Rotatable vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10625632-B2
Application number	US-201816129444-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2018
Priority date	Sep 12, 2018
Publication date	Apr 21, 2020
Grant date	Apr 21, 2020

Abstract

A vehicle seating system includes a vehicle floor, a fixed ring fixed to the vehicle floor, a rotatable ring concentric with and rotatably supported by the fixed ring, a seat supported on the rotatable ring, and a retractor fixed to the rotatable ring.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seating system, comprising:
a vehicle floor;
a fixed ring fixed to the vehicle floor and a rotatable ring concentric with and rotatably supported by the fixed ring;
a seat supported on the rotatable ring; and
a retractor fixed to the rotatable ring.

2. The vehicle seating system of claim 1 , further comprising a bar fixed to the rotatable ring and the retractor is fixed to the bar.

3. The vehicle seating system of claim 2 , wherein the rotatable ring includes a hole and the bar extends across the hole.

4. The vehicle seating system of claim 2 , further comprising a second bar transverse to the bar and fixed to the bar and the rotatable ring.

5. The vehicle seating system of claim 2 , wherein the retractor is beneath the seat.

6. The vehicle seating system of claim 1 , wherein one of the fixed ring and the rotatable ring has a plurality of teeth and the other of the fixed ring and the rotatable ring includes a tab releasably engageable with the teeth.

7. The vehicle seating system of claim 6 , wherein the tab is designed to prevent movement of the rotatable ring relative to the fixed ring.

8. The vehicle seating system of claim 1 , further comprising a track supporting the seat on the rotatable ring, the seat being selectively slideable relative to the track.

9. The vehicle seating system of claim 1 , wherein one of the fixed ring and the rotatable ring defines a groove and the other of the fixed ring and the rotatable ring includes a pin extending into the groove.

10. The vehicle seating system of claim 1 , further comprising a webbing guide supported by the seat and a webbing extending from the retractor through the webbing guide.

11. The vehicle seating system of claim 10 , wherein the webbing guide includes a frame and a roller rotatably connected to the frame and the webbing rides on the roller.

12. The vehicle seating system of claim 10 , further comprising a second webbing guide supported by the seat spaced from the webbing guide, the webbing extending through the second webbing guide.

13. The vehicle seating system of claim 12 , wherein the seat includes a seat back having a top and a bottom, the webbing guide being supported by the top and a second webbing guide being supported by the bottom.

14. The vehicle seating system of claim 13 , further comprising a sleeve extending from the second webbing guide to the webbing guide, the webbing extending through the sleeve.

15. The vehicle seating system of claim 13 , wherein the seat back includes a front side designed to support an occupant and a back side opposite the front side, the webbing guide and the second webbing guide being supported by the back side.

16. The vehicle seating system of claim 15 , wherein the webbing extends from the webbing guide to the front side of the seat back.

17. The vehicle seating system of claim 13 , wherein the seat back includes a frame having a first member and a second member elongated vertically, and an occupant seating area between the first member and the second member, the webbing guide and the second webbing guide being supported by the first member.

18. The vehicle seating system of claim 13 , wherein the webbing extends from the second webbing guide to the retractor in a vehicle-forward direction.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Jaradi Dean M
• Faruque Mohammad Omar
• Farooq S M Iskander
• Barbat Saeed David

Classifications

• B60N2002/022

  the seat or seat part turning about or moving along a vertical axis · CPC title

• B60N2/146

  characterised by the locking device · CPC title

• B60N2/143 Primary

  taking a position opposite to the original one · CPC title

• B60N2/10 Primary

  tiltable (B60N2/12 {, B60N2/2875} take precedence) · CPC title

• B60R2022/1818

  Belt guides · CPC title