Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
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Darrow, Christopher G.
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초록▼
Vehicle seat assemblies may be foldable in a plurality of configurations. The seats may be foldable so as to provide a space between a seat bottom and a seat back. Seats may be foldable so as to provide a space in front of the seat bottom and the seat back. A moveable table may be a component of the
Vehicle seat assemblies may be foldable in a plurality of configurations. The seats may be foldable so as to provide a space between a seat bottom and a seat back. Seats may be foldable so as to provide a space in front of the seat bottom and the seat back. A moveable table may be a component of the seat assembly in the vehicle, with the table operable to provide a relatively flat surface when in an operative position. The table may utilize the space provided between the seat bottom and the seat back and/or the space provided in front of the seat bottom and the seat back when in the operative position. Additionally, the table may be stowed under the seat when not in use.
대표청구항▼
1. A seat assembly for a vehicle, the seat assembly comprising: a seat back having opposite upper and lower ends;a seat bottom having opposite inner and outer ends and opposite upper and lower surfaces, the seat bottom being moveable relative to the seat back between a generally horizontal first pos
1. A seat assembly for a vehicle, the seat assembly comprising: a seat back having opposite upper and lower ends;a seat bottom having opposite inner and outer ends and opposite upper and lower surfaces, the seat bottom being moveable relative to the seat back between a generally horizontal first position and a second position, the inner end of the seat bottom being adjacent the lower end of the seat back when the seat bottom is in the first position, the seat bottom being operable to support an occupant on the upper surface when in the first position; anda table operatively coupled to the vehicle and having a body member and at least one first leg, the body member movable between a stowed position and an operative position when the seat bottom is in the second position, the body member when in the stowed position being disposed adjacent the lower surface of the seat bottom when in the first position, and the body member being generally horizontally orientated when in the operative position, the body member having opposite inner and outer edges, the inner edge being closer to the seat back than the outer edge when in the operative position, the at least one first leg pivotally coupled to the body member adjacent one of the inner and outer edges. 2. The seat assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one first leg extends generally downwardly from and supports the body member when in the operative position and is tucked below the body member when in the stowed position. 3. The seat assembly of claim 2, wherein the table further comprises at least one second leg having first and second ends, the first end operatively pivotally coupled to the body member adjacent the other one of the inner and outer edges, the second end operatively pivotally coupled to one of a floor of the vehicle, a rail of the seat assembly, and the seat bottom, the at least one second leg supporting the body member when in the operative position and being tucked below the body member when in the stowed position. 4. The seat assembly of claim 3, wherein the seat bottom moves away from the seat back forming a space between the seat bottom and the seat back when in the second position with the inner end of the seat bottom higher than the outer end of the seat bottom and the body member being disposed in the space when in the operative position. 5. The seat assembly of claim 3, wherein the seat bottom moves toward the seat back forming a space in front of the seat back and seat bottom when in the second position with the outer end higher than the inner end and the body member being disposed in the space when in the operative position. 6. The seat assembly of claim 3, wherein the at least one second leg is a two-bar assembly with one end of a first bar pivotally coupled to one of the floor of the vehicle, the rail of the seat assembly, and the seat bottom, the other end of the first bar pivotally coupled to one end of a second bar and the other end of the second bar pivotally coupled to the body member. 7. The seat assembly of claim 3, wherein the second end of the at least one second leg is operatively pivotally coupled to the seat bottom. 8. The seat assembly of claim 2, wherein the table further comprises at least one second leg having first and second ends, the first end pivotally coupled to a track on the body member and moveable along the track as the body member moves between the stowed and operative positions, the second end operatively pivotally coupled to one of a floor of the vehicle and a rail of the seat assembly, the at least one second leg supporting the body member when in the operative position and being generally horizontally oriented when in the stowed position. 