IP Library Granted Patent US 10,829,014
Granted Patent B2
US 10,829,014 · App. 16/424,867 · Granted Nov 10, 2020

Vehicle seat

Inventor: Srinivasan Sivaraj (Leverkusen, DE)
Assignee: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH
B60N2/309B60N2/3009B60N2/3065B60N2/757
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Patent No.
US 10,829,014
App. No.
16/424,867
Granted
Nov 10, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle seat ( 100, 200 ), transferable from a use position into a non-use position, includes a seat part ( 120, 220 ), a backrest ( 110, 210 ), and a base ( 140, 240 ). A front rocker ( 160, 260 ) is articulated via a first joint (I) on the base/adapter ( 150, 250 ) fixed to the base, and is articulated via a second joint (II) on the seat part with limited displaceability. A rear rocker ( 170, 270 ) is articulated via a third joint (III) on the base/adapter fixed to the base and is articulated via a fourth joint (IV) on the seat part. A locking device ( 162, 262 ) locks the first joint, the second joint or the fourth joint to lock the front rocker about the first joint. A fifth joint (V) pivotably connects the backrest to the rear rocker. A pivoting movement of the backrest about the fifth joint can be locked.

Claims (35)

1. A vehicle seat transferable from at least one use position suitable for passenger conveyance into at least one non-use position, the vehicle seat comprising:

a seat part;

a backrest;

a base which is connectable to a vehicle;

a front rocker pivotably articulated at a first joint on the base or on an adapter fixedly connected to the base, and pivotably articulated at a second joint on the seat part with limited second joint displaceability;

a rear rocker pivotably articulated at a third joint on the base or on an adapter fixedly connected to the base and pivotably articulated at a fourth joint on the seat part; a locking device for locking a pivoting movement of the front rocker about the first joint, wherein:

the backrest is pivotably connected to the rear rocker at a fifth joint; and

a pivoting movement of the backrest about the fifth joint is lockable;

wherein the third joint is comprised by a geared fitting or the fifth joint is comprised by a geared fitting or the third joint is comprised by a geared fitting and the fifth joint is comprised by a geared fitting.

2. A vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the third joint is comprised by a fitting.

3. A vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein the fifth joint is comprised by a fitting.

4. A vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the fifth joint is comprised by a fitting.

5. A vehicle seat according to claim 4 , further comprising a second backrest selectively pivotable, together with the backrest about a backrest pivot axis defined by the fifth joint, or selectively pivotable separately from the backrest about the backrest pivot axis defined by the fifth joint.

6. A vehicle seat according to claim 5 , wherein the second backrest is lockable to the backrest by a lock.

7. A vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein the third joint is comprised by a lockable latching fitting or the fifth joint comprised by a lockable latching fitting or the third joint is comprised by a lockable latching fitting and the fifth joint is comprised by a lockable latching fitting.

8. A vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the third joint is comprised by a lockable latching fitting or the fifth joint comprised by a lockable latching fitting or the third joint is comprised by a lockable latching fitting and the fifth joint is comprised by a lockable latching fitting.

9. A vehicle seat according to claim 8 , further comprising a second backrest selectively pivotable, together with the backrest about a backrest pivot axis defined by the fifth joint, or selectively pivotable separately from the backrest about the backrest pivot axis defined by the fifth joint.

10. A vehicle seat according to claim 9 , wherein the second backrest is lockable to the backrest by a lock.

11. A vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle seat is transferable from the at least one use position into an ingress position as the non-use position.

12. A vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle seat is transferable from the at least one use position into a floor position as the non-use position.

13. A vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a seat rail arrangement configured for a longitudinal adjustment of the vehicle seat in a longitudinal direction.

14. A vehicle seat according to claim 1 , further comprising a second backrest selectively pivotable, together with the backrest about a backrest pivot axis defined by the fifth joint, or selectively pivotable separately from the backrest about the backrest pivot axis defined by the fifth joint.

15. A vehicle seat according to claim 14 , wherein the second backrest is lockable to the backrest by a lock.

16. A vehicle seat according to claim 1 , further comprising a second backrest selectively pivotable, together with the backrest about a backrest pivot axis defined by the fifth joint, or selectively pivotable separately from the backrest about the backrest pivot axis defined by the fifth joint.

17. A vehicle seat according to claim 16 , wherein the second backrest is lockable to the backrest by a lock.

18. A vehicle seat transferable from at least one use position suitable for passenger conveyance into at least one non-use position, the vehicle seat comprising:

a seat part;

a backrest;

a base which is connectable to a vehicle;

a front rocker pivotably articulated at a first joint on the base or on an adapter fixedly connected to the base, and pivotably articulated at a second joint on the seat part with limited second joint displaceability;

a rear rocker pivotably articulated at a third joint on the base or on an adapter fixedly connected to the base and pivotably articulated at a fourth joint on the seat part;

a locking device for locking a pivoting movement of the front rocker about the first joint, wherein:

the backrest is pivotably connected to the rear rocker at a fifth joint;

a pivoting movement of the backrest about the fifth joint is lockable; and

a second backrest selectively pivotable, together with the backrest about a backrest pivot axis defined by the fifth joint, or selectively pivotable separately from the backrest about the backrest pivot axis defined by the fifth joint.

Assignments (4)
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2023
From: CNI ENTERPRISES, INC.; ADIENT US LLC
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063085/0391 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN IP Recorded Nov 17, 2022
From: ADIENT US LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 061956/0301 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2022
From: ADIENT ENGINEERING AND IP GMBH
To: ADIENT US LLC
Reel/Frame 059086/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2019
From: SIVARAJ, SRINIVASAN
To: ADIENT ENGINEERING AND IP GMBH
Reel/Frame 049304/0923 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2018 112 926 · May 30, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190366886A1 · Dec 5, 2019
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