Vehicle seat comprising a display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018339663-A1
Application number	US-201815987422-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 23, 2018
Priority date	May 24, 2017
Publication date	Nov 29, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vehicle seat having a seat bottom, a seat back, and at least one display device. The seat bottom defines at least one bearing surface for an occupant of the seat, and the display device includes a display area. The display device is movable relative to the seat bottom between a retracted position, in which the surface of the display area visible from outside the seat bottom is small or nonexistent, and at least one extended position, in which the surface of the display area visible from outside the seat bottom protrudes from the bearing surface and has a surface larger than the surface of the display area visible in the retracted position.

First claim

1 . A vehicle seat comprising a seat bottom and a seat back, the seat bottom defining at least one bearing surface for an occupant of the seat, and at least one display device, defining a display area, wherein the display device is movable relative to the seat bottom between a retracted position, in which the surface of the display area visible from outside the seat bottom is small or nonexistent, and at least one extended position, in which the surface of the display area visible from outside the seat bottom protrudes from the bearing surface and has a surface larger than the surface of the display area visible in the retracted position.

2 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the seat bottom comprises at least one seat bottom element defining a surface for receiving an occupant of the seat forming a bearing surface of the seat bottom, the display area extending mainly in the seat bottom element in the retracted position and mainly outside the seat bottom element in the extended position.

3 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the seat bottom comprises at least one armrest element defining a bearing surface for a user's elbow, the display area extending mainly in the armrest element in the retracted position and mainly outside the armrest element in the extended position.

4 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the display device moves in translation between the retracted position and the extended position.

5 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the seat bottom extends between a rear edge, extending near the seat back, and a front edge, opposite the rear edge, and between two side edges each joining the rear edge to the front edge, the display device extending along one of said side edges and near the front edge.

6 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the display device is a touch-sensitive screen making it possible to control at least one function by contact with said screen.

7 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the display device is movable to a plurality of extended positions, in which the visible surface of the display area is larger or smaller.

8 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the seat back and/or the seat bottom are movable so as to modify their position and/or their orientation, the movement of the display device being coupled with the movement of the seat back and/or the seat bottom.

9 . A vehicle comprising a vehicle body comprising a floor, partially defining the inside of the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and at least one seat according to claim 1 , extending over the floor in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, said seat being movable relative to the body of the vehicle.

10 . The vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the seat is at least rotatable around an axis substantially perpendicular to the floor so as to modify the orientation of the seat relative to the passenger compartment, the display device being arranged to be in the retracted position during the rotational movement of the seat around the axis.

Assignees

• Faurecia Interieur Ind

Inventors

• Beauregard Julien

Classifications

• B60R2011/0082

  collapsible, e.g. for storing after use · CPC title

• B60R11/0241

  for telephones · CPC title

• B60N2/986

  Side-rests (B60N2/2872, B60N2/885 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2/90 Primary

  Details or parts not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B60N2/14

  rotatable, e.g. to permit easy access (B60N2/10 {, B60N2/2869} take precedence) · CPC title