Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
296064000 | Seating arrangements | 39 |
20080246298 | SEATING AND PROTECTOR ACCESSORY - An accessory for use for the inside surface and the upper edge surface of a pickup truck tailgate. The accessory comprises a unitary member of plastic sheet material including a generally planar base portion, configured to overly and cover the inside surface of the tailgate and defining at least one upwardly opening seating surface configured to accommodate a human posterior, and a lip portion contiguous with an edge of and extending at an angle with respect to the base portion and configured to overlie and protect the upper edge surface of the tailgate with the base portion installed on the inside surface of the tailgate. A backrest is associated with the seating surface and is pivotally moveable between an upright position providing back support for a person sitting on the seating surface and a lowered stowed position within the concavity of the seating surface. The seating and protector accessory is secured to the tailgate using suitable fasteners coacting with the tailgate. | 10-09-2008 |
20080309112 | THIRD ROW SEAT FOR TRUCK CABIN - A vehicle including a cabin and a bed. A first row seat and a second row seat are provided in the cabin, and a dividing wall separates the cabin and the bed. A third-row seat is mounted to the dividing wall, and the dividing wall is pivotable to deploy the third-row seat from a stowed position in the cabin to a deployed position in the bed. | 12-18-2008 |
20090072572 | Automotive seating configuration - A variable automotive passenger seating configuration including a first seating row having a first pair of spaced apart seats each having an interior side and an exterior side. A second seating row is provided including a second pair of spaced apart seats each having an interior side and an exterior side, and a movable center seat assembly is disposed between the interior sides of the second pair of seats. At least one of the first pair of seats includes a cut-out section adjacent the interior side and the center seat assembly is configured to correspond with the cut-out section and nest between the interior sides of the first pair of seats. The center seat assembly may be configured to enable the mounting of a rearward-facing infant car seat when in a folded position. | 03-19-2009 |
20090096244 | SEAT ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE WITH SUCH A SEAT ARRANGEMENT - A seat arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle with a first vehicle seat and a second vehicle seat that is arranged adjacent to the first vehicle seat in the transverse direction. The vehicle seats include, but are not are not limited to a seat part and a back rest. The first vehicle seat can be displaced in the transverse direction from a first position into a second position in which the first vehicle seat is offset in the direction of the second vehicle seat. The second vehicle seat can furthermore be folded from a service position into an idle position. The seat part of the second vehicle seat is lowered in the idle position such that the seat part of the first vehicle seat is arranged above the seat part of the second vehicle seat in the second position. | 04-16-2009 |
20090184534 | DESIGN FOR AN UTILITY VEHICLE - A utility vehicle including: a vehicle body frame including a left and right side portion; a front seat affixed to the vehicle body frame; a rear seat affixed to the vehicle body frame provided to the rear of the front seat; a rear roof support structure including a left member and right pipe member that extend generally in the vertical direction from the vehicle body frame, disposed respectively at both the left and right side portions of the vehicle body frame to the rear of the rear seat, wherein at least a downward direction portion of the left pipe member and right pipe member are positioned lower than a seating surface of a seat cushion portion of the rear seat and are angled so as to be positioned further towards the back the higher up; and a pair of rear wheels supported by the vehicle body frame provided a position that is below the seat cushion portion of the rear seat wherein, at least a portion thereof, is coincident with the rear seat and with the rear roof support structure in the front/back direction of the vehicle. | 07-23-2009 |
20090315359 | Vehicle - A vehicle includes: rotatable wheels; a rotary electric machine that generates power for driving the wheels; a battery that supplies electric power to the rotary electric machine and that is fixed to the vehicle; and a detachable battery that supplies electric power to the rotary electric machine, that is detachable from the vehicle and that is arranged at a center in a width direction of the vehicle. | 12-24-2009 |
20100019523 | PICKUP TRUCK BED MOUNTED CHAIRS - The disclosure teaches a seating component device for removable installation in a pickup truck. The device includes a first bracket removeably attached to a first side panel of a pickup truck bed and a first cross rail and a second cross rail attached to the bracket wherein each rail extends laterally across the truck bed. The rails connect to a second bracket removeably attached to a second side panel of a pickup truck bed. The device includes two foldable chairs hingeably mounted to the second rail, and a table mounted between the two chairs. | 01-28-2010 |
