Vehicle seat having a footrest
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1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a seat cushion;
a lower-leg support pivotably attached on the seat cushion and movable between a stowed position and a utilization position, the lower-leg support including a footrest at a lower end, the footrest including a footplate foldable about a rotation axis arranged transversely to the lower-leg support and located in the stowed position approximately parallel to the lower-leg support and located in the utilization position approximately perpendicular to the lower leg support; and
an energy storage device, the footplate joined to the energy storage device and configured to charge the energy storage device upon folding out from the stowed position into the utilization position.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a lower-leg support, transferable from a stowed position into a utilization position, and a footrest. To achieve comfortable support with easy operation, the footrest has a footplate that may be folded out and that is located in the stowed position approximately parallel, and in the utilization position approximately perpendicular, to the lower-leg support, and coacts with an energy storage device.
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1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
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a seat cushion;
a lower-leg support pivotably attached on the seat cushion and movable between a stowed position and a utilization position, the lower-leg support including a footrest at a lower end, the footrest including a footplate foldable about a rotation axis arranged transversely to the lower-leg support and located in the stowed position approximately parallel to the lower-leg support and located in the utilization position approximately perpendicular to the lower leg support; and
an energy storage device, the footplate joined to the energy storage device and configured to charge the energy storage device upon folding out from the stowed position into the utilization position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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