Unlock instant, AI-driven research and patent intelligence for your innovation.

Vehicle seat presenting a back that can be folded down fowards

a back and vehicle technology, applied in the field of vehicle seats, can solve the problems of complex control system made up of a plurality of links, shafts, slots, and significant amounts of slack in control, and achieve the effect of reducing the drawbacks

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-09-14
FAURECIA
View PDF16 Cites 1 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a vehicle seat that can be folded up for compactness when not in use. The seat has a back that is pivotally mounted directly on the second frame, and a locking device that can be blocked in the first position to allow the back to be tilted down. The seat can also be moved forwards and lowered to provide a more compact folded position. The locking device is a blocking member that can be moved between a blocking and release position, and a spring that helps move the link towards its retracted position. The seat back can be folded down onto the seat proper in a stool position, and the linking mechanism is a cable that extends between the back and the locking device.

Problems solved by technology

However, this type of seat has the disadvantage of using a complex and bulky control system made up of a plurality of links, shafts, and slots involving significant amounts of slack in control.

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Vehicle seat presenting a back that can be folded down fowards
  • Vehicle seat presenting a back that can be folded down fowards
  • Vehicle seat presenting a back that can be folded down fowards

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

Embodiment Construction

[0023] In the various figures, the same references designate elements that are identical or similar.

[0024] The terms front, rear, top, and bottom are used in the description in their usual meanings in connection with a vehicle.

[0025] The seat assembly of the invention is for use in vehicles such as minivans that offer increased load space when the seats are in the folded-up position, as shown in FIG. 3. More particularly, the seat assembly of the invention can be used for so-called second and third row seats, which must be highly versatile, and in particular must be capable of being folded down into a stool position (shown in FIG. 2) or of being folded up into an upright position such as the folded-up position (shown in FIG. 3) in which it provides a high-capacity trunk, or of being tipped into a position in which the deployed seat together with its seat proper is pivoted to allow access to the space at the rear (not shown).

[0026] In the invention, the seat assembly comprises a s...

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

PUM

No PUM Login to View More

Abstract

A vehicle seat comprising a back and a seat proper secured to a first rigid frame, the first frame being itself supported on both sides of the seat proper by a second rigid frame on which the back is pivotally mounted. The first frame is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the second frame. The first frame is connected to the second frame via at least one link. A locking device is adapted to block the first frame in the first position, and a linking mechanism is adapted to release the locking device while the back is being tilted down towards the seat proper.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to vehicle seats that take up less space when in the folded position. [0002] More particularly, the invention relates to a vehicle seat comprising a back and a seat proper comprising a cushion secured to a first rigid frame, the first frame being itself supported on both sides of the seat proper by a second rigid frame, the first frame being movable between a first position and a second position relative to the second frame, the first frame incorporating a front portion and a rear portion, each connected to the second frame by means of at least one link, the link presenting firstly a bottom portion pivotally mounted on the second frame and secondly a top portion pivotally mounted on the first frame and movable relative to the second frame from an initial position, corresponding to the first position of the first frame, to a retracted position corresponding to the second position of the first frame, the link being designed s...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to View More
Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47C1/00
CPCB60N2/206B60N2/3011B60N2/3045B60N2/3065
Inventor FOURREY, FRANCOISPETIT JEAN, GILLES
Owner FAURECIA