Seating arrangement for a motor vehicle
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1. A rear seating arrangement for a motor vehicle, the rear seating arrangement comprising:
- a seat cushion assembly including a lower portion and a seat back portion; and
a floor pan including a longitudinal centerline, a lower portion, and a raised portion, the raised portion directly supporting the lower portion of the seat cushion assembly, the raised portion including an upper surface having a first portion concavely curved in a longitudinal direction and a second portion concavely curved in the longitudinal direction, the first and second portions being substantial mirror images of one another about the longitudinal centerline, the raised portion including a forward vertical member and a rear vertical member, the rear vertical member downwardly extending from the upper surface;
the seat cushion assembly horizontally extending between the forward vertical member and rear vertical member; and
a seat back panel upwardly extending from adjacent the rear vertical member, the seat back portion of the seat cushion assembly secured to the seat back panel.
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Abstract
A seating arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a lower seat cushion for supporting a vehicle occupant. The seating arrangement further includes a floor pan. The floor pan is preferably contoured to cooperate with the lower seat cushion. More particularly, the floor pan includes a lower portion and a raised portion. The raised portion includes an upper surface which is concavely curved in each of a lateral and longitudinal direction. The lower seat cushion is attached directly to the floor pan.
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1. A rear seating arrangement for a motor vehicle, the rear seating arrangement comprising:
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a seat cushion assembly including a lower portion and a seat back portion; and a floor pan including a longitudinal centerline, a lower portion, and a raised portion, the raised portion directly supporting the lower portion of the seat cushion assembly, the raised portion including an upper surface having a first portion concavely curved in a longitudinal direction and a second portion concavely curved in the longitudinal direction, the first and second portions being substantial mirror images of one another about the longitudinal centerline, the raised portion including a forward vertical member and a rear vertical member, the rear vertical member downwardly extending from the upper surface; the seat cushion assembly horizontally extending between the forward vertical member and rear vertical member; and a seat back panel upwardly extending from adjacent the rear vertical member, the seat back portion of the seat cushion assembly secured to the seat back panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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