IP Library Granted Patent US 6,908,155
Granted Patent B1
US 6,908,155 · App. 10/030,403 · Granted Jun 21, 2005

Vehicle seat

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Patent No.
US 6,908,155
App. No.
10/030,403
Granted
Jun 21, 2005
Kind
B1
Abstract

A vehicle seat has a seat part and a backrest which can be folded over from a travelling position in the direction of the seat part. The seat part can be moved during the folding over.

Claims (23)

1. Vehicle seat comprising a seat part and a backrest which can be folded over from a traveling position in the direction of the seat part, an actuator associated with the seat part to move the seat part forward away from the backrest without altering a height of a rear portion of the seat part during the folding over of the backrest.

2. Vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the seat part is arranged in a pivotal manner about a horizontal axis.

3. Vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the seat part is guided in at least one rail.

4. Vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the seat part is inclined to the rear relative to a horizontal plane in the normal state and inclined to the front with the backrest folded over.

5. Vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the seat part can be moved so far forward with the backrest folded over that the rear end of the seat part is positioned in the upper third of the folded over backrest.

6. Vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a headrest arranged at the backrest is positioned approximately at the center of the seat part with the backrest fully folded over.

7. Vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a belt lock and a belt tensioner are secured to the seat part and can be moved together with this.

8. Vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the actuator is a spring.

9. Vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the seat part is moved forward by means of pressing down of the backrest.

10. Vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the seat part is locked in the traveling position and is unlocked by an unlocking device which at the same time unlocks the backrest.

11. Vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the seat part is locked in the traveling position and is only unlocked by an unlocking device after a pre-determined folding over movement of the backrest.

12. Vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a blocking member is provided which prevents closing of a latching device of the seat part and a locking of the backrest when the seat part is not in its rear end position.

13. Vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a latching device of the seat part has a pre-locking position, in which the seat part is locked as soon as it has reached its rear end position, and a second end-locking position, which is set when the backrest is in its traveling position.

14. Vehicle comprising at least one vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1 .

15. Vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a cable run is provided between the seat part and the backrest in order to move the seat part into its rear end position during the folding back of the backrest and wherein the cable run is slack both in the traveling position and also in the folded over position.

16. Vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a part of a cable run is guided between the seat part and the backrest via a cam which is made such that the cable run is slack in a starting position and a transport position and taut in transport positions.

17. Vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising an adjusting mechanism to move the seat part forwardly and backwardly when the backrest is folded over.

18. Vehicle seat arrangement for the back of a vehicle, with two vehicle seats being provided in accordance with claim 1 , between which a further vehicle seat is arranged, the seat part of which is not movable relative to its foldable backrest.

19. Vehicle seat arrangement in accordance with claim 18 , wherein the backrest of the further seat has an integrated headrest.

20. Vehicle seat arrangement in accordance with claim 18 , wherein the backrest of the further seat has an integrated backrest and constantly narrows in the direction of a headrest starting from the associated seat part.

21. Vehicle seat arrangement in accordance with claim 18 , wherein the rear side of the backrest of the further seat is arranged substantially horizontally in the folded over state and wherein reception recesses are integrated into this rear side.

22. Vehicle seat arrangement in accordance with claim 18 , wherein the seat parts of all seats form a bench seat.

23. A Vehicle seat comprising a seat part and a backrest which can be folded over from a traveling position in the direction of the seat part, wherein the seat part is movable in a forward direction away from a pivot point of the backrest during the folding over of the backrest and wherein a cable run is provided between the seat part and the backrest in order to move the seat part into its rear end position during the folding back of the backrest.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
To: LEAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037702/0911 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
To: LEAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037731/0918 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2016
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
To: LEAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037701/0340 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2016
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
To: LEAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037701/0180 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2016
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
To: LEAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037701/0251 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2014
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: LEAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032770/0843 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2014
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: LEAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032722/0553 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2013
From: LEAR CORPORATION
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 030076/0016 →