Second row vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9649957-B2
Application number	US-201113993125-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2011
Priority date	Dec 17, 2010
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

A seat assembly for a vehicle including a base presenting a pair of opposing angular surfaces spaced from one another and a cushion slidably engaging the opposing angular surfaces for tilting relative to the base into alternate orientations. The seat also includes a resistance element for maintaining the cushion in a desired orientation relative to the base. The cushion includes a sliding element which is movable between a disengaged position for adjusting the orientation of the cushion within predetermined limits established by the angular surfaces and an engaged position where the sliding element interfaces with the resistance element to restrict movement of the cushion relative to the base.

First claim

We claim:

1. A seat for a vehicle having a floor pan with an anti-submarine hump, said seat comprising:
a base configured to be coupled to the floor pan and the anti-submarine hump without intervening slidable tracks that allow fore and aft movement of the seat, the base being supported by the floor pan and the anti-submarine hump, presenting enclosed slots each having an angular surface and wherein the angular surface are opposing and spaced from one another and wherein said base and slots are coupled above the anti-submarine hump;
a cushion having a cushion pan slidably engaging said opposing angular surfaces of said base for tilting relative to said base to an alternate orientation;
a seat back and wherein said cushion is capable of moving slidably relative to said base and independent of said seat back; and
a resistance element for maintaining the cushion in a desired orientation relative to said base and wherein said cushion compressively engages at least one of said resistance element and said base to prevent movement of said cushion relative to said base, and wherein said cushion is raised from compressive engagement to allow movement of said cushion relative to said base.

2. The seat as set forth in claim 1 wherein said cushion includes a sliding element being movable between a disengaged position for adjusting said cushion within predetermined limits and an engaged position interfacing with said resistance element such that said cushion is restricted from movement relative to said base.

3. The seat as set forth in claim 2 wherein an interface between said sliding element and said resistance element is a frictional interface.

4. The seat as set forth in claim 3 wherein said cushion engages each of said slots with a pin and a roller.

5. The seat as set forth in claim 2 further including a towel bar coupled to said sliding element for moving said sliding element between said disengaged and engaged positions.

6. The seat as set forth in claim 1 wherein said opposing angular surfaces of said base are a pair of slots spaced from one another.

7. The seat as set forth in claim 1 wherein said opposing angular surfaces are angled both relative to one another and to the floor of the vehicle.

8. The seat as set forth in claim 1 wherein the anti-submarine hump has a profile and wherein said base includes a profile that is configured to at least partially engages the anti-submarine hump.

9. The seat as set forth in claim 1 wherein said resistance element includes a towel bar and further includes grooves on said base engaging said cushion pan and wherein said towel bar is configured to lift said cushion pan from engagement with said grooves in a released condition and lower said cushion pan into a compressive engagement between said base and said cushion pan in an engaged position.

10. A seat for a back row of a vehicle having a floor, said seat comprising:
a base without intervening slidable tracks that allow fore and aft movement of the seat, said base presenting enclosed slots each having opposing angular surfaces spaced from one another;
a cushion engaging and supported by said base;
a seat back and wherein said cushion is capable of moving slidably relative to said base and independent of said seat back; and
wherein said cushion includes a sliding element being movable between a disengaged position by lifting said cushion from compressive engagement for adjusting the orientation of said cushion within predetermined limits set by said enclosed slots and an engaged position interfacing with a resistance element such that said cushion is restricted from movement by compressive force of said cushion relative to said base.

11. The seat as set forth in claim 10 wherein said cushion engages each of said angular surfaces on said base for tilting relative to said base to an alternate orientation.

12. The seat as set forth in claim 11 wherein an interface between said sliding element and said resistance element is a frictional interface.

13. The seat as set forth in claim 11 wherein said enclosed slots engage a roller from said cushion and said slots constrain movement of said roller.

14. The seat as set forth in claim 13 wherein said roller rotates about a pin coupled to said cushion pan.

15. The seat as set forth in claim 10 wherein said seat includes opposing angular surfaces angled both relative to one another and to the floor of the vehicle.

16. The seat as set forth in claim 10 further including a towel bar coupled to said sliding element for moving said sliding element between said disengaged and engaged positions.

17. The seat as set forth in claim 10 wherein the floor includes an anti-submarine hump and said seat further comprises wherein said base is configured to at least partially engage the anti-submarine hump, with the base angling upward and forward proximate to a front of the seat.

Assignees

• Seibold Kurt A
• Potes Jr Duane
• Gomez John
• Gasko Joseph A
• Laho Jeffrey David
• Johnson Controls Tech Co

Inventors

• Seibold Kurt A
• Potes Jr Duane
• Gomez John
• Gasko Joseph A
• Laho Jeffrey David

Classifications

• B60N2/4221 Primary

  due to impact coming from the front · CPC title

• B60N2/3065

  in a longitudinal-vertical plane · CPC title

• B60N2/22

  the back-rest being adjustable {(B60N2/2878 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/1821 Primary

  Combination of Rods and slides · CPC title

• B60N2/1835

  pivoting about an axis located in the front · CPC title