowage space and the seat configured to move between the first stowage position and a second stowage position in which the seat is able to be moved to and fro at least partially in the stowage space, the back part being able to be longitudinally altered at least between a first end position in which the back part has a greater length configured as a seat length, and a second end position in which the back part has a shorter length configured as a stowage length,
- a traveling mechanism which automatically moves the back part from the first end position into the second end position when the back part is folded into the first stowage position;
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- a guide connected between the stowage space and the bottom part of the seats, wherein the guide is configured to swivel the seat between the first and second stowage positions, such that the seat is simultaneously displaced in a direction of travel of the vehicle, and wherein the guide has a guide sleeve with a radial guide slot having a helical path, and wherein a projection extends from the bottom part of the seat into the guide slot, such that when the seat swivels about an axis of the guide between the first and second stowage positions the projection moves in the guide slot and displaces the seat forward in the direction of travel.
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A vehicle seat comprising:
- a back part and a bottom part which are connected to one another in a manner in which they may be swiveled relative to one another and which are able to be swiveled between a seating position in which the back part and the bottom part are swiveled away from one another, and a first stowage position, in which the back part and bottom part are swiveled toward one another, the seat positioned adjacent to at least one stowage space and the seat configured to move between the first stowage position and a second stowage position in which the seat is able to be moved to and fro at least partially in the stowage space, the back part being able to be longitudinally altered at least between a first end position in which the back part has a greater length configured as a seat length, and a second end position in which the back part has a shorter length configured as a stowage length,
- a traveling mechanism which automatically moves the back part from the first end position into the second end position when the back part is folded into the first stowage position;
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- a guide connected between the stowage space and the bottom part of the seat, wherein the guide is configured to swivel the seat between the first and second stowage positions, such that the seat is simultaneously displaced in a direction of travel of the vehicle, and wherein the back part may be fixed in one of the first end position and in the second end position, and wherein the back part comprises a locking device for locking the back part to a locking receiver of a second seat when the seat is in the seating position, and wherein the locking device has a pin extending from the back part to engage the locking receiver, such that the pin may slide in the locking receiver when the back part moves between the first end position and the second end position.
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A vehicle seat comprising:
- a back swivel-connected to a bottom to swivel between a seating position and a first position, where the back swivels to abut the bottom;
- a traveling mechanism which automatically shortens a length of the back when the back swivels to the first position;
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- a guide swivel-connecting the bottom to a laterally adjacent seat to laterally swivel and simultaneously rearwardly displace the vehicle seat to a stowage space in the laterally adjacent seat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.