20100026032 | PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE SEAT OF A MIDDLE SEAT ROW - A passenger automobile, in particular a van, is provided having three seat rows situated one behind another in the vehicle longitudinal direction, the middle seat row having at least one seat adjustable as a whole in the vehicle longitudinal direction, which has a seat part and a backrest part, which is settable and fixable at an angle to the seat part, and a footwell being formed in front of the seat located in the usage position. The seat with unchanged position of seat part and backrest part is positionable in a nonusage position in the footwell. In such a vehicle, the third seat row is well accessible through the vehicle door which is situated in the area of the second seat row. Independently of mounted child seats on the second seat row, it is possible to pass through the vehicle door associated with the second seat row to the rear to the third seat row. | 02-04-2010 |
20100090493 | ARRANGEMENT FOR ATTACHING THE SEAT OF AN AUTOMOBILE - The invention relates to an arrangement for attaching a seat ( | 04-15-2010 |
20100096876 | PICKUP TRUCK BED MOUNTED CHAIRS - The disclosure teaches a seating component device for removable installation in a pickup truck. The device includes a first bracket removeably attached to a first side panel of a pickup truck bed and a first cross rail and a second cross rail attached to the bracket wherein each rail extends laterally across the truck bed. The rails connect to a second bracket removeably attached to a second side panel of a pickup truck bed. The device includes two foldable chairs hingeably mounted to the second rail, and a table mounted between the two chairs. An umbrella may be mounted to the table. | 04-22-2010 |
20100187850 | Compact seating arrangement - A compact seating arrangement for a vehicle, the seating arrangement comprising three seats: a front driver's seat arranged centrally and, at least to some extent, forward of two transversely aligned rear passenger seats, wherein the driver's seat extends transversely so as to be positioned in front of part of each of the rear passengers' seats, the extent of the overlap in the transverse position of the driver's seat and the rear passenger seats being such that each side of the driver's seat is required to be shaped so as to be able to accommodate at least part of a leg of a passenger seated in a forward facing position in a respective one of the passenger seats. | 07-29-2010 |
20100283282 | SEAT FRAME FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A seat frame ( | 11-11-2010 |
20110012386 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH BACK-SUPPORT AND SHOULDER-SUPPORT WINGS - A vehicle seat unit includes a left-side passenger seat, a right-side passenger seat, and a middle passenger seat positioned to lie therebetween. | 01-20-2011 |
20110031772 | VEHICLE SEAT ARRANGING STRUCTURE - With a vehicle seat arranging structure, a second-row passenger-side seat may be placed in a rearward slide position by sliding the second-row passenger-side seat toward the rear of a vehicle by 150 millimeters so that the second-row passenger-side seat is closer to the rear of the vehicle than the second-row driver-side seat. In addition, each of the second-row driver-side seat and the second-row passenger-side seat may be placed in an obliquely-inward frontward-oriented position by swiveling each of the second-row driver-side seat and the second-row passenger-side seat from the frontward-oriented position 10 degrees inward in the vehicle-width direction. In this way, the sense of distance between the occupants seated in the second-row driver-side seat and the second-row passenger-side seat is reduced. As a result, it is possible to promote communication between these occupants (to make it easier for these occupants to communicate with each other). | 02-10-2011 |
20110074176 | SEAT FOR ARMOURED VEHICLE - The invention relates to a seat ( | 03-31-2011 |
20110095558 | NESTING SEATS FOR IMPROVED INGRESS/EGRESS - A seating arrangement for a motor vehicle can include first row seats including a driver's seat and a passenger's seat, and second row seats disposed behind the first row seats with respect to a forward direction of travel for the motor vehicle. The second row seats can be slidable in longitudinal direction between a forward position and a rearward position. Respective rear surfaces of the first row seats can define a rear curved surface between an outboard lateral edge of the passenger seat and an outboard lateral edge of the driver's seat. Respective forward surfaces of the second row seats can define a front curved surface between respective outboard lateral edges of the second row seats. The front curved surface can correspond in shape and dimensions with the rear curved surface, such that the second row seats nest with the first row seats, when the second row seats are moved toward the forward position. | 04-28-2011 |
