Vehicle interior

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11007916-B2
Application number	US-201716327152-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 29, 2017
Priority date	Aug 31, 2016
Publication date	May 18, 2021
Grant date	May 18, 2021

Abstract

The particularity is that at least one seat (14, 15) is designed to be adjustable such that it can be moved out of a first position in which it faces in the travel direction, and into a second position, and that at least part of the console (18) is mounted so as to be movable out of a primary position in which it is laterally adjacent the seat, into a secondary position in which it is outside the movement path of the seat during movement of the seat between the first position and the second position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A passenger compartment of a vehicle comprising:
a seat;
a console;
a seat drive for moving the seat out of a first front-facing position in which the seat faces in the travel direction and into a second position facing in another direction;
a console drive connected to the console for moving a part of the console out of a primary position in which it is laterally adjacent the seat and in a movement path of the seat on movement between the respective positions into a secondary position in which it is outside the movement path of the seat during movement of the seat by the seat drive between the first forward-facing position and the second position; and
a controller connected to the drives for, prior to movement of the seat by the seat drive from the first front-facing position into the second position, moving the console from the primary position into the secondary position.

2. The passenger compartment of a vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a guide on which the console travels on movement between the respective positions.

3. The passenger compartment of a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the seat pivots when moving between the respective positions.

4. The passenger compartment of a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the console moves in a straight line between the respective positions.

5. The passenger compartment of a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein adjacent the seat there is another seat in a front region of the compartment and there are two of the seats in a back region of the compartment, the part of the console being between the seats of the front region in the primary position and is within reach of the seats of a back region in the secondary position.

6. The passenger compartment of a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the console comprises a frame and a container, and the container is mounted so as to be movable relative to the frame.

Assignees

• Grammer Ag

Inventors

• Schlierf Manfred
• Keller Hubert

Classifications

• B60N2/0248

  with memory of positions · CPC title

• B60N2002/0212

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

• B60N2/0292

  Multiple configuration seats, e.g. for spacious vehicles or mini-buses · CPC title

• B60N2/757

  in a recess of the back-rest · CPC title

• B60N2002/022

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