Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10076986-B2
Application number	US-201415102345-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 15, 2014
Priority date	Dec 16, 2013
Publication date	Sep 18, 2018
Grant date	Sep 18, 2018

Abstract

A vehicle seat for providing seating for an occupant within a vehicle may include an anchoring mechanism and a reversible seat cushion. The reversible seat cushion may be configured to be reversible between a seating position and a storage position and to be removable from and attachable to the anchoring mechanism in each of the seating position and the storage position. The reversible seat cushion may include a seating side and a storage side. In the seating position, the seating side may be exposed to provide support beneath the occupant and the storage side is concealed. In the storage position, the storage side may be exposed to provide a storage area and the seating side is concealed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat for providing seating for an occupant within a vehicle, comprising:
an anchoring mechanism; and
a reversible seat cushion that is configured to be reversible between a seating position and a storage position and to be removable from and attachable to the anchoring mechanism in each of the seating position and the storage position,
wherein the reversible seat cushion includes a seating side and a storage side,
wherein, in the seating position, the seating side is exposed to provide support beneath the occupant and the storage side is concealed,
wherein, in the storage position, the storage side is exposed to provide a storage area and the seating side is concealed.

2. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein the seating side and the storage side are on opposite sides of the reversible seat cushion, and the reversible seat cushion is rotatable 180 degrees to switch between the seating position and the storage position.

3. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , further comprising a seat back configured to provide support to a back of the occupant, wherein the reversible seat cushion is attachable to the anchoring mechanism to position the reversible seat cushion on or near the seat back of the vehicle seat.

4. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein the reversible seat cushion comprises a latching mechanism configured to attach the reversible seat cushion to the anchoring mechanism.

5. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , further comprising a release mechanism configured to detach the reversible seat cushion from the anchoring mechanism.

6. The vehicle seat of claim 5 , wherein the release mechanism includes a pull tab.

7. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , further comprising two adjacent seat cushions, wherein the reversible seat cushion is positioned between the two adjacent seat cushions in the seating position and the storage position.

8. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , further comprising at least one adjacent seat cushion, wherein an edge of the reversible seat cushion is configured to be flush and level with an edge of the at least one adjacent seat cushion in the seating position and the storage position.

9. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , further comprising at least one adjacent seat cushion, wherein the storage side of the reversible seat cushion includes at least a portion of an inboard side-bolster region of the at least one adjacent seat cushion.

10. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein the seating side is substantially flat.

11. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , further comprising a removable modular component configured to fit within the storage side of the reversible seat cushion.

12. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , further comprising a support region including a lowered center region within raised sides, wherein the seat side is configured to rest on the raised sides in the storage position, wherein the storage side and the support region are complementary such that the storage side is flush with the lowered center region and the raised sides in the seating position.

13. The vehicle seat of claim 12 , further comprising a recessed storage area within the lower support region that is accessible when the reversible seat cushion is removed.

14. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein the reversible seat cushion includes a cushion-side electrical connector configured to be attachable to and removable from a vehicle-side electrical connector to access electricity from the vehicle.

15. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein the reversible seat cushion is configured to be reattachable to the anchoring mechanism.

Assignees

• Johnson Controls Tech Co
• Adient Luxembourg Holding Sarl

Inventors

• Clark Kenneth M
• Bashir Raza Ahmed
• Spadaro Anthony

Classifications

• B60N2/7005 Primary

  detachable · CPC title

• B60N3/10

  of receptacles for food or beverages, e.g. refrigerated · CPC title

• B60N2/01

  Arrangement of seats relative to one another · CPC title

• B60N2/64 Primary

  Back-rests {or cushions (B60N2/2222 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60R7/043

  mounted on or under a seat · CPC title