20110121603 | LATERAL SLIDE VEHICLE SEAT - An adjustable vehicle seat arrangement includes a plurality of strikers connected with a vehicle frame, an inboard vehicle seat, and an outboard vehicle seat. At least one outboard seat rear striker includes a latching section divider dividing the outboard seat rear striker into at least two laterally spaced apart latching sections. The outboard vehicle seat includes an outboard seat rear latch that cooperates with the outboard seat rear striker and an outboard seat front latch that cooperates with an outboard seat front striker. The outboard seat is generally laterally aligned with and laterally offset from the inboard seat. The outboard seat is laterally adjustable and the outboard seat rear latch is configured to engage the outboard seat rear striker at each of the at least two laterally spaced apart latching sections. A method for laterally adjusting a vehicle seat and a vehicle seat assembly are also disclosed. | 05-26-2011 |
20110298241 | APPARATUS FOR HEATING A VEHICLE CABIN - A vehicle includes a cabin, a high voltage traction battery, an electric motor powered by the traction battery, and a charger connected to the traction battery. The charger converts alternating current (AC) to high voltage direct current (DC) to charge the traction battery when the charger is plugged into an alternating current (AC) power supply. A forced air system includes an air inlet duct, a first air outlet duct directing exhaust air to the outside of the cabin, a second air outlet duct directing exhaust air to the inside of the cabin, a fan, and a valve for controlling air flow through the first and second air outlet ducts. The forced air system is arranged such that forced air flows through the air inlet duct, removes heat from the charger, and flows through at least one of the first and second air outlet ducts to assist with vehicle preconditioning. | 12-08-2011 |
20120146356 | VEHICLE SEATING ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE SEAT INCLUDING A CANTILEVERED SECTION - A vehicle seating arrangement includes a first slide rail mounted to a vehicle floor, a second slide rail mounted to the floor, a multi-passenger seat mounted to the first slide rail and to the second slide rail, a restraining device on the multi-passenger seat, and a restraining rail connected with the floor. The multi-passenger seat moves in a fore and aft longitudinal direction and includes a cantilevered section extending from the second slide rail away from the first slide rail. The restraining device is located adjacent a lateral edge of the cantilevered section. The restraining rail connects with the floor spaced laterally from the second slide rail on an opposite side of the second slide rail as the first slide rail and cooperates with the restraining rail to limit at least one of lateral movement and upward vertical movement of the lateral edge of the cantilevered section. | 06-14-2012 |
20120299326 | Compact seating arrangement - A seating arrangement for a vehicle having at least three seats, comprising two rear passenger seats aligned substantially transversely, and a driver's seat arranged substantially centrally and in front of said two rear passenger seats. The driver's seat extending rearward beyond the front of the legs of the rear passengers when seated in the passenger seats. The seats being arrangeable in multiple configurations: a three-seat configuration with a storage space behind the passenger seats, a two-seat configuration with one of the passenger seats folded down to extend said storage space and a one-seat configuration in which both passenger seats are folded down to extend further said storage space. A vehicle engine is mounted in a space beneath said storage space behind the passenger seats and/or beneath the passenger seats and a fuel tank, batteries or other power source is mounted beneath the driver's seat. | 11-29-2012 |
20120299327 | Compact seating arrangement - A compact seating arrangement for a vehicle, the seating arrangement has at least three seats comprising two rear passenger seats aligned substantially transversely, and a driver's seat arranged substantially centrally and in front of the two rear passenger seats. The driver's seat extends transversely; to be positioned in front of part of each of the passenger seats and extends rearward beyond the front of the legs of the rear passengers (when seated in the passenger seats). Each of the seats being arranged to seat a person in a generally upright position: the seat backs being inclined to the vertical at an angle of 30 degrees or less, an upper surface which supports the occupant of each seat base being spaced 400-500 mm above a substantially horizontal floor space provided adjacent the seats, and the passengers' feet being placed on the horizontal floor space on either side of the driver's seat. | 11-29-2012 |
