Vehicle rear seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12269374-B2
Application number	US-202318117884-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 6, 2023
Priority date	Aug 23, 2022
Publication date	Apr 8, 2025
Grant date	Apr 8, 2025

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle rear seat including: a center seat; and side seats located on the left and right of the center seat, wherein, the center seat is capable of protruding by moving the center seat forward with respect to the side seats, and in the state in which the center seat protrudes forward, it is possible to increase an inter-passenger distance so that physical contact between the passenger of the center seat and the passenger of each of the side seats can be prevented as much as possible.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle rear seat comprising:
a center seat;
side seats located on left and right of the center seat; and
a locking mechanism configured to connect a center seat cushion frame of the center seat and a side seat cushion frame assembly of the side seats,
wherein, when the locking mechanism is unlocked, the center seat is capable of moving forward and backward with respect to the side seats,
when the center seat moves forward, the center seat protrudes forward with respect to the side seats; and
wherein the locking mechanism comprise:
a lever bracket fixedly provided to the center seat cushion frame,
a locking lever coupled to the lever bracket to be rotatable leftward and rightward about a lever pin, and
a locking plate fixedly provided to the side seat cushion frame assembly to face the looking lever, the looking plate being provided with a locking groove such that a lower end of the locking lever is inserted into the locking groove.

2. The vehicle rear seat of claim 1 , wherein the locking mechanism further comprises a lever spring having opposite ends coupled respectively to the lever bracket and the locking lever to provide a return force to the locking lever.

3. The vehicle rear seat of claim 1 , wherein the locking groove comprises a front locking groove and a rear locking groove,
the locking plate is provided with a guide groove extending forward and backward, and
the front locking groove and the rear locking groove are connected respectively to opposite ends of the guide groove to extend in a same direction.

4. The vehicle rear seat of claim 3 , wherein, when the lower end of the locking lever is inserted into the front locking groove or the rear locking groove, the center seat is in a state of being immovable in a front-rear direction.

5. The vehicle rear seat of claim 3 , wherein, when the lower end of the locking lever is pulled out from the front locking groove or the rear locking groove and is located in the guide groove, the locking lever is in a state of being movable along the guide groove so that the center seat is in a state of being movable forward and backward.

6. The vehicle rear seat of claim 3 , wherein, when the lower end of the locking lever is inserted into the front locking groove and fixed, the center seat moves forward with respect to the side seats to protrude.

7. The vehicle rear seat of claim 3 , wherein, when the lower end of the locking lever is fixed in the rear locking groove, the center seat does not protrude forward with respect to the side seats and is arranged in a same line with the side seats.

8. The vehicle rear seat of claim 3 , further comprising:
a lever cable connected to the locking lever; and
a strap connected to the lever cable and protruding forward from the center seat, the strap being configured to be pulled and operated by a user.

9. The vehicle rear seat of claim 8 , wherein, when the user pulls the strap in a state in which the lower end of the locking lever is inserted into the front locking groove or the rear locking groove and the lever cable is pulled, the lower end of the locking lever is pulled out from the front locking groove or the rear locking groove by rotation of the locking lever and located in the guide groove, when the lower end of the locking lever is located guide groove, locking state of the locking lever is released, and when released, the center seat is in a state of being movable forward and backward with respect to the side seats.

10. The vehicle rear seat of claim 8 , wherein an end of the strap protrudes from a front side of a cushion part of the center seat.

11. A vehicle rear seat comprising:
a center seat;
side seats located on left and right of the center seat, and
a locking mechanism configured to connect a center seat cushion frame of the center seat and a side seat cushion frame assembly of the side seats,
wherein when the locking mechanism is unlocked, the center seat is capable of moving forward and backward with respective to the side seats,
when the center seat moves forward, the center seat protrudes forward with respect to the side seats;
wherein the side seat cushion frame assembly comprises a guide rod fixed thereto to extend forward and backward, and
the center seat cushion frame comprises a slide bracket fixed thereto and penetrated by the guide rod, the slide bracket being configured to move along the guide rod.

12. The vehicle rear seat of claim 11 , wherein each of the guide rods penetrates at least two slide brackets fixed to the center seat cushion frame.

13. The vehicle rear seat of claim 1 , wherein a cushion part and a back part of the center seat are connected via a recliner, so that an angle of the back part is adjustable forward and backward by operating the recliner.

14. The vehicle rear seat of claim 13 , wherein the back part of the center seat is rotated forward and folded when the recliner is operated, and
when the back part of the center seat is in the folded state, a passenger of each the side seats uses the folded back part as an armrest.

15. The vehicle rear seat of claim 14 , wherein the back part is provided with a cup holder, which is exposed upward when the back part is in the folded state.

16. The vehicle rear seat of claim 13 , wherein operation of the recliner is possible by manipulating a recliner lever, and the recliner lever protrudes from a front side of the center seat.

17. The vehicle rear seat of claim 1 , wherein the center seat further comprises a center seat back frame, and the side seats further comprise a side seat back frame, respectively.

18. The vehicle rear seat of claim 1 , wherein the center seat back frame is located between the side seat back frames, the center seat cushion frame is located in a center side portion of the side seat cushion frame assembly.

19. The vehicle rear seat of claim 1 , wherein the side seat cushion frame assembly includes at least two guide pipes, and the locking mechanism is connected to at least one of the at least two guide pipes.

20. A vehicle rear seat comprising:
a center seat;
side seats located on left and right of the center seat; and
a locking mechanism configured to connect a center seat cushion frame of the center seat and a side seat cushion frame assembly of the side seats,
wherein, when the locking mechanism is unlocked, the center seat is capable of moving forward and backward with respect to the side seats,
when the center seat moves forward, the center seat protrudes forward with respect to the side seats;
wherein a cushion part and a back part of the center seat are connected via a recliner, so that an angle of the back part is adjustable forward and backward by operating the recliner; and
wherein operation of the recliner is possible by manipulating a recliner lever, and the recliner lever protrudes from a front side of the center seat.

Assignees

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

Inventors

• You Jung Sang
• Kim Yong Chul
• Lee Dae Hee
• Kim Eun Sue
• Cho Jae Hoon
• Park Han Kyung
• Shin Jae Sung
• Kwak Hae Dong
• Hwang Jun Sik
• Bok Gwon Hwa

Classifications

• B60N2/242

  Bus seats · CPC title

• B60N2/12

  slidable and tiltable · CPC title

• B60N2/309

  rods · CPC title

• B60N2/206

  to a position in which it can be used as a support for objects, e.g. as a tray · CPC title

• B60N3/101

  fixed · CPC title