US 9,908,445 B2 · Auxiliary seat storage structure

Auxiliary seat storage structure

AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Dae Won San Up Co., Ltd

InventorsIl-Hong Park, Byung-Jae Lee, Hyun-Kyu Park, Soo-Hyun Moon, Jun-Yeol Heo, Sang-Ho Kim, Dae-Ig Jung, Keon-Soo Jin, Hyuk Kim, Do-Kyun Kim, Sang-Dong Lee, Kyu-Jin Kim, Tae-Hyung Kim

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Abstract

A structure of an auxiliary seat disposed in a second row in a vehicle is provided. The auxiliary seat storage structure includes an auxiliary seat that is disposed between a pair of exterior seats and has a seat back rotatably coupled to a seat cushion by a recliner and a rail that is installed in a vehicle width direction. The auxiliary seat is configured to slide into an internal cavity at a lower end of the exterior seat. The auxiliary seat slides along the rail when the auxiliary seat is folded and simultaneously adjusted downward and is stored in a lower cavity of the exterior seat. A passageway cavity is maximized, the number of operating steps are minimized and the auxiliary seat are stored regardless of whether an occupant is seated on the exterior seat.

Claims15

Dependent claims

An auxiliary seat storage structure, comprising:

an auxiliary seat disposed between a pair of exterior seats, and has a seat back rotatably coupled to a seat cushion by a recliner;
and
a rail disposed in a vehicle width direction and the auxiliary seat is slidable into an internal cavity at a lower end of the exterior seat,
wherein the auxiliary seat is configured to slide along the rail when the auxiliary seat is folded and simultaneously adjusted in a downward direction, and is stored in a lower cavity of the exterior seat,
wherein the rail includes:
an upper rail coupled to the tray disposed below the auxiliary seat;
and
a lower rail fixedly installed in a vehicle width direction between a lower side of the tray and an internal cavity at a lower side of the exterior seat, and configured to slidably receive the upper rail.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.