Vehicle seat arrangement
First Claim
1. Vehicle with at least one rear seat located behind a front seat as viewed in the direction of travel, said rear seat comprising a seat part mounted on the vehicle floor and a seat back mounted pivotably thereto, with a floor pan located in the vehicle floor in front of the rear seat to receive the rear seat when folded together by folding the seat back onto the seat part, with the edge of the floor pan being flush with the floor and with a folding mechanism to pivot the folded rear seat into the floor pan,wherein said folding mechanism has two front and two rear supports, each support being designed to pivot around a respective pivot axis defined by the seat part, the pivot axis being aligned in a lengthwise direction of the vehicle, said supports securing the rear seat in its operating position at a preset seat height above the vehicle floor,wherein the two front supports are mounted so that their ends remote from the seat part can pivot around a pivot axis aligned transversely to the lengthwise direction of the vehicle and defined below the vehicle floor, andwherein the two rear supports are each secured in a bearing accommodated in the vehicle floor, the bearings for the two rear supports being designed as support bearings in which ends of the supports are releasably received.
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Abstract
A vehicle, especially a minivan, having at least one rear seat located behind the front seat as viewed in the direction of travel. The seat has a seat back that can be pivoted onto a seat part. A floor pan is located in front of the rear seat in the vehicle floor for accommodating lowering of the rear seat. A folding mechanism pivots the rear seat, folded together by folding the seat back onto the seat part, into the floor pan. To achieve a limited floor pan thickness while retaining a seat height of the seat part of the rear seat that is determined by seating comfort, the folding mechanism has two front and two rear supports, each of the supports being pivotable around a pivot axis aligned transversely to the lengthwise direction of the vehicle and secured to the seat part. The supports hold the rear seat in its operating position at a predetermined seat height above the vehicle floor. The two front supports are mounted so that their ends remote from the seat part can pivot around a pivot axis that is aligned transversely to the lengthwise direction of the vehicle and is defined below the vehicle floor, while the two rear seats are each mounted releasably in a supporting bearing accommodated in the vehicle floor.
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26 Claims
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1. Vehicle with at least one rear seat located behind a front seat as viewed in the direction of travel, said rear seat comprising a seat part mounted on the vehicle floor and a seat back mounted pivotably thereto, with a floor pan located in the vehicle floor in front of the rear seat to receive the rear seat when folded together by folding the seat back onto the seat part, with the edge of the floor pan being flush with the floor and with a folding mechanism to pivot the folded rear seat into the floor pan,
wherein said folding mechanism has two front and two rear supports, each support being designed to pivot around a respective pivot axis defined by the seat part, the pivot axis being aligned in a lengthwise direction of the vehicle, said supports securing the rear seat in its operating position at a preset seat height above the vehicle floor, wherein the two front supports are mounted so that their ends remote from the seat part can pivot around a pivot axis aligned transversely to the lengthwise direction of the vehicle and defined below the vehicle floor, and wherein the two rear supports are each secured in a bearing accommodated in the vehicle floor, the bearings for the two rear supports being designed as support bearings in which ends of the supports are releasably received.
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17. A seating arrangement for a vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle floor, a front seat, a rear seat disposed behind the front seat and having a seat part mounted on the vehicle floor and a seat back pivotally connected to the seat part, a floor pan in the vehicle floor in front of the rear seat, and a folding mechanism accommodating movement of the rear seat between an in use position above the vehicle floor and a stowage position in the floor pan below the vehicle floor, said folding mechanism including; at least one front support pivotally connected at a front support lower pivot axis located below the floor and a front support upper axis on the seat part, and at least one rear support pivotally releasably connected at a rear support hearing point on the vehicle floor and a rear support upper pivot axis on the seat part, wherein said at least one rear support is connected by a releasable support bearing at the rear support lower pivot axis. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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