IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0325822
(2011-12-14)
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등록번호 |
US-8485583
(2013-07-16)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Mather, Carl
- Teasdale, Todd R.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
9 인용 특허 :
10 |
초록
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A stowable seat arrangement can include a seat having a seat back coupled to a seat bottom. A pair of front and rear legs can be pivotably coupled to the seat bottom. A floor panel can be fixed to the seat back. A stowage recess cover can be pivotably coupled to the vehicle and the front legs. The s
A stowable seat arrangement can include a seat having a seat back coupled to a seat bottom. A pair of front and rear legs can be pivotably coupled to the seat bottom. A floor panel can be fixed to the seat back. A stowage recess cover can be pivotably coupled to the vehicle and the front legs. The seat can be configured to selectively articulate from a deployed position to a stowed position where the seat can be received in a vehicle stowage recess. Pivotably raising the cover can automatically begin articulation of the seat from the deployed position to the stowed position. The floor panel can be in spaced relation to the floor when the seat is in the deployed position and can automatically move to a position in engagement with the floor to provide a flat load floor configuration when the seat is in the stowed position.
대표청구항
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1. A stowable seat arrangement for a vehicle having a floor, comprising: a seat having a seat back pivotably coupled to a seat bottom;a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs;a floor panel fixed to the seat back;a stowage recess cover assembly including a first panel assembly pivotably coupled t
1. A stowable seat arrangement for a vehicle having a floor, comprising: a seat having a seat back pivotably coupled to a seat bottom;a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs;a floor panel fixed to the seat back;a stowage recess cover assembly including a first panel assembly pivotably coupled to a second panel assembly, the first panel assembly pivotably coupled at a forward end to the vehicle, the second panel assembly pivotably coupled to the pair of front legs; anda pair of frame members coupled to the seat bottom, the pair of front legs pivotably coupled to a forward end of the frame members and the pair of rear legs pivotably coupled to a rearward end of the frame members;the seat configured to selectively articulate from a deployed position to a stowed position where the seat is adapted to be received in a stowage recess of the vehicle, wherein pivotably raising the cover assembly about the forward end is configured to automatically begin articulation of the seat from the deployed position to the stowed position, the floor panel being positioned in spaced relation to the vehicle floor when the seat is in the deployed position and configured to automatically move with the seat to a position in engagement with the vehicle floor to provide a flat vehicle load floor configuration when the seat is in the stowed position. 2. The seat arrangement of claim 1, wherein the first panel assembly forms the forward end of the cover assembly, and wherein pivotably raising the cover assembly about the forward end includes pivotably raising the first panel assembly about the forward end relative to the vehicle floor and the second panel assembly. 3. The seat arrangement of claim 2, wherein the first panel assembly includes an outer panel and an inner panel surrounded by the outer panel, the outer panel pivotably coupled to the vehicle, the inner panel pivotably coupled to the outer panel and independently movable relative to the outer panel. 4. The seat arrangement of claim 1, wherein the pair of front legs each include an L-shaped configuration having first and second members, the first members pivotably coupled to the frame members and the second members pivotably coupled to the second panel assembly. 5. The seat arrangement of claim 4, wherein the first members each nest at least partially within the frame members and extend rearward from the pivotable connection to the frame members when the seat is in the deployed position, and wherein the first members each extend in an opposite forward direction from the pivotable connection to the frame members such that the second members are forward of the seat when the seat is in the stowed position. 6. The seat arrangement of claim 1, wherein the second panel assembly is positioned under the seat bottom and rearward of the first panel assembly when the seat is in the deployed position, and wherein the second panel assembly is positioned forward of the seat and under first panel assembly when the seat is in the stowed position. 7. The seat arrangement of claim 6, wherein the second panel assembly includes a first outer perimeter sized and shaped to be received in a space in the vehicle floor having a second outer perimeter complimentary to the first perimeter when the seat is in the deployed position, and wherein the floor panel includes a third outer perimeter sized and shaped to be substantially the same as the first outer perimeter so as to be received in the space to form the flat load floor configuration when the seat is in the stowed position. 