US 9,662,999 B2Granted

Vehicle comprising a utility space

AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation

InventorsTisha Johnson, Todd Levy, Patrik Lundgren, Axel Ernstsson, Thomas Christiansson, Robin Page

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Abstract

The disclosure relates to a vehicle comprising a front seat section and a rear seat section. The front seat section comprises a driver seat and a utility space located at the side of the driver seat. The rear seat section comprises multiple seats and rear doors on either side of the rear seat section. The front seat section comprises a single front door comprising a front door surface at the side of the front seat section adjacent the driver seat, and a fixed surface element located at the opposite side of the front seat section facing towards the front door surface of the single front door, such that the utility space comprises the fixed surface element. The utility space is accessible to a person sitting in the rear seat section.

Claims9

Dependent claims

A vehicle comprising:

a front seat section including a driver seat, a utility space located at a side of the driver seat, a single front door comprising a front door surface at a first side of the front seat section adjacent the driver seat, and at least a part of a fixed surface element located at an opposite second side of the front seat section that faces toward the front door surface of the single front door;
and
a rear seat section including multiple seats and multiple rear doors, the multiple rear doors including a first rear door on a first side of the rear seat section and a second rear door on a second side of the rear seat section;
wherein the utility space comprises the at least a part of the fixed surface element and the utility space is accessible to a person sitting in the rear seat section.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/078,152Filed 23 Mar 2016
Priority: EP 151622191 Apr 2015
Published: US 2016/0288667 A16 Oct 2016
Granted: 30 May 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification12 codes

B60N 2/01
Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles , e.g. dismountable auxiliary seats: arrangement of seats relative to one another
B60N 2/78
Arm-rests: post or panel mounted
B60N 3/001
Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for: of tables or trays
B60N 3/06
Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for: of footrests