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Granted Patent B2
US 12,179,706 · App. 17/961,811 · Granted Dec 31, 2024

Seat arrangement for a motor vehicle

Inventors: Sebastian Meyer (Monheim am Rhein, DE); Thorsten Klein-Hitpass (Cologne, DE); Jan Marco Baumeister (Leverkusen, DE)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
B60R7/043B60N2/22B60N2/90
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Patent No.
US 12,179,706
App. No.
17/961,811
Granted
Dec 31, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A seat arrangement for a motor vehicle, having a vehicle seat with a backrest and a seat part which is arranged in a seating position above a storage region and at least partially covers on the upper face an access opening to the storage region, which is configured in a seat substructure, and is pivotable about a seat pivot axis into a folded-up position in order to uncover the access opening. In order to permit a flexible and efficient use of the storage space in the region of the vehicle seat, the seat arrangement has at least one storage container with a wall which is configured around the periphery to the side and on the lower face, the storage container being able to be inserted into the storage region through the access opening and being able to be received therein to prevent displacement in the horizontal direction.

Claims (21)

1. A seat arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising:

a vehicle seat having a backrest and a seat part which is arranged in a seating position above a storage region and at least partially covers on an upper face an access opening to the storage region, which is configured in a seat substructure, and which is pivotable about a seat pivot axis into a folded-up position in order to uncover the access opening; and

at least one storage container having a wall which is configured around a periphery to a side and on a lower face, the at least one storage container configured to be inserted into the storage region through the access opening and received therein to prevent displacement in a horizontal direction, wherein the seat substructure has an enclosure element which at least partially delimits the storage region, the at least one storage container forming a positive connection therewith in the horizontal direction in an inserted state, wherein the seat substructure has at least one partition element which divides the storage region into a plurality of sub-regions, and wherein each sub-region is configured to receive a storage container.

2. The seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the seat part is connected to the seat substructure so as to be pivotable about the seat pivot axis.

3. The seat arrangement according to claim 2 , wherein the seat part is supported on the seat substructure in the seating position.

4. The seat arrangement according to claim 3 , wherein the seat part is configurable to be blocked relative to the seat substructure.

5. A seat arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising:

a vehicle seat having a backrest and a seat part which is arranged in a seating position above a storage region and at least partially covers on an upper face an access opening to the storage region, which is configured in a seat substructure, and which is pivotable about a seat pivot axis into a folded-up position in order to uncover the access opening; and

at least one storage container having a wall which is configured around a periphery to a side and on a lower face, the at least one storage container configured to be inserted into the storage region through the access opening and received therein to prevent displacement in a horizontal direction, wherein the seat part is connected to the seat substructure so as to be pivotable about the seat pivot axis, wherein the seat part is supported on the seat substructure in the seating position, wherein the seat part is configurable to be blocked relative to the seat substructure, and wherein the seat part is connected to the at least one storage container so as to be pivotable about the seat pivot axis.

6. The seat arrangement according to claim 5 , wherein the seat part and the at least one storage container can be removed together as a mobile seat unit from the seat substructure, and wherein the at least one storage container is configured, standing on a floor, to bear the seat part as well as a person seated thereon.

7. The seat arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein the seat part and at least one storage container are configured to be blocked against one another.

8. The seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein when the seat part is in the folded-up position, the backrest is pivotable to a front relative to the seat substructure about a backrest pivot axis into a reclined position in which it at least partially covers the access opening on the upper face.

9. A seat arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising:

a vehicle seat having a backrest and a seat part which is arranged in a seating position above a storage region and at least partially covers on an upper face an access opening to the storage region, which is configured in a seat substructure, and which is pivotable about a seat pivot axis into a folded-up position in order to uncover the access opening, wherein the seat part is connected to the seat substructure so as to be pivotable about the seat pivot axis; and

a storage container having a wall which is configured around a periphery to a side and on a lower face, the storage container configured to be inserted into the storage region through the access opening and received therein to prevent displacement in a horizontal direction, wherein the seat substructure has an enclosure element which at least partially delimits the storage region, the storage container forming a positive connection therewith in the horizontal direction in an inserted state, wherein the seat substructure has at least one partition element which divides the storage region into a plurality of sub-regions, and wherein each sub-region is configured to receive a storage container.

10. The seat arrangement according to claim 9 , wherein the seat part is supported on the seat substructure in the seating position.

11. The seat arrangement according to claim 10 , wherein the seat part is configurable to be blocked relative to the seat substructure.

12. The seat arrangement according to claim 11 , wherein the seat part is connected to a storage container so as to be pivotable about the seat pivot axis.

13. The seat arrangement according to claim 12 , wherein the seat part and the storage container can be removed together as a mobile seat unit from the seat substructure, and wherein the storage container is configured, standing on a floor, to bear the seat part as well as a person seated thereon.

14. The seat arrangement according to claim 13 , wherein the seat part and the storage container are configured to be blocked against one another.

15. The seat arrangement according to claim 9 , wherein when the seat part is in the folded-up position, the backrest is pivotable to a front relative to the seat substructure about a backrest pivot axis into a reclined position in which it at least partially covers the access opening on the upper face.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2022
From: MEYER, SEBASTIAN; KLEIN-HITPASS, THORSTEN; BAUMEISTER, JAN MARCO
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 061477/0390 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102021126009.4 · Oct 7, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230109999A1 · Apr 13, 2023
Cited By (1)
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