Vehicle seat adjustable between a forward facing setup and a rearward facing setup

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12134338-B2
Application number	US-202117555400-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2021
Priority date	Aug 13, 2019
Publication date	Nov 5, 2024
Grant date	Nov 5, 2024

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle seat arranged to be adjusted between a forward facing/rearward facing setup. The vehicle seat comprises a seat back and a seat cushion arrangement comprising a seat cushion arranged to be attached to a seat structure, a front pivoting notch and a rear pivoting notch. The seat back comprises a first and a second seat back connection arranged on a seat back side arranged to be releasably engaged with a first and second latch respectively. The second seat back connection is arranged to releasably engage with a first latch when the vehicle seat is in the forward facing setup, and the first seat back connection is arranged to releasably engage with a second latch the vehicle seat is in the rearward facing setup.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat arranged to be adjusted between a forward facing setup and a rearward facing setup, the vehicle seat comprising a seat back and a seat cushion arrangement, the seat cushion arrangement comprising a seat cushion arranged to be attached to a seat structure arranged in a vehicle, a front pivoting notch and a rear pivoting notch, wherein the seat back and seat cushion each has a symmetric shape, wherein the seat back comprises a first seat back connection and a second seat back connection arranged on a seat back side at a respective first end and second end of the seat back, the first seat back connection being arranged to pivotably and releasably engage with the rear pivoting notch of the seat cushion arrangement when the vehicle seat is in the forward facing setup and the second seat back connection being arranged to pivotably and releasably engage with the front pivoting notch of the seat cushion arrangement when the vehicle seat is in the rearward facing setup, wherein the seat back is arranged to change from the forward facing setup to the rearward facing setup by folding the seat back by pivoting the first seat back connection in the rear pivoting notch until the second seat back connection engages with the front pivoting notch and thereafter folding the seat back by pivoting the second seat back connection in the front pivoting notch, wherein the second seat back connection is arranged to releasably engage with a first latch attached to the vehicle body when the vehicle seat is in the forward facing setup, and the first seat back connection is arranged to releasably engage with a second latch attached to the vehicle body when the vehicle seat is in the rearward facing setup.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the seat cushion arrangement further comprises a seat cushion tilting mechanism arranged underneath the seat cushion arranged to connect the seat cushion to the seat back, such that the seat cushion changes its seat cushion angle when the seat back is folded to an upright position, wherein the seat cushion angle of the seat cushion changes to adjust the seat cushion between the forward facing setup and the rearward facing setup.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein the seat cushion tilting mechanism comprises a seat cushion base connected to a rear tilting arrangement arranged to engage with the first connection of the seat back and to a front tilting arrangement arranged to engage with the second connection of the seat back.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 3 , wherein the rear tilting arrangement comprises a rear tilting engagement member movably attached to a rear tilting lever arrangement rotatably connected to the seat structure and comprising a transverse rear tilting lever connection attached to a rear tilting frame rotatably attached to the seat cushion base, and wherein the front tilting arrangement comprises a front tilting engagement member movably attached to a front tilting lever arrangement rotatably connected to the seat structure and comprising a transverse front tilting lever connection attached to a front tilting frame rotatably attached to the seat cushion base.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle seat comprises a bucket or captain's seat.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle seat comprises a bench seat.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle seat is arranged in the first row of a vehicle.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle seat is arranged in the second row of a vehicle.

9. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle seat is arranged in the third row of a vehicle.

10. A vehicle comprising a vehicle seat according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Ningbo Geely Automobile Res & Development Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ewehag Oskar
• Höcks Johan
• Forsberg Christian

Classifications

• B60N2/3011

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

• B60N2/1817

  Scissors-like structure · CPC title

• B60N2/203 Primary

  taking a position opposite to the original one · CPC title