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US 9,315,120 B2Granted
Comfort recline seat for a vehicle
AssigneeAisin Technical Center of America, Inc.
InventorsPatrick Stewart, Eric Archambeau
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Abstract
A comfort recline seat including a seat back, a seat base, a pivotable connection point, a pivotable base structure, linkages, knuckle connectors may enable a seat base cushion and a seat back cushion to be manipulated to create a range of comfortable seating and bed-like surfaces. The seat may be configured such that the seat base cushion and the seat back cushion may be simultaneously adjusted together to reduce gaps or steps between the seat base cushion and the seat back cushion.
Claims5
A comfort recline seat including a seat base and a seat back, comprising:
- a seat back frame structure to support a seat back cushion;
- a pivotable base structure including a set of support rods to support a seat base cushion, the set of support rods each including a slot arranged in a length direction of the respective support rods;
- a first set of linkages pivotably connected to the seat back frame structure and pivotably connected to the pivotable base structure by at least one roller bearing in the respective slot;
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- a support beam extending across a front portion of the seat base,
- wherein the support rods are rotatably supported on the support beam to enable a rear end of the seat base cushion to be rotated upward or downward,
- wherein the first set of linkages actuate the seat back frame to rotate forward or backward in response to the pivotable base being rotated upward or downward, and
- wherein the roller bearings are slidable in the slot and ends of the slot limit a maximum forward and a maximum rearward motion of the seat back frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.