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A seat module including at least one vehicle seat and a transverse guide is disclosed. The vehicle seat is connected through a vehicle body through a seat base, and is displaceable through a guide element along a transverse guide. When the vehicle seat is on a first side of the transverse guide, it

A seat module including at least one vehicle seat and a transverse guide is disclosed. The vehicle seat is connected through a vehicle body through a seat base, and is displaceable through a guide element along a transverse guide. When the vehicle seat is on a first side of the transverse guide, it is lockable relative to the transverse guide in a position of use, and when the vehicle seat is in a removal position on a second side of the transverse guide, it can be removed from the transverse guide when inclined or perpendicular to its normal extension direction.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A seat module comprising: at least one vehicle seat having a seat base through which the seat can be connected to a vehicle body; a transverse guide, having a first side and a second side, along which the seat can be displaced by means of at least one guide element hori

The invention claimed is: 1. A seat module comprising: at least one vehicle seat having a seat base through which the seat can be connected to a vehicle body; a transverse guide, having a first side and a second side, along which the seat can be displaced by means of at least one guide element horizontally transversely to a longitudinal direction of the seat, wherein when the seat is on the first side, the seat is lockable relative to the transverse guide in at least one position of use and when the seat is on the second side, the seat is detachable from the transverse guide, wherein the at least one guide element is connected, when the seat is in the at least one position of use, to the transverse guide with positive engagement so that the seat, even if it is unlocked to the vehicle body, cannot be detached from the transverse guide and by sliding the seat along the transverse guide out from the at least one position of use into a removal position, which is different from the at least one position of use, the positive locking connection can be released and the seat can be removed from the transverse guide when the seat is one of inclined and perpendicular to the extension direction (y) of the transverse guide. 2. The seat module according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the transverse guide and the at least one guide element, on a seat side mounted and displaceable on the transverse guide, has a removal section which allows in at least one position of the seat relative to the transverse guide the removal of the seat from the transverse guide when the seat is one of inclined and perpendicular to the extension direction (y) of the transverse guide. 3. The seat module according to claim 2, wherein the at least one guide element engages round the transverse guide and the removal section is formed by a section of the transverse guide that has a reduced cross-section. 4. The seat module according to claim 3, wherein the at least one guide element and the transverse guide interact through a plastics layer. 5. The seat module according to claim 4, wherein the at least one guide element is provided with a plastics coating on its inner side facing the transverse guide in order to enable a rattle-free bearing of the at least one guide element on the transverse guide. 6. The seat module according to claim 2, wherein the transverse guide is formed in cross-section as a profiled part in which the at least one guide element one of engages and is engaged by the at least one guide element and the removal section of the transverse guide has a removal opening. 7. The seat module according to claim 6, wherein the at least one guide element is supported on the transverse guide in two different directions. 8. The seat module according to claim 7, wherein the at least one guide element has at least one of wheels and runners, which are supported in different directions on guide faces of the transverse guide. 9. The seat module according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the transverse guide comprises a guide tube. 10. The seat module according to claim 1, wherein the transverse guide comprises a guide rail. 11. The seat module according to claim 1, wherein the seat is displaceable along the transverse guide in at least two different positions of use and can be locked in the at least two different positions of use. 12. The seat module according to claim 11, wherein the seat has a fixing device through which the seat can be locked in its at least two different positions of use on the vehicle body. 13. The seat module according to claim 1, wherein securing elements are provided for fixing the seat relative to the transverse guide. 14. The seat module according to claim 13, wherein detent points are provided on the transverse guide and interact with detent elements of the seat for fixing the seat relative to the transverse guide in its at least two different positions of use. 15. The seat module according to claim 1, wherein the seat has a longitudinal seat adjuster which comprises at least one pair of rails extending in a seat longitudinal direction (x) and one rail of the at least one pair of rails on a body side is mounted displaceable on the transverse guide in the extension direction (y) of the transverse guide. 