Lateral slide pickup truck rear seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016176318-A1
Application number	US-201514974297-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 18, 2015
Priority date	Dec 19, 2014
Publication date	Jun 23, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A stowable vehicle seat and seat arrangement are provided for a vehicle having a vehicle floor. The arrangement includes a first outboard seat with a seat base, a vehicle floor connection and a backrest connected to the seat base. A second outboard seat includes a seat base, a vehicle floor connection and a backrest and a lateral guide rail for lateral movement. The stowable seat includes a seat base, a backrest, a floor connection and a linkage between the seat base, the floor connection and the backrest for movement from a seating position blocking lateral movement of the second outboard seat to a stowage position in which the second outboard seat is moveable laterally along the lateral guideway to a position directly adjacent to the first outboard seat.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat base; a seat backrest; a seat vehicle floor connection fixed to a vehicle floor; and a seat base and a seat backrest linkage arrangement providing a connection between the seat base, the seat vehicle floor connection and the seat backrest for movement of the seat base and the seat backrest from a seat seating position, with the seat base extending forward of the seat vehicle floor connection, to a stowage position with the seat base fully rearward of the seat vehicle floor connection in the stowed position.

2 . A vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:
the vehicle seat is a center seat with outboard seats on each lateral side; in the seating position the center seat blocks a lateral movement of one of the outboard seats along a lateral guide rail, to a center seat stowage position, with the center seat connected to the vehicle floor; and in the stowage position the center seat provides clearance so as to not block a lateral movement of the one of the outboard seats along the lateral guide rail, whereby with the center seat in the center seat stowage position, the outboard seat is moveable laterally along the lateral guideway to a position directly adjacent to the other outboard seat.

3 . A vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:
the seat backrest includes right and left side link parts, each link part comprising a first link part pivot and a second link part pivot; the seat vehicle floor connection comprises left and right side floor brackets fixed to a vehicle cabin floor, each floor bracket having a first floor bracket pivot and a second floor bracket pivot; and the seat base and backrest linkage arrangement includes a right side linkage arrangement and a left side linkage arrangement and each linkage arrangement comprises a first center link connected to the first link part pivot and connected to the first floor bracket pivot and a second center link connected to the second link part pivot and the second floor bracket pivot, whereby the first center link and the second center link, connected to the link part and the floor bracket form a four bar linkage whereby pivoting of the first center link and the second center link relative to the fixed floor bracket moves the backrest and changes a backrest angle from a use position to an upright stowed position.

4 . A vehicle seat according to claim 3 , wherein:
the left and right side floor brackets each have a seat base pivot; the center seat base includes a left side and right side pivot brackets each pivotably connected to the respective seat base pivot and each including a follower pin; the first center link comprises a cam slot and the follower pin extends into the cam slot and moves in the cam slot relative to the first center link during pivoting of the first center link, whereby the pivoting of the first center link relative to the fixed floor bracket moves the center seat base from a use position to an upright stowed position.

5 . A vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:
the seat vehicle floor connection comprises left and right side floor brackets fixed to a vehicle cabin floor; the left and right side floor brackets each have a frontmost contour defining an upright stowed position front clearance profile; and in the stowage position, each of the seat backrest, the seat base and the seat backrest linkage arrangement is disposed rearwardly, with respect to a vehicle direction of travel, of the front clearance profile.

6 . A seat arrangement for a vehicle, the seat arrangement comprising:
a first outboard seat comprising a first outboard seat base, a first outboard seat base to vehicle floor connection and a first outboard backrest connected to the seat base; a second outboard seat comprising a second outboard seat base, a second outboard seat base to vehicle floor connection and a second outboard backrest connected to the seat base, the second outboard seat base to vehicle floor connection comprising a lateral guide rail arrangement, guiding a lateral movement of the second outboard seat with respect to a vehicle floor and supporting the second outboard seat with respect to the vehicle floor in at least two fixed positions; a stowable seat comprising a stowable seat base, a stowable seat backrest, a stowable seat vehicle floor connection, a stowable seat base and a stowable seat backrest linkage arrangement providing a connection between the stowable seat base, the stowable seat vehicle floor connection and the stowable seat backrest for movement of the stowable seat base and the stowable seat backrest from a seating position, with the stowable seat connected to the vehicle floor and with the stowable seat blocking a lateral movement of the second outboard seat along the lateral guide rail, to a stowage position, with the stowable seat connected to the vehicle floor and with the stowable seat not blocking a lateral movement of the second outboard seat along the lateral guide rail, whereby with the stowable seat in the stowable seat stowage position, the second outboard seat is moveable laterally along the lateral guideway to a position directly adjacent to the first outboard seat.

7 . A vehicle seat according to claim 6 , wherein:
the seat vehicle floor connection comprises left and right side floor brackets fixed to a vehicle cabin floor; the left and right side floor brackets each have a frontmost contour defining an upright stowed position front clearance profile; and in the stowage position, each of the seat backrest, the seat base and the seat backrest linkage arrangement is disposed rearwardly, with respect to a vehicle direction of travel, of the front clearance profile; the second outboard seat base to vehicle floor connection further comprises left and right side riser brackets connecting the lateral guide rail arrangement to the second outboard seat base and the second outboard backrest; the left and right side riser brackets each have a rearmost contour defining a rear clearance profile; and the front clearance profile is complementary to the rear clearance profile whereby the left and right side floor brackets do not block the left and right side riser brackets with the lateral movement of the second outboard seat along the lateral guide rail with the stowable seat in the stowage position.

8 . A seat arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein:
at least one of the first outboard seat base and the second outboard seat base pivots from a seating position into an upright position.

9 . A seat arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein:
the lateral guide rail arrangement comprises a lower rail fixed to a vehicle floor and an upper adjuster rail fixed to the second outboard seat, the lower rail guiding the movement of the upper adjuster rail to move the second outboard seat relative to the vehicle floor.

10 . A seat arrangement according to claim 9 , wherein:
the floor includes a lower floor level supporting the lower rail and an upper floor level supporting the first outboard seat and the stowable seat.

11 . A seat arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein:
the stowable seat backrest includes right and left side link parts, each link part comprising a first link part pivot and a second link part pivot; the stowable seat vehicle floor connection comprises left and right side floor brackets fixed to a vehicle cabin floor, each floor bracket having a first floor bracket pivot and a second floor bracket pivot; and the stowable seat base and backrest linkage arrangement includes a right side linkage arrangement and a left side linkage arrangement and each linkage arrangement comprises a first center link conne

Assignees

• Johnson Controls Tech Co

Inventors

• Poulos Yannis
• Macleod Dawn
• Michalak Eric
• Soliven Reinier
• Mayer Sylviane
• Feiler Bradford V
• White Steven E
• Korlahalli Prasanna
• Beranek John M

Classifications

• B60N2/305

  the cushion being hinged on the vehicle frame · CPC title

• B60N2/3011

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

• B60N2/062

  transversally slidable · CPC title

• B60N2/065

  Rear seats · CPC title

• B60N2/12 Primary

  slidable and tiltable · CPC title