Folding and reclining rear seat system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9919626-B2
Application number	US-201615207978-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 12, 2016
Priority date	Jul 12, 2016
Publication date	Mar 20, 2018
Grant date	Mar 20, 2018

Abstract

A reclining seat includes a seat base coupled to a support surface. The seat base is moveable between extended and retracted positions as supported on a support roller by a guide rail disposed on an underside of the seat base. The guide rail includes a first support surface disposed at a first height, and a second support surface is disposed at a second height that is greater than the first height of the first support surface with a ramped portion disposed therebetween. The seat base is supported at the first support surface in the retracted position, and supported at the second support surface in the extended position. A seatback is coupled to a rear wall and is operable between upright and reclined positions. In the reclined position, the seatback is moved downward and away from the rear wall.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A reclining seat, comprising:
a seat base coupled to a support surface by one or more upstanding brackets, wherein the seat base is moveable between fore and aft positions on the one or more upstanding brackets; and
a seatback coupled at an upper portion thereof to a rear wall, wherein the rear wall prevents rearward reclining movement of the seatback, wherein the seatback includes at least one upper guide pin member disposed in a guide slot of an upper bracket coupled to the rear wall, wherein a lower portion of the seatback includes at least one lower guide pin that is coupled to a guide slot of the one or more upstanding brackets, and further wherein the seatback is operable between upright and reclined positions.

2. The reclining seat of claim 1 , wherein the seat base is pivotally coupled to the seatback, and further wherein the seatback moves to the reclined position as the seat base moves to the fore position.

3. The reclining seat of claim 2 , wherein the seat base is further operable between a use position and a folded position.

4. The reclining seat of claim 3 , wherein the seat base is rotated upward from the use position to the folded position.

5. The reclining seat of claim 1 , wherein the seat base is supported on a support roller disposed on the one or more upstanding brackets between the fore position and the aft position.

6. The reclining seat of claim 1 , wherein the guide slot of the upper bracket includes a downwardly and outwardly curved configuration.

7. The reclining seat of claim 6 , wherein a rearmost portion of the seatback moves outwardly away from the rear wall when the seatback moves from the upright position to the reclined position.

8. The reclining seat of claim 1 , wherein the guide slot of the one or more upstanding brackets includes a downwardly angled configuration in a car-forward direction.

9. The reclining seat of claim 8 , wherein a rearmost portion of the seatback moves outwardly away from the rear wall when the seatback moves from the upright position to the reclined position.

10. A reclining seat, comprising:
a seat base having a guide rail disposed on an underside thereof, wherein the guide rail includes first and second support surfaces having a ramped portion disposed therebetween;
an upright bracket system having a support roller, wherein the guide rail contacts the support roller to support the seat base between extended and retracted positions; and
a seatback, wherein the seatback is moved to a reclined position when the seat base is moved to the extended position.

11. The reclining seat of claim 10 , wherein the seatback is moved to an upright position when the seat base is moved to the retracted position.

12. The reclining seat of claim 10 , wherein the ramped portion is disposed at an upward angle from the first support surface to the second support surface.

13. The reclining seat of claim 12 , wherein the seat base is supported on the support roller at the first support surface of the guide rail when the seat base is in the retracted position, and further wherein the seat base is supported on the support roller at the second support surface of the guide rail when the seat base is in the extended position.

14. The reclining seat of claim 10 , wherein the seat base is pivotally coupled to a seatback between use and folded positions.

15. A reclining seat, comprising:
a support roller;
a seat base supported on the support roller between extended and retracted positions along a guide rail, wherein the guide rail includes first and second support surfaces, the first support surface disposed at a first height and the second support surface disposed at a second height that is greater than the first height; and
a seatback coupled to the seat base and operable between upright and reclined positions.

16. The reclining seat of claim 15 , wherein the seat base is rotatable to an upright folded position relative to the seatback.

17. The reclining seat of claim 15 , wherein the seat base is supported on the support roller at the first support surface of the guide rail when the seat base is in the retracted position.

18. The reclining seat of claim 17 , wherein the seat base is supported on the support roller at the second support surface of the guide rail when the seat base is in the extended position.

19. The reclining seat of claim 15 , wherein an upper portion of the seatback moves in a car-forward and downward direction as the seatback moves from the upright position to the reclined position.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Goodhall Shane A
• Hausler Henry W
• Stanhope Curtis

Classifications

• B60N2/02

  the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable (adjustable arm-rests B60N2/75; adjustable head-rests B60N2/806) · 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

• B60N2/309

  rods · CPC title

• B60N2/3065

  in a longitudinal-vertical plane · CPC title

• B60N2/3031

  in a longitudinal-vertical plane · CPC title