Bucket seat and its application to a land-based motor vehicle

• US 5,544,939 A
• Filed: 05/10/1994
• Issued: 08/13/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cesa--Compagnie Europeenne de Sieges Pour Automobiles
• Original Assignee: Cesa--Compagnie Europeenne de Sieges Pour Automobiles
• Inventors: Baret, Frederic, Faurrey, Fran.cedilla.ois
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): BARFIELD, ANTHONY DERRELL
• Application Number:
  US08/240,595
• Time in Patent Office: 826 Days
• Field of Search: 297/337, 297/344.21, 297/344.22, 297/344.23, 297/378.1, 297/378.12, 297/344.25, 297/452.35, 297/452.36, 297/341, 297/378.14
• US Class Current: 297/340
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/146 characterised by the locking device
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/20 the back-rest being tiltable, e.g. to permit easy access B60N2/04, B60N2/22 , B60N2/3002 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/986 Side-rests B60N2/2872, B60N2/885 take precedence

Abstract

The bucket seat comprising a seat part (10) with a cushion (11) carried by a framework (12) mounted on a subframe (14), a backrest (20) with a cushion (21) carried by a framework (22), and an articulation (30) connecting the subframe (14) of the seat part (10) to the framework (22) of the backrest (20) in order to allow the cushion (21) of the backrest (20) to be pivoted, is characterized in that the framework (12) of the seat part (10) cushion (11) is mounted on the subframe (14) by the interposition of a turntable (13) and in that the seat part and backrest cushions (11,21) each comprise a surface (110) which is conjugate with a complementary surface (210) which fit together at least partially on one another.

Application in particular to vehicles known as coupes.

Claims

1. A bucket seat for a land-based motor vehicle, comprising a seat part (10) with a cushion (11) carried by a framework (12) mounted on a subframe (14), a backrest (20) with a cushion (21) carried by a framework (22), and an articulation (30) connecting the subframe (14) of the seat part (10) to the framework (22) of the backrest (20) in order to allow the cushion (21) of the backrest (20) to be pivoted about an axis (300) between a first, upright position and a second, folded-down position in which the cushion (21) of the backrest (20) is against the seat part cushion (11), wherein the framework (12) of the seat part (10) cushion (11) is mounted on the subframe (14) by the interposition of a turntable (13) so that the seat part cushion (11) can turn about an axis (130) not parallel to the axis (300) of pivoting of the backrest cushion (21), between a normal position and a turned access position, wherein the seat part and backrest cushions (11,21) each comprise a middle supporting face (111,211) and lateral padded rolls (112,212) which border it for holding an occupant of the seat when he is subjected to transverse or lateral forces, and wherein the middle supporting face (111) and the lateral padded rolls (112) of the seat part cushion (11) delimit a surface (110) which is conjugate with a complementary surface (210) delimited by the middle supporting face (211) and the lateral padded rolls (212) of the backrest cushion (21) so that, when the seat part cushion (11) occupies its turned access position, and the backrest (20) cushion (21) occupies its second, folded-down position, the corresponding surfaces (110,210) of the seat part (10) cushion (11) and of the backrest (20) cushion (21) fit at least partially into one another;

and wherein the bucket seat further comprises automatic-control means (50), connected to said turntable (12) and to said framework (22) of the backrest (20), for automatically controlling turning of the seat part cushion (11) from its normal position to its turned access position upon pivoting of the backrest cushion (21) from its first, upright position to its second, folded-down position.

2. The seat according to claim 1, further comprising means (40) for returning the seat part cushion (11) from its turned access position to its normal position.

3. The seat according to claim 1, further comprising a lock (15), mounted on the subframe (14) of the seat part (10), for immobilizing the seat part cushion (11) in its normal position.

4. The seat according to claim 1, wherein the articulation (30) comprises a catch (31) for immobilizing the backrest cushion (21) in its first, upright position.

5. The seat according to claim 1, further comprising a lock (15), mounted on the subframe (14) of the seat part (10), for immobilizing the seat part cushion (11) in its normal position, wherein the articulation (30) comprises a catch (31) for immobilizing the backrest cushion (21) in its first, upright position, and wherein the lock (15) and catch (31) are interconnected via said automatic means (50) so that releasing of the catch (31) also releases the lock (15).

6. The seat according to claim 1, wherein the subframe (14) is equipped with at least one slideway (141,142) including releasable immobilizing means for immobilizing the slideway (141, 142), and wherein the automatic-control means (50) control the release of the immobilizing means in order to allow the slideway to slide completely forwards when the backrest cushion (21) is in said second folded-down position.

7. The seat according to claim 6, wherein the slideway (141,142) is a slideway with memory of the setting position which the slideway had before release of the immobilizing means.