IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0056644
(2008-03-27)
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등록번호 |
US-7748766
(2010-07-26)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
10 인용 특허 :
8 |
초록
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A seat row assembly is provided, having a first rail and a first seat movably connected to the first rail. A second seat is moveable between a first position and a second position, such that the second seat in its second position does not occupy the same space as in its first position. The first sea
A seat row assembly is provided, having a first rail and a first seat movably connected to the first rail. A second seat is moveable between a first position and a second position, such that the second seat in its second position does not occupy the same space as in its first position. The first seat is configured to selectively move from a first position into a second position, in which it occupies space occupied by the second seat in its respective first configuration. A second rail, perpendicular to the first rail, is movably connected to the first rail such that the first seat is selectively movable along both the first rail and the second rail. The seats may be configured to fold to a collapsed configuration. A method of allowing access to a third row of seats in a vehicle having a second row of seats is also provided.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. A seat row assembly for use with a vehicle interior, comprising: a first rail; a first seat moveably connected to said first rail, wherein said first seat is selectively moveable along said first rail between a first position and a second position; a second seat moveabl
The invention claimed is: 1. A seat row assembly for use with a vehicle interior, comprising: a first rail; a first seat moveably connected to said first rail, wherein said first seat is selectively moveable along said first rail between a first position and a second position; a second seat moveably mounted with respect to said first rail, wherein said second seat is moveable between a first position and a second position, such that said second seat in said first position does not occupy the same space as said second seat in said second position; and wherein said first seat in said second position occupies some of the space occupied by said second seat in said first position. 2. The seat row assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a second rail substantially perpendicular to said first rail and moveably connected to said first rail; and wherein said first seat is moveably connected to said second rail, such that said first seat is selectively moveable along said second rail and said first rail. 3. The seat row assembly of claim 2, wherein said first seat includes a first seat cushion and a first seat back pivotally connected to said first seat cushion, such that said first seat back is pivotable to a collapsed position on said first seat cushion. 4. The seat row assembly of claim 3, wherein said second seat includes a second seat cushion and a second seat back pivotally connected to said second seat cushion, such that said second seat back is pivotable to a collapsed position on said second seat cushion, and wherein said collapsed position of said second seat corresponds to said second position of said second seat. 5. The seat row assembly of claim 2, wherein said first rail is configured to provide transverse movement of said first seat when said seat row assembly is mounted in the vehicle interior. 6. The seat row assembly of claim 5, wherein said first seat is selectively longitudinally moveable along said second rail between a forward position and a rearward position, and said forward position and said rearward position are differentiated by a longitudinal distance greater than or equal to 200 millimeters. 7. The seat row assembly of claim 2, further comprising: a third rail parallel to said second rail, moveably connected to said first rail; a third seat moveably connected to said third rail, such that said third seat is selectively moveable along said first rail and said third rail; wherein said third seat is moveable along said first rail between a first position and a second position; and wherein said second position of said third seat occupies some of the space occupied by said first position of said second seat. 8. The seat row assembly of claim 7, wherein said third seat includes a third seat cushion and a third seat back pivotally connected to said third seat cushion, such that said third seat back is pivotable to a collapsed position on said third seat cushion. 9. The seat row assembly of claim 4, wherein the vehicle interior includes a vehicle floor pan and a C-pillar, wherein said first rail is configured to mount to said vehicle floor pan, and wherein said second position and said C-pillar are separated by a clearance distance greater than or equal to approximately 400 millimeters. 10. The seat row assembly of claim 2, wherein said first side seat is configured such that a child seat may be placed in said first seat, such that said child seat does not occupy the same space as said second position of said second seat when said first seat is in said second position. 11. The seat row assembly of claim 1, wherein said first seat in said second position occupies substantially all of the space occupied by second seat in said first position. 12. The seat row assembly of claim 4, wherein said first seat in said second position occupies substantially all of the space occupied by second seat in said first position. 13. A folding passenger seat for a vehicle, comprising: a seat back having a forward side and a rearward side; a seat cushion having a front portion and a rear portion; a first hinge linking said seat back and said seat cushion; a second hinge linking said first hinge and said rear portion; a slidable locking bracket configured to restrict pivoting of said second hinge; wherein said slidable locking bracket is moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and wherein the folding passenger seat has an upright seat configuration and a collapsed seat configuration; and wherein said collapsed seat configuration is characterized by a decrease in vertical height of said rear portion of said seat cushion relative to said upright seat configuration. 14. The folding passenger seat of claim 13, wherein said collapsed seat configuration is further characterized by a rearward movement of said seat cushion relative to said upright seat configuration. 15. The folding passenger seat of claim 14, wherein said upright seat configuration corresponds to said locked position of said slidable locking bracket and said collapsed seat configuration corresponds to said unlocked position of said slidable locking bracket. 16. The folding passenger seat of claim 14, further comprising: at least one transverse rail, configured to be positioned in a transverse direction with respect to the interior of the vehicle when installed in the vehicle; at least one longitudinal rail, substantially perpendicular to said at least one transverse rail, and moveably connected to said at least one transverse rail; and wherein said seat cushion is moveably connected to said at least one longitudinal rail such that the folding passenger seat is selectively moveable along said transverse direction and said longitudinal direction. 17. The folding passenger seat of claim 16, wherein the vehicle further includes a vehicle floor pan, and said at least one longitudinal rail is configured to mount to the vehicle floor pan, and wherein said rearward side of said seat back is substantially parallel to said vehicle floor pan when the folding passenger seat is in said collapsed seat configuration. 18. The folding passenger seat of claim 13, further comprising: a work surface mounted with respect to said rearward side of said seat back, wherein said work surface has a first work surface configuration and a second work surface configuration. 19. A method of allowing access to a third row of seats in a vehicle having a second row of seats with a middle passenger seat occupying a middle position and two side passenger seats occupying two outer positions, comprising: moving the middle passenger seat from a normal middle seat position to a cleared middle seat position, wherein the middle seat in said cleared middle seat position does not occupy the same space as the middle seat in normal middle seat position; and laterally sliding one of the two side passenger seats from one of the outer positions to the middle position, such that the laterally slid side passenger seat occupies the space previously occupied by the middle seat in said normal middle seat position. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein said moving the middle passenger seat and said laterally sliding one of the two side passenger seats occurs automatically in response to a signal from a control device.
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