8. The seat arrangement of claim 1, further comprising: a pair of floor tracks coupled to the vehicle relative to the floor; anda pair of rollers coupled to the second panel assembly, the pair of rollers configured to ride in the pair of floor tracks, the second panel assembly configured to translate forward in the vehicle via the rollers upon pivotably raising the first panel assembly to facilitate stowing the seat in the stowed position. 9. The seat arrangement of claim 8, wherein the second panel assembly includes a first panel member, a second panel member, and a third panel member, the first panel member coupled to the pair of rollers and the pair of front legs, and wherein at least the second and third panel members are pivotably coupled to each other. 10. The seat arrangement of claim 9, further comprising a pair of link members pivotably coupling the first panel assembly to the first panel member of the second panel assembly. 11. The seat arrangement of claim 9, wherein the first, second and third members are positioned substantially parallel to the first panel assembly and the floor tracks when the seat is in the deployed position, and wherein in the stowed position, the second and third panel members are angled relative to the first panel member and positioned below the floor tracks. 12. The seat arrangement of claim 9, wherein the first panel member is positioned proximate a rearward end of the floor tracks when the seat is in the deployed position and translates via the rollers along the floor tracks to an opposite forward end during articulation of the seat to the stowed position. 13. A stowable seat arrangement for a vehicle having a floor, comprising: a seat having a seat back pivotably coupled to a seat bottom;a pair of frame members coupled to the seat bottom;a pair of front legs each having first and second members formed in an L-shaped configuration, the first members coupled at a first end of the front legs to a forward end of the frame members;a pair of rear legs each pivotably coupled at a first end to an opposite rearward end of the frame members;a floor panel fixed to the seat back;a stowage recess cover assembly having first and second panel assemblies pivotably coupled to each other by a pair of linking members, the first panel assembly pivotably coupled at a forward end to the vehicle, the second panel assembly pivotably coupled to the second members at a second opposite end of the front legs, the second panel assembly forming part of the vehicle floor and covering a portion of a stowage recess in a first position when the seat is in a deployed position; andthe seat configured to selectively articulate from the deployed position to a stowed position where the seat is configured to be received in the stowage recess of the vehicle, wherein pivotably raising the first panel assembly about the forward end is configured to automatically begin articulation of the seat from the deployed position to the stowed position, the second panel assembly configured to automatically move from the first position to a second position in front of the seat when the seat is in the stowed position, the floor panel being positioned in spaced relation to the vehicle floor when the seat is in the deployed position and configured to automatically move with the seat to a substantially horizontal position relative to and in engagement with the vehicle floor to form the part of the vehicle floor formed by the second panel assembly in the first position and provide a flat vehicle load floor configuration when the seat is in the stowed position. 14. The seat arrangement of claim 13, further comprising: a pair of floor tracks coupled to the vehicle proximate to the floor and the stowage recess; anda pair of rollers coupled to the second panel assembly, the pair of rollers configured to ride in the pair of floor tracks, the second panel assembly configured to translate forward in the vehicle via the rollers upon pivotably raising the first panel assembly to facilitate stowing the seat in the stowed position. 15. The seat arrangement of claim 14, wherein the second panel assembly includes a first panel member, a second panel member, and a third panel member, the first panel member coupled to the pair of rollers and the second end of the pair of front legs, and wherein at least the second and third panel members are pivotably coupled to each other. 16. The seat arrangement of claim 15, wherein the first, second and third members are positioned under the seat bottom rearward of and substantially parallel to the first panel assembly when the seat is in the deployed position, and wherein in the stowed position, the second and third panel members are angled relative to the first panel member and positioned below the floor tracks under the first panel assembly and forward of the seat. 17. The seat arrangement of claim 15, wherein the first panel member is positioned proximate a rearward end of the floor tracks when the seat is in the deployed position and translates via the rollers along the floor tracks to an opposite forward end during articulation of the seat to the stowed position. 18. The seat arrangement of claim 13, wherein the first members of the pair of front legs each nest at least partially within the frame members and extend rearward from the pivotable connection to the frame members when the seat is in the deployed position, and wherein the first members each extend in an opposite forward direction from the pivotable connection to the frame members such that the second members are forward of the seat when the seat is in the stowed position.
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