Seat for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12194896-B2
Application number	US-202217977923-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2022
Priority date	Dec 16, 2021
Publication date	Jan 14, 2025
Grant date	Jan 14, 2025

Abstract

A seat for a vehicle is proposed. The seat for a vehicle is configured to perform sliding of a seat cushion in conjunction with reclining of a seatback without a separate driver part or recliner, and to realize tipping-up of the seat cushion with the seat cushion and the seatback removably provided, and to be easily mounted and assembled to a vehicle to secure the inside space utilization of the vehicle and achieve cost reduction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A seat for a vehicle, the seat comprising:
a seatback with a first guide pin protruding from each of opposite ends thereof;
a seat cushion rotatably coupled to the seatback, and with a second guide pin protruding from each of opposite ends thereof;
a seatback bracket configured to be provided in a vehicle body and located at each side of the seatback; and
a seat cushion bracket configured to be provided in the vehicle body and located at each side of the seat cushion, having a plurality of locking portions to allow the second guide pin of the seat cushion to be locked by the locking portions.

2. The seat of claim 1 wherein the seatback bracket is configured to support load of the seatback while the first guide pin of the seatback is inserted thereinto, and configured to rotate the seatback on the first guide pin.

3. The seat of claim 1 wherein the seat cushion bracket is configured to determine a sliding position of the seat cushion in response to a locked position of the second guide pin.

4. The seat of claim 1 , wherein when positions of the seatback and the seat cushion are adjusted, the seatback is tilted in response to rotation of the first guide pin, and as the second guide pin is moved in conjunction with tilted movement of the seatback, the seat cushion slides in a direction opposite to a tilted direction of the seatback.

5. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the seatback bracket is provided in line with a belt line of the vehicle body and is connected to an upper end of the seatback, and the seat cushion bracket is provided at a front portion of a wheel housing of the vehicle body and is connected to a front end of the seat cushion.

6. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the seatback has a first extension part extended in a top to down direction with a lower end thereof protruding in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and the seat cushion has a second extension part extended in a front to rear direction with a rear portion thereof protruding in a height direction of the vehicle, wherein the first extension part and the second extension part are rotatably connected to each other.

7. The seat of claim 6 , wherein the second extension part is connected to the first extension part in a state where an end of the second extension part is inserted in the seatback.

8. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the seatback bracket has a guide groove into which the first guide pin is inserted and seated, and the guide groove consists of an open slot configured to allow the first guide pin to be inserted into and taken out from the guide groove and a rotary slot connected to the open slot and configured to allow the first guide pin to be rotatable while remaining in a seated state.

9. The seat of claim 8 , wherein the rotary slot is connected to the open slot with an indent portion formed in the open slot, and an entrance of the indent portion has an outer portion formed narrower than an inner portion thereof.

10. The seat of claim 8 , wherein as the first guide pin of the seatback is inserted into or taken out through the open slot, the seat is assembled to or removed from the vehicle body.

11. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of locking portions has a shape inclined in the top to down direction so that a front end of each of the locking portions is located higher than a rear end thereof.

12. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the seat cushion bracket has a moving slot connected to the plurality of locking portions and configured to allow the second guide pin to be moved forward and rearward.

13. The seat of claim 12 , wherein the moving slot has an opening at a front portion thereof and configured to allow the second guide pin to be inserted into or taken out from the locking portions.

14. The seat of claim 13 , wherein when the seat is tipped up, the second guide pin of the seat cushion is removed through the opening of the moving slot, and when the seat cushion is rotated so that a seating surface of the removed seat cushion and a seating surface of the seatback are brought into contact with each other, the seat is tipped up.

15. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the seatback comprises a headrest, and the seat cushion comprises a hook connector configured to be fastened to the headrest of the seatback to lock the headrest.

16. A vehicle comprising a seat of claim 1 .

17. A vehicle comprising:
a seat for a vehicle, the seat comprising:
a seatback with a first guide pin protruding from each of opposite ends thereof;
a seat cushion rotatably coupled to the seatback, and with a second guide pin protruding from each of opposite ends thereof;
a seatback bracket provided in a vehicle body and located at each side of the seatback, configured to support load of the seatback while the first guide pin of the seatback is inserted thereinto, and configured to rotate the seatback on the first guide pin; and
a seat cushion bracket provided in the vehicle body and located at each side of the seat cushion, having a plurality of locking portions to allow the second guide pin of the seat cushion to be selectively locked by the locking portions, and configured to determine a sliding position of the seat cushion in response to a locked position of the second guide pin.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp
• Hyundai Transys Inc

Inventors

• Jeong Dong Woo
• Yoo Han Su
• You Jung Sang
• Park Guk Mu
• Kim Myung Hoe
• Kim Eun Sue
• Lee Dae Hee
• Hwang Jun Sik
• Bok Gwon Hwa
• Kwak Hae Dong
• Shin Jae Sung
• Park Han Kyung
• Cho Jae Hoon

Classifications

• B60N2/12 Primary

  slidable and tiltable · CPC title

• B60N2/3013

  the back-rest being hinged on the vehicle frame · CPC title

• B60N2/20

  the back-rest being tiltable, e.g. to permit easy access (B60N2/04, B60N2/22 {, B60N2/3002} take precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2/2236

  with a transversal pin displaced by a slot or a cam along a predetermined path · CPC title

• B60N2/2209 Primary

  by longitudinal displacement of the cushion, e.g. back-rest hinged on the bottom to the cushion and linked on the top to the vehicle frame · CPC title