Pivotable backrest assembly for a vehicle interior
US-2016129814-A1 · May 12, 2016 · US
Console box for rear seat of a vehicle
US9937840B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9937840-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615331956-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2016 |
| Priority date | Nov 18, 2015 |
| Publication date | Apr 10, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2018 |
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A vehicle includes a rear seat including a backrest portion and a console box adjoining the backrest portion on the vehicle front side. The console box includes a body portion disposed along the vehicle front-back direction, the body portion together with the backrest portion defining a gap; a projecting portion projecting from the body portion to immediately below the backrest portion; and a tray portion in the form of a receiver, the tray portion being disposed in the projecting portion and located below the gap. With these features, a vehicle is provided that allows easy collection of an article that has fallen into an area under a rear seat.
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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle comprising: a rear seat including a backrest portion and a forward member adjoining the backrest portion on a vehicle front side, wherein the forward member is a console box providing an article storage space, the forward member including a body portion disposed along a vehicle front-back direction, the body portion together with the backrest portion defining a gap, wherein the body portion is in a form of a housing, a projecting portion projecting from the body portion to immediately below the backrest portion, and a tray portion in a form of a receiver, wherein the projecting portion projects from the body portion obliquely downwards and is provided with the tray portion at a projecting end of the projecting portion and the tray portion is located below the gap. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the projecting portion is in contact with the backrest portion. 3. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the backrest portion has a reclining function to tilt in the vehicle front-back direction, and the backrest portion switches between a first state where the backrest portion stands with respect to the forward member and a second state where the backrest portion is superposed on the forward member. 4. The vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein in the first state the projecting portion is in contact with the backrest portion, and in the second state the projecting portion is out of contact with the backrest portion. 5. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the tray portion is disposed immediately below the backrest portion.
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Back-rests {or cushions (B60N2/2222 takes precedence)} · CPC title
- B60N2/20Primary
the back-rest being tiltable, e.g. to permit easy access (B60N2/04, B60N2/22 {, B60N2/3002} take precedence) · CPC title
Seat, bench or back-rests being split laterally in two or more parts · CPC title
- B60R7/043Primary
mounted on or under a seat · CPC title
fixed · CPC title
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- What does patent US9937840B2 cover?
- A vehicle includes a rear seat including a backrest portion and a console box adjoining the backrest portion on the vehicle front side. The console box includes a body portion disposed along the vehicle front-back direction, the body portion together with the backrest portion defining a gap; a projecting portion projecting from the body portion to immediately below the backrest portion; and a t…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyota Jidoshokki Kk, Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60N2/20. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 10 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).