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Vehicle seat

a technology for vehicles and seats, applied in the field of vehicles seats, can solve the problems of limiting the ability of the seat back of the rearmost seat to recline, limiting the ability of the seat back to pivot forward, and limiting the clearance of the rearmost sea

Inactive Publication Date: 2019-04-25
ADIENT ENG & IP GMBH
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Benefits of technology

The invention is a vehicle seat with a pivoting seat back and a seat base that can move to a stadium position for easy entry and access. The seat back is covered with foam and trim, which allows it to expand and contract as the subframe moves. This allows for more comfortable and comfortable storage of the seat back in different positions.

Problems solved by technology

Particularly with a pickup truck environment a rear vehicle seat may have limited clearance between the back of the seat back and the vehicle body / bulkhead.
This limits the ability of the seat back of the rearmost seat to recline.
However, slouch seats have more complicated mechanisms which may limit the ability of the seat back to pivot forward, for storage above the seat back or for storage or easy entry or access behind the seat back.
Complicated mechanisms for slouch seats may also limit the ability of the seat base to pivot up to a stadium position for storage and access.
However, this added movement of the seat base requires more complicated mechanisms that may require extensive clearance between the back of the seat back and the vehicle body / bulkhead.

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[0038]Referring to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows a vehicle seat generally designated 10. The vehicle seat 10 includes a headrest 12 that is connected to a seat back frame 14. The vehicle seat 10 also includes a seat base frame 16. The vehicle seat may be a driver seat or a passenger seat or any other vehicle seat type. The vehicle seat 10 is particularly a pick up truck rearmost seat. The vehicle seat 10 is particularly useful in situations in which the space behind the seat is limited, so as to restrict a pivot range of a standard pivotable reclining seat back.

[0039]The vehicle seat 10 is described based on the vehicle seat having a front side that is positioned facing in a direction of travel and with left and right sides of the vehicle seat 10, corresponding to the left and right of the person seated in the vehicle seat 10. The seat back frame 14 includes a left side seat back frame end bracket 13 and a right side seat back frame end bracket 15. The end bracket 13 connects the seat ...

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Abstract

A vehicle seat includes a seat back frame with an upper subframe pivot. A seat back subframe is pivotably connected to the seat back frame at the upper subframe pivot. An actuation assembly pivotably moves the seat back subframe relative to the seat back frame about the upper subframe pivot, between a seat back subframe design position and a subframe recline position. In the recline position a lower edge of the seat back subframe is positioned outwardly relative to the seat back frame with the seat back subframe pivoted to an angle relative to the seat back frame.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to vehicle seats and more particularly relates to a vehicle seat with the seat back (backrest) which can be angled to a reclined angular position (a recline position) unrestricted by a rearward vehicle body / bulkhead.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Vehicle seats may be provided that include a seat back that pivots forward relative to a vehicle seat base (cushion). The forward pivoting of the seat back may be for stowage or for easy entry behind the vehicle seat. Vehicle seats may include a seat back reclining feature in which the seat back can be pivoted from a design position (a use position) to recline positions. Particularly with a pickup truck environment a rear vehicle seat may have limited clearance between the back of the seat back and the vehicle body / bulkhead. This limits the ability of the seat back of the rearmost seat to recline.[0003]Slouch seats have been provided which support the seat base and the seat back su...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B60N2/20B60N2/68B60N2/30
CPCB60N2/20B60N2/68B60N2/3047B60N2002/0236B60N2/305B60N2/2209B60N2/24B60N2/3013B60N2/02253B60N2/667A47C7/462B60N2/2222A47C7/467B60N2/66B60N2/666A47C7/46
Inventor MERCHANT, WALTER DANIELZIEGLER, KEITH R.ZADINA, EMERY JAY
Owner ADIENT ENG & IP GMBH