Nesting seats for improved ingress/egress
First Claim
1. A seating arrangement for a motor vehicle including:
- first row seats including a driver'"'"'s seat and a passenger'"'"'s seat, respective rear surfaