Seat assemblies for temporarily attaching a seat assembly to a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10899256-B2
Application number	US-201916449798-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 24, 2019
Priority date	Jun 24, 2019
Publication date	Jan 26, 2021
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021

Abstract

A seat assembly, for a vehicle having a frame member, includes a seat back, a seat cushion, and a seat bracket. The frame member extends along a floor of the vehicle and includes a bore. The seat cushion is pivotally coupled to the seat back for movement between a use position and a raised position. The seat bracket is coupled to at least one of the seat back and the seat cushion. The seat bracket includes a pin that extends downwardly in a vehicle vertical direction. The pin engages with the bore to temporarily attach the seat cushion and the seat back to the frame member on the floor of the vehicle and inhibit a rotation of the seat assembly in a vehicle forward direction when the seat cushion is in the raised position due to the engagement of the pin extending through the bore of the frame member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A seat assembly for a vehicle having a frame member extending along a floor of the vehicle, the frame member including a bore and a second bore, the seat assembly comprising:
a seat back;
a seat cushion pivotally coupled to the seat back for movement between a use position and a raised position;
a seat bracket coupled to at least one of the seat back and the seat cushion, the seat bracket including a pin that extends downwardly in a vehicle vertical direction; and
a second seat bracket coupled to at least one of the seat back and the seat cushion, the second seat bracket includes a second pin that extends downwardly in the vehicle vertical direction;
wherein an engagement of the pin within the bore and an engagement of the second pin within the second bore temporarily attaches the seat cushion and the seat back to the frame member on the floor of the vehicle and inhibits rotation of the seat assembly in a vehicle forward direction when the seat cushion is in the raised position due to the engagement of the pin within the bore of the frame member and the engagement of the second pin within the second bore of the frame member.

2. The seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the seat bracket of the seat assembly is disposed within a lower rear end of the seat assembly.

3. The seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the frame member includes a frame bracket having an upper edge, the frame bracket extending upwardly from the frame member, and
wherein the seat bracket includes a hook extending outwardly from the seat bracket in a vehicle rearward direction, the hook is configured to engage the upper edge of the frame member to temporarily attach the seat cushion and the seat back to the frame member and inhibit rotation of the seat assembly in the vehicle forward direction when the seat cushion is in the raised position.

4. The seat assembly of claim 3 , wherein the hook includes a leg and an arm, the leg extending outwardly from the seat bracket in the vehicle rearward direction, and the arm extends downward in the vehicle vertical direction from the leg, wherein the hook engages with the upper edge of the frame bracket such that a portion of the frame bracket adjacent the upper edge is positioned between the arm and the seat bracket.

5. The seat assembly of claim 3 , wherein the seat bracket and the frame bracket include corresponding apertures that are configured to receive a fastener therethrough to fixedly secure the seat bracket to the frame member.

6. The seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bore is an elongated slot extending in a vehicle lateral direction such that upon the engagement of the pin within the elongated slot the seat assembly is slidable in the vehicle lateral direction.

7. The seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second bore is an elongated slot extending in a vehicle lateral direction such that upon the engagement of the pin within the elongated slot the seat assembly is slidable in the vehicle lateral direction.

8. A vehicle comprising:
a seat assembly including a seat back, a seat cushion, a seat bracket, and a second seat bracket, the seat cushion is pivotable relative to the seat back from a use position to a raised position, the seat bracket includes a pin that extends downwardly in a vehicle vertical direction from the seat bracket, the second seat bracket includes a second pin that extends downwardly in the vehicle vertical direction; and
a frame member that extends along a floor of the vehicle, the frame member includes a bore and a second bore;
wherein an engagement of the pin within the bore and an engagement of the second pin within the second bore temporarily attaches the seat assembly to the frame member on the floor of the vehicle and inhibits rotation of the seat assembly in a vehicle forward direction when the seat cushion is in the raised position due to the engagement of the pin within the bore of the frame member and the engagement of the second pin within the second bore of the frame member.

9. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the seat bracket of the seat assembly is disposed within a lower rear end of the seat assembly.

10. The seat assembly of claim 8 , wherein the frame member includes a frame bracket having an upper edge, the frame bracket extending upwardly from the frame member, and
wherein the seat bracket includes a hook extending outwardly from the seat bracket in a vehicle rearward direction, the hook is configured to engage the upper edge of the frame bracket to temporarily attach the seat cushion and seat back to the frame member and inhibit rotation of the seat assembly in the vehicle forward direction when the seat cushion is in the raised position.

11. The seat assembly of claim 10 , wherein the hook includes a leg and an arm, the leg extending outwardly from the seat bracket in the vehicle rearward direction, and the arm extends downward in the vehicle vertical direction from the leg, wherein the hook engages with the upper edge of the frame bracket such a portion of the frame bracket adjacent the upper edge is positioned between the arm and the seat bracket.

12. The seat assembly of claim 10 , wherein the seat bracket and the frame bracket include corresponding apertures that are configured to receive a fastener therethrough to fixedly secure the seat bracket to the frame member.

13. The seat assembly of claim 8 , wherein the bore is an elongated slot extending in a vehicle lateral direction such that upon the engagement of the pin within the elongated slot the seat assembly is slidable in the vehicle lateral direction.

14. The seat assembly of claim 8 , wherein the second bore is an elongated slot extending in a vehicle lateral direction such that upon the engagement of the pin within the elongated slot the seat assembly is slidable in the vehicle lateral direction.

15. A seat assembly for a vehicle having a frame member extending along a floor of the vehicle, the frame member including a bore, the seat assembly comprising:
a seat back;
a seat cushion pivotally coupled to the seat back for movement between a use position and a raised position; and
a seat bracket coupled to at least one of the seat back and the seat cushion, the seat bracket including a pin that extends downwardly in a vehicle vertical direction;
wherein an engagement of the pin within the bore temporarily attaches the seat cushion and the seat back to the frame member on the floor of the vehicle and inhibits rotation of the seat assembly in a vehicle forward direction when the seat cushion is in the raised position due to the engagement of the pin within the bore of the frame member,
wherein the bore is an elongated slot extending in a vehicle lateral direction such that upon the engagement of the pin within the elongated slot the seat assembly is slidable in the vehicle lateral direction.

16. The seat assembly of claim 15 , wherein the seat bracket of the seat assembly is disposed within a lower rear end of the seat assembly.

17. The seat assembly of claim 15 , wherein the frame member includes a frame bracket having an upper edge, the frame bracket extending upwardly from the frame member, and
wherein the seat bracket includes a hook extending outwardly from the seat bracket in a vehicle rearward direction, the hook is configured to engage the upper edge of the frame member to temporarily attach the seat cushion and the seat back to the frame member and inhibit rotation of the seat assembly in the vehicle forward direction when the seat cushion is in the raised position.

18. The seat assembly of claim 17 , whe

Assignees

• Toyota Eng & Mfg North America

Inventors

• Brown Shelby L
• Qiu Edward
• Edgar Patrick J
• Herget Jacob C
• Bhatia Vikas
• Jones Robert
• Salvia John

Classifications

• B60N2/3047 Primary

  the cushion being hinged at the back-rest · CPC title

• B60N2205/30

  Seat or seat parts characterised by comprising plural parts or pieces · CPC title

• B60N2/682 Primary

  Joining means · CPC title

• B60N2/3011

  the back-rest being hinged on the cushion, e.g. "portefeuille movement" · CPC title

• B60N2/015

  Attaching seats directly to vehicle chassis · CPC title