20120313394 | SIDE CARGO LOADING VEHICLE - According to a first embodiment, an automotive vehicle having an adjustable seating configuration is disclosed. The vehicle includes an occupant compartment having a driver side and a passenger side. The passenger side is closed by a pair of side doors, the front door having a hinged connection toward a forward end of the vehicle and a rear door having a hinged connection toward a rearward end of the vehicle. Front and rear passenger seats are provided in the occupant compartment with the seat backs of the rear passenger seat and the front passenger seat being foldable in a forward direction. In addition, the front passenger seat base is rotatable in a forward direction and stowed within a recess in the vehicle instrument panel. | 12-13-2012 |
20130062903 | STOWABLE SEAT ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A seat assembly for a vehicle having a floor can include a seat bottom, a seat back, a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs. The seat bottom can have a seating side and an opposite lower side facing the floor. The front legs can be pivotably coupled to the vehicle and to the seat bottom via releasable locking mechanisms. The rear legs can be pivotably coupled to the seat bottom and releasably coupled to the vehicle. A pair of linking members can pivotably couple the front and rear legs to each other. The seat assembly can be movable from a deployed to a stowed position whereby the seat bottom can be pivoted forward about the front and rear legs while maintaining the seat bottom lower side facing the floor and the front and rear legs pivotably coupled to the vehicle and the seat bottom. | 03-14-2013 |
20130113233 | SEAT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat apparatus for a vehicle, in which a seat back may be foldable toward a seat cushion of a seat, may include a storage space provided at the bottom of a floor and storing the seat to provide a luggage space in the vehicle, a link member pivotally connected between a cushion link of the seat cushion and the storage space such that the seat may be foldable to be stored in the storage space, a locking device provided on the seat back to maintain an unfolded or folded state of the seat back, and an elastic member provided on the link member to pop up the cushion link and the seat back out of the storage space when the seat back may be unfolded. | 05-09-2013 |
20130341952 | STOWABLE SEATING ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE - A seat assembly can include a seat bottom, a pair of front and rear legs and an articulation arrangement. The front legs can have an upper and a lower end, where each upper end can be pivotably coupled to the seat bottom. The articulation arrangement can include a pair of rotating members, a pair of guide channels, a pair of first and second guide members, and an assist arrangement. The rotating members can be rotatably coupled to the lower ends of the front legs, and the pair of guide channels can have the first guide members positioned therein. The second guide members can be coupled to the lower ends of the front legs and positioned in the guide channels. The assist arrangement can include a biasing member coupled to the vehicle and the front legs. The seat assembly can be movable from a deployed position to a stowed position. | 12-26-2013 |
20140152039 | SEATING ARRANGEMENT FOR A PASSENGER VEHICLE - A seating arrangement for a passenger vehicle includes a vehicular central longitudinal axis. A front seat and a rear seat each include a central longitudinal axis. The respective central longitudinal axes of the front and rear seats are arranged on opposite sides of the vehicular central longitudinal axis in a staggered relationship. The front seat is mounted high and at least one of the seats is positioned such that the central longitudinal axis of the respective seat measured at a rear edge of the respective seat is mounted closer to the vehicular central longitudinal axis than is possible with a symmetrical side-by-side seating arrangement by mounting the respective seat such that a distance measured from the central longitudinal axis of the respective seat at a rear edge of the seat to the vehicular central longitudinal axis is less than half the width of the rear edge of the respective seat. | 06-05-2014 |
20140152040 | SEATING ARRANGEMENT FOR A PASSENGER VEHICLE - A vehicle seating assembly includes a front seat and a rear seat, each having a backrest and a squab. The front and rear seats are arranged in a staggered duplex overlapping relationship. A portion of a front edge of the rear seat squab overlaps a portion of a rear edge of the front seat squab. An inboard edge of the rear seat squab overlaps a portion of an inboard edge of the front seat squab. A longitudinal distance measured from a front edge of the front seat squab to a rear edge of the rear seat squab is less than the sum of the longitudinal lengths of the front and rear seat squabs. A transverse distance measured from an outboard edge of the front seat squab to an outboard edge of the rear seat squab is less than the sum of the widths of the front and rear seat squabs. | 06-05-2014 |
20140152041 | SEATING ARRANGEMENT FOR A PASSENGER VEHICLE - A seating assembly for a vehicle includes a stepped floor that has an upper portion and a lower portion. A front seat is disposed on the lower portion. A rear seat is arranged in a staggered relationship behind the front seat. The front seat is mounted high and has an upright backrest and the rear seat has a backrest that is more reclined than the backrest of the front seat. | 06-05-2014 |
20140152042 | SEATING ARRANGEMENT FOR A PASSENGER VEHICLE - A seating assembly for a vehicle includes a central longitudinal axis extending through the vehicle. A front seat is configured for use by a driver and defines a front seat central longitudinal axis. A rear seat is configured for use by a passenger and defines a rear seat central longitudinal axis. The front and rear seats are substantially arranged on opposite sides of the central longitudinal axis in a staggered relationship. The central longitudinal axis of the front seat is arranged at a different angle with respect to the central longitudinal axis of the vehicle than the central longitudinal axis of the rear seat. At least one of the seats is positioned such that the central longitudinal axis of the respective seat measured at a rear edge of the seat is mounted closer to the central longitudinal axis of the vehicle than is possible with a symmetrical side-by-side seating arrangement. | 06-05-2014 |
20140152043 | SEATING ARRANGEMENT FOR A PASSENGER VEHICLE - A seating assembly for a vehicle includes a single occupancy front seat configured for use by a driver of the vehicle. A single occupancy rear seat is configured for use by a passenger of the vehicle and arranged in a staggered relationship with respect to the front seat. A child seat is mounted asymmetrically on the rear seat such that the child seat is positioned further from the front seat than it would be if symmetrically mounted on the rear seat. Mountings secure the child seat on the rear seat and are positioned to mount the child seat asymmetrically on the rear seat. | 06-05-2014 |
20150360596 | SEAT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A seat for a motor vehicle includes a seat bottom having a seat cover, an upholstery and a support structure, and a seat back having a seat cover, an upholstery and a support structure. Two lateral support parts are fastened to a front section of the support structure of the seat back for increasing the lateral support of an occupant on the seat. The lateral support parts are fastened to the support structure of the seat back. | 12-17-2015 |
20160016491 | MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT COMPRISING A SEATBACK PART WITH A DETACHABLE PART PROVIDED WITH STORAGE MEANS - A seat for a motor vehicle includes a back part and a sitting part. The back part includes at least one detachable main part, which is adapted to be entirely separated from the rest of the seat. The detachable main part also includes, at the rear, storage fixed to the detachable main part. | 01-21-2016 |
20160031346 | VEHICLE SEAT FOR A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE FLEET WITH THE VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat is disclosed as having a seat structure with an upper transverse strut for receiving a headrest of the vehicle seat. The headrest has right and left headrest rods for coupling with the upper transverse strut. The transverse strut 6 includes right and left receiving openings for the right and left headrest rods. The headrest may be arranged with the headrest rods in various guide channels to define first and second mounting positions relative to the upper transverse strut. The headrest in the first mounting position is offset transversely to the seat direction with respect to the headrest in the second mounting position. | 02-04-2016 |
20160137103 | CONSOLE FOR A VEHICLE SEAT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONSOLE, AND VEHICLE SEAT - A console ( | 05-19-2016 |
20160144792 | SEAT ASSEMBLY WITH REMOVABLE CUSHION INSERT - A seat assembly includes a support and a seat cushion defining a recess. The seat cushion is disposed on the support. The seat assembly further includes a cushion insert removably disposed in the recess and a fastener assembly removably coupling the cushion insert to the support such that the cushion insert is removable from the recess. | 05-26-2016 |
20160152163 | ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE INTERIOR, MOTOR VEHICLE | 06-02-2016 |
20160375799 | SEATING ARRANGEMENT FOR A PASSENGER VEHICLE - A vehicle seating assembly includes a front seat and a rear seat, each having a backrest and a squab. The front and rear seats are arranged in a staggered duplex overlapping relationship. A portion of a front edge of the rear seat squab overlaps a portion of a rear edge of the front seat squab. An inboard edge of the rear seat squab overlaps a portion of an inboard edge of the front seat squab. A longitudinal distance measured from a front edge of the front seat squab to a rear edge of the rear seat squab is less than the sum of the longitudinal lengths of the front and rear seat squabs. A transverse distance measured from an outboard edge of the front seat squab to an outboard edge of the rear seat squab is less than the sum of the widths of the front and rear seat squabs. | 12-29-2016 |
20190143848 | ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR A SEAT ELEMENT OF A VEHICLE SEAT | 05-16-2019 |
20190143871 | UTILITY VEHICLE | 05-16-2019 |