16. The seat module according to claim 1, wherein the transverse guide runs along an edge of a seat face of the seat. 17. The seat module according to claim 1, wherein at least a further seat can be mounted displaceable on the transverse guide. 18. The seat module according to claim 1, wherein a swivel axis is provided about which a seat face of the seat can swivel out from its at least one position of use into a substantially vertical position. 19. The seat module according to claim 18, wherein the swivel axis runs parallel to the transverse guide. 20. The seat module according to claim 16, wherein the swivel axis runs along the same edge of the seat face as the transverse guide. 21. The seat module according to any one of claims 18 to 20, wherein the swivel axis runs at a distance from the transverse guide. 22. The seat module according to claim 18, wherein the seat is only displaceable along the transverse guide when the seat face has been swivelled around the swivel axis out from its at least one position of use. 23. The seat module according to claim 18, wherein the seat can only be detached from the transverse guide when the seat face has been swivelled about the swivel axis out from its at least one position of use. 24. The seat module according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the seat can only be displaced along the transverse guide when the seat face has been swivelled at least a first angular amount about the swivel axis from its at least one position of use, and the seat can only then be removed from the transverse guide when the seat face has been swivelled at least about a second angular amount. 25. The seat module according to claim 18, wherein at least one locking element is provided which, during swivelling of the seat face into a substantially vertical position, locks the seat from moving along the extension direction (y) of the transverse guide. 26. The seat module according to claim 25, wherein a seat section forming the seat face has the at least one locking element which, during swivelling of the seat face into a substantially vertical position, enters into engagement with the transverse guide and thereby locks the seat from moving along the extension direction (y) of the transverse guide. 27. The seat module according to claim 25 or 26, wherein the at least one locking element is resiliently pretensioned towards a locking position in order to prevent locking of the seat through the at least one locking element in the at least one position of use of the seat face. 28. The seat module according to claim 25, wherein a control member is provided which controls the movement of the locking element during swivelling of the seat face. 29. The seat module according to claim 18, wherein at least one wedge is provided on the seat and, when the seat is in the at least one position of use, the at least one wedge is clamped between the seat and transverse guide. 30. The seat module according to claim 1, further comprising a longitudinal seat adjustment for adjusting position of the seat in the longitudinal direction; and a tipping mechanism for swivelling a seat face out from its at least one position of use into a substantially vertical position, wherein the tipping mechanism is coupled with the longitudinal seat adjustment so that the seat face can only be swivelled into the vertical position when the seat is located in certain predetermined longitudinal positions. 31. The seat module according to claim 30, wherein the longitudinal seat adjustment comprises at least one pair of rails which are displaceable relative to each other in the longitudinal direction (x) of the seat, wherein at least a first part of the tipping mechanism is coupled to a first rail of the at least one pair of rails and a second part of the tipping mechanism is coupled to a second rail of the at least one pair of rails, and wherein the first and second parts of the tipping mechanism can only be brought into active connection with each other is certain predeterminable longitudinal positions of the seat in order to be able to fold the seat face. 32. The seat module according to claim 31, wherein the tipping mechanism comprises an unlocking mechanism which serves for unlocking a fixing device of the seat before swivelling the seat face and which is connected on the first part to the first rail and on the second part to the second rail of the at least one pair of rails. 33. The seat module according to claim 32, wherein an actuating element is connected to the second rail for unlocking the fixing device and the actuating element can be brought into active connection with a part of the unlocking mechanism connected to the first rail in order to unlock the fixing device. 34. The seat module according to claim 33, wherein actuating element can be brought into active connection through a hook with a follower of the unlocking mechanism in order to unlock the fixing device. 35. The seat module according to any one of claims 30 to 34, wherein the seat face can only swivel into a substantially vertical position if the seat is located in a rear longitudinal seat position. 36. The seat module according to claim 12, wherein the fixing device is in the form of fixing blocks. 37. The seat module according to claim 16, wherein the edge is a front edge. 38. The seat module according to claim 24, wherein the first angular amount is approximately 15째. 39. The seat module according to claim 24, wherein the second angular amount is approximately 75째.