MOVABLE PARTITION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE WITH STOWABLE JUMPSEAT

• US 20180361880A1
• Filed: 06/16/2017
• Published: 12/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: BRYANT, WADE W.
• Granted Patent: US 10,239,425 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/012 The seat support being a part of the vehicle body or chassis
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/062 transversally slidable
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/30 Non-dismountable or dismountable seats storable in a non-use position, e.g. foldable spare seats
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/3025 along transversal axis
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/3047 the cushion being hinged at the back-rest
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/3059 along transversal axis
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/026 Rigid partitions inside vehicles, e.g. between passengers and load compartments B60R21/12 takes precedence

Abstract

A movable partition system for a vehicle is provided. The movable partition system includes a body configured to be movably coupled to a cabin of the vehicle. The body is movable between at least a first position and a second position. The movable partition system includes a jumpseat coupled to the body so as to be pivotal about a first pivot axis and a second pivot axis. The jumpseat is pivotable about the first pivot axis and the second pivot axis to move between a first, stowed position and a second, use position. The first pivot axis is offset from the second pivot axis along a longitudinal axis of the jumpseat.

Claims

1. (canceled)

7. A movable partition system for a vehicle, comprising:

a body configured to be movably coupled to a cabin of the vehicle, the body movable between at least a first position and a second position; and

a jumpseat coupled to the body so as to be pivotal about a first pivot axis and a second pivot axis, the jumpseat pivotable about the first pivot axis and the second pivot axis to move between a first, stowed position and a second, use position, the first pivot axis offset from the second pivot axis along a longitudinal axis of the jumpseat,

wherein the body includes a latch body and the vehicle includes a jamb strike that receives the latch body to secure the body to the vehicle in the second position.

2. The movable partition system of claim 7, wherein the jumpseat includes a seat bottom and a seat back, and the first pivot axis is defined by at least one pivot pin coupled to the seat bottom.

3. The movable partition system of claim 2, wherein the second pivot axis is defined by at least one pivot pin coupled to the seat back.

4. The movable partition system of claim 2, wherein the seat bottom includes a guide slot, and the seat back includes a follower tab received within the guide slot to pivot the seat back as the seat bottom moves along the first pivot axis.

5. The movable partition system of claim 2, wherein at least one of the seat bottom and the seat back include at least one bolster.

6. The movable partition system of claim 7, wherein the body includes an occupant restraint system coupled to the body adjacent to the jumpseat.

8. The movable partition system of claim 7, wherein the jumpseat further comprises a lock system having a lock pin that retains the jumpseat in the first, stowed position and the movable partition system further comprises a source of data that indicates whether the body is secured to the vehicle in the second position, and a controller that processes the data, determines that the body is secured to the vehicle in the second position and outputs one or more control signals to the lock system to release the lock pin based on the determination.

9. (canceled)

10. A movable partition system for a vehicle, comprising:

a body configured to be movably coupled to a cabin of the vehicle, the body movable between at least a first position and a second position; and

a jumpseat coupled to the body so as to be pivotal about a first pivot axis and a second pivot axis, the jumpseat having a seat bottom interconnected to a seat back, with the first pivot axis defined by at least one pivot pin coupled to the seat bottom and the second pivot axis is defined by at least one pivot pin coupled to the seat back, and the jumpseat is pivotable about the first pivot axis and the second pivot axis to move between a first, stowed position and a second, use position, the first pivot axis offset from the second pivot axis along a longitudinal axis of the jumpseat,

wherein the seat bottom includes a guide slot, and the seat back includes a follower tab received within the guide slot to pivot the seat back as the seat bottom moves along the first pivot axis.

11. The movable partition system of claim 10, wherein at least one of the seat bottom and the seat back include at least one bolster.

12. The movable partition system of claim 10, wherein the body includes an occupant restraint system coupled to the body adjacent to the jumpseat.

13. The movable partition system of claim 10, wherein the body includes a latch body and the vehicle includes a jamb strike that receives the latch body to secure the body to the vehicle in the second position.

14. The movable partition system of claim 13, wherein the jumpseat further comprises a lock system having a lock pin that retains the jumpseat in the first, stowed position and the movable partition system further comprises a source of data that indicates whether the body is secured to the vehicle in the second position, and a controller that processes the data, determines that the body is secured to the vehicle in the second position and outputs one or more control signals to the lock system to release the lock pin based on the determination.

15. A vehicle, comprising:

a first partition fixedly coupled to a cabin of the vehicle;

a first occupant seat disposed in front of the first partition such that a space is defined between the first occupant seat and the first partition;

a second partition movably coupled to the cabin of the vehicle having a body movable between at least a first position and a second position; and

a jumpseat coupled to the body so as to be pivotal about a first pivot axis and a second pivot axis, the jumpseat pivotable about the first pivot axis and the second pivot axis to move between a first, stowed position and a second, use position, with the first pivot axis offset from the second pivot axis along a longitudinal axis of the jumpseat and in the first, stowed position, the second partition and the jumpseat are positionable within the space.

16. The vehicle of claim 15, wherein the jumpseat includes a seat bottom and a seat back, and the first pivot axis is defined by at least one pivot pin coupled to the seat bottom.

17. The vehicle of claim 16, wherein the second pivot axis is defined by at least one pivot pin coupled to the seat back.

18. The vehicle of claim 16, wherein the seat bottom includes a guide slot, and the seat back includes a follower tab received within the guide slot to pivot the seat back as the seat bottom moves along the first pivot axis.

19. The vehicle of claim 15, wherein the body includes a latch body and the vehicle includes a jamb strike that receives the latch body to secure the body to the vehicle in the second position.

20. The vehicle of claim 19, wherein the jumpseat further comprises a lock system having a lock pin that retains the jumpseat in the first, stowed position and the vehicle further comprises a source of data that indicates whether the body is secured to the vehicle in the second position, and a controller that processes the data, determines that the body is secured to the vehicle in the second position and outputs one or more control signals to the lock system to release the lock pin based on the determination.