Relaxing seat for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10507744-B2
Application number	US-201815945493-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 4, 2018
Priority date	Dec 6, 2017
Publication date	Dec 17, 2019
Grant date	Dec 17, 2019

Abstract

A relaxing seat for a vehicle may include a fixed rail fixed to a vehicle body; a first moving rail coupled to the fixed rail; a second moving rail coupled to the first moving rail; a back link rotatably coupled to the fixed rail and a seat back frame; a cushion rear-side link including first and second end portions, wherein the first end portion is rotatably coupled to a portion at which a lower end portion of the seat back frame and a rear end portion of a seat cushion frame are rotatably coupled to each other, and the second end portion is rotatably coupled to the first moving rail; and a cushion front-side frame including a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the first end portion is rotatably coupled to a front end portion of the seat cushion frame, and the second end portion of which is fixedly coupled to the second moving rail.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A relaxing seat for a vehicle, the relaxing seat comprising:
a fixed rail fixed to a vehicle body and extending in a front and a rear direction of the vehicle body;
a first moving rail coupled to the fixed rail to be movable frontwards and backwards thereof along the fixed rail;
a second moving rail coupled to the first moving rail to be movable frontwards and backwards thereof along the first moving rail;
a back link, first and second end portions of which are rotatably coupled to the fixed rail and a seat back frame, respectively;
a cushion rear-side link including a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the first end portion is rotatably coupled to a portion at which a lower end portion of the seat back frame and a rear end portion of a seat cushion frame are rotatably coupled to each other, and the second end portion is rotatably coupled to the first moving rail; and
a cushion front-side frame including a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the first end portion of the cushion front-side frame is rotatably coupled to a front end portion of the seat cushion frame, and the second end portion of the cushion front-side frame is fixedly coupled to the second moving rail.

2. The relaxing seat for the vehicle of claim 1 , further including:
a first motor which is connected to the first moving rail and provides power to move the first moving rail along the fixed rail; and
a second motor which is connected to the second moving rail and provides power to move the second moving rail along the first moving rail.

3. The relaxing seat for the vehicle of claim 1 , further including:
a leg rest rotatably coupled to the cushion front-side frame;
wherein the leg rest is configured to allow an angle of the leg rest to be separately adjusted independent of the seat back frame and the seat cushion frame.

4. The relaxing seat for the vehicle of claim 1 , further including:
a torsion elastic member, first and second end portions of which are fixed to the fixed rail and a hinge shaft on a lower end portion of the back link, respectively, wherein the torsion elastic member provides an elastic force to the back link to rotate the back link in a direction allowing the back link to be vertically erected.

5. The relaxing seat for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein, when the first moving rail moves forward of the relaxing seat, the second moving rail moves with the first moving rail.

6. The relaxing seat for the vehicle of claim 5 , wherein, on a basis of an initial state in which rear end portions of the fixed rail, and the first moving rail and the second moving rail are aligned on an identical line, when the first moving rail and the second moving rail move forward together, an angle of the seat cushion frame is maintained identical to an angle of the initial state and an angle of the seat back frame is changed so that the seat back frame is reclined rearward thereof, implementing a relaxing mode.

7. The relaxing seat for the vehicle of claim 6 , wherein, on a basis of the initial state, when the first moving rail and the second moving rail move forward together and then the second moving rail moves further forward of the relaxing seat, the angles of the seat cushion frame and the seat back frame are changed together and then the seat cushion frame and the seat back frame is horizontal to the fixed rail, implementing a full bed mode.

8. The relaxing seat for the vehicle of claim 7 , wherein, when the full bed mode is implemented, the seat cushion frame and the seat back frame are aligned in a same level so as to prevent the seat cushion frame and the seat back frame from being aligned stepwise.

9. The relaxing seat for the vehicle of claim 5 , wherein, on a basis of an initial state in which rear end portions of the fixed rail, and the first moving rail and the second moving rail are aligned on an identical line, when a position of the first moving rail is fixed and the second moving rail moves forward thereof, an angle of the seat cushion frame is changed such that the seat cushion frame is horizontal to the fixed rail and an angle of the seat back frame is changed such that the seat back frame is reclined rearward thereof, implementing a relaxing mode.

10. The relaxing seat for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the second moving rail is configured to separately move independent of the first moving rail.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Daewon San Up Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Eun Sue
• Chang Seung Hyeok
• Jung Dae Ig
• Hur Sun Ho
• Jang Young Cheol
• Koo Sang Yong
• You Byoung Su
• Kim Tae Hyung
• Lim Jong Ho
• Kim Dong Hwi

Classifications

• B60N2/34 Primary

  into a bed · CPC title

• B60N2/995

  Lower-leg-rests, e.g. calf-rests · CPC title

• B60N2/04

  the whole seat being movable · CPC title

• B60N2/0232

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60N2002/024

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic