Seating system for a motor vehicle

A motor vehicle, comprising:

• an interior portion having a longitudinal direction extending from a forward portion to a rearward portion of the motor vehicle and a lateral direction extending from first side portion to a second side portion of the motor vehicle;
• a driver seat disposed in the forward portion of the motor vehicle;
• a first seat, a second seat, a third seat, a fourth seat, a fifth seat, and a sixth seat;
• the interior portion comprising a first set of rails, a second set of rails, and a third set of rails each mounted to a floor of the motor vehicle and generally extending side-by-side in the longitudinal direction, wherein the second set of rails is disposed between the first set of rails and the third set of rails;
• each of the first set of rails, the second set of rails, and the third set of rails beginning behind a rear side of the driver seat and extending to and terminating at a point between the rear side of the driver seat and the rear portion of the motor vehicle;
• a first storage space disposed within the floor and in the rearward portion of the motor vehicle, rearwardly of the first set of rails;
• a second storage space disposed within the floor and in the rearward portion of the motor vehicle, rearwardly of the second set of rails;
• a third storage space disposed within the floor and in a rearward portion of the motor vehicle, rearwardly of the third set of rails;
• each of the first seat, second seat, third seat, fourth seat, fifth seat, and sixth seat having a deployed position where the respective seat is slidably mounted to one of the first set of rails, the second set of rails, and the third set of rails;
• each of the first seat, second seat, third seat, fourth seat, fifth seat, and sixth seat having a stored position where the respective seat is disposed in one of the first storage space, the second storage space, and the third storage space without being mounted to any one of the first, second, and third set of rails;
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• wherein the motor vehicle has a first seating configuration in which the first seat is slidably mounted to the first set of rails, the second seat is slidably mounted to the second set of rails, the third seat is slidably mounted to the third set of rails, and the fourth seat is slidably mounted to the first set of rails in a position behind the first seat, wherein the second seat, third seat, and fourth seat are aligned in a row that is closer to the rearward portion of the motor vehicle than the first seat such that a first space is defined between a forward end of the fourth seat and a rearward end of a front passenger seat, and wherein the first space is further defined between a lateral side of the first seat and the second side portion of the motor vehicle.

A motor vehicle, comprising:

• an interior portion having a longitudinal direction extending from a forward portion to a rearward portion of the motor vehicle and a lateral direction extending from first side portion to a second side portion of the motor vehicle;
• a storage region disposed in the rearward portion of the motor vehicle;
• a first seat, a second seat, a third seat, a fourth seat, a fifth seat, and a sixth seat;
• a driver seat and a passenger seat both disposed in the forward portion of the motor vehicle, wherein the driver seat is aligned with the front passenger seat;
• the interior portion further comprising a floor having a floor section with a length defined between the driver seat and the storage region;
• the interior portion further comprising a first set of rails, a second set of rails, and a third set of rails each mounted to the floor of the motor vehicle and generally extending side-by-side in the longitudinal direction along a majority of the length of the floor section, wherein the second set of rails is disposed between the first set of rails and the third set of rails;
• each of the first seat, second seat, third seat, fourth seat, fifth seat, and sixth seat having a stored position where the respective seat is disposed in the storage region without being mounted to any one of the first, second, and third set of rails;
• each of the first seat, second seat, third seat, fourth seat, fifth seat, and sixth seat having a deployed position where the seat is mounted to one of the first set of rails, the second set of rails, and the third set of rails;
• each of the first seat, second seat, third seat, fourth seat, fifth seat, and sixth seat having a folded deployed position where a seat cushion of the respective seat is folded up away from one of the first set of rails, second set of rails, and third set of rails and against a seat back of the corresponding seat while simultaneously being slidably mounted to one of the first set of rails, second set of rails, and third set of rails;
• wherein the motor vehicle has a first seating configuration in which the first seat, second seat, and third seat are each in the folded deployed position, and the fourth seat, fifth seat, and sixth seat are in the stored position;
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• wherein the motor vehicle has a second seating configuration in which the first seat is slidably mounted to the first set of rails, the second seat is slidably mounted to the second set of rails, and the third seat is slidably mounted to the third set of rails, wherein the first seat is aligned with the second seat to form a row in a position that is closer to the forward portion of the motor vehicle than the third seat is positioned such that a first space is defined between a forward end of the third seat and a rearward end of the front passenger seat, and wherein the first space is further defined between a lateral side of the second seat and the second side portion of the motor vehicle.