9. The seat assembly of claim 2, wherein a first end of the at least one first leg is pivotally coupled to the body member adjacent one of the inner and outer edges and a second end of the at least one first leg is a free end. 10. A seat assembly for a vehicle, the seat assembly comprising: a seat back having opposite upper and lower ends;a seat bottom having opposite inner and outer ends and opposite upper and lower surfaces, the seat bottom being moveable relative to the seat back between a generally horizontal first position and a second position, the inner end of the seat bottom being adjacent the lower end of the seat back when the seat bottom is in the first position, the seat bottom being operable to support an occupant on the upper surface when in the first position;a table operatively coupled to the vehicle and having a body member and at least one first leg, the body member movable between a stowed position and an operative position when the seat bottom is in the second position, the body member when in the stowed position being disposed adjacent the lower surface of the seat bottom when in the first position, the body member being generally horizontally orientated when in the operative position, the body member having opposite inner and outer edges, the inner edge being closer to the seat back than the outer edge when in the operative position, the at least one first leg pivotally coupled to the body member adjacent one of the inner and outer edges, the at least one first leg extending generally downwardly from and supporting the body member when in the operative position and being tucked below the body member when in the stowed position. 11. The seat assembly of claim 10, wherein the table further comprises at least one second leg having first and second ends, the first end operatively pivotally coupled to the body member adjacent the other one of the inner and outer edges, the second end operatively pivotally coupled to one of a floor of the vehicle, a rail of the seat assembly, and the seat bottom, the at least one second leg supporting the body member when in the operative position and being tucked below the body member when in the stowed position. 12. The seat assembly of claim 11, wherein the seat bottom moves away from the seat back forming a space between the seat bottom and the seat back when in the second position with the inner end of the seat bottom higher than the outer end of the seat bottom and the body member being disposed in the space when in the operative position. 13. The seat assembly of claim 11, wherein the seat bottom moves toward the seat back forming a space in front of the seat back and seat bottom when in the second position with the outer end higher than the inner end and the body member being disposed in the space when in the operative position. 14. The seat assembly of claim 11, wherein the at least one second leg is a two-bar assembly with one end of a first bar pivotally coupled to one of the floor of the vehicle, the rail of the seat assembly, and the seat bottom, the other end of the first bar pivotally coupled to one end of a second bar and the other end of the second bar pivotally coupled to the body member. 15. The seat assembly of claim 11, wherein the second end of the at least one second leg is operatively pivotally coupled to the seat bottom. 16. The seat assembly of claim 10, wherein the table further comprises at least one second leg having first and second ends, the first end pivotally coupled to a track on the body member and moveable along the track as the body member moves between the stowed and operative positions, the second end operatively pivotally coupled to one of a floor of the vehicle and a rail of the seat assembly, the at least one second leg supporting the body member when in the operative position and being generally horizontally oriented when in the stowed position. 17. The seat assembly of claim 10, wherein a first end of the at least one first leg is pivotally coupled to the body member adjacent one of the inner and outer edges and a second end of the at least one first leg is a free end. 18. A seat assembly for a vehicle, the seat assembly comprising: a seat back having opposite upper and lower ends;a seat bottom having opposite inner and outer ends and opposite upper and lower surfaces, the seat bottom being moveable relative to the seat back between a generally horizontal first position and a second position forming one of a space either between the seat bottom and the seat back or front of the seat back and seat bottom, the inner end of the seat bottom being adjacent the lower end of the seat back when the seat bottom is in the first position, the seat bottom being operable to support an occupant on the upper surface when in the first position; anda table operatively coupled to the vehicle and having a body member and at least one first leg, the body member movable between a stowed position and an operative position when the seat bottom is in the second position, the body member when in the stowed position being disposed adjacent the lower surface of the seat bottom when in the first position, and the body member being generally horizontally orientated when in the operative position, the body member having opposite inner and outer edges, the inner edge being closer to the seat back than the outer edge when in the operative position, the at least one first leg pivotally coupled to the body member adjacent one of the inner and outer edges. 19. The seat assembly of claim 18, wherein the seat bottom moves away from the seat back forming the space between the seat bottom and the seat back when in the second position with the inner end of the seat bottom higher than the outer end of the seat bottom and the body member being disposed in the space when in the operative position. 20. The seat assembly of claim 18, wherein the seat bottom moves toward the seat back forming the space in front of the seat back and seat bottom when in the second position with the outer end higher than the inner end and the body member being disposed in the space when in the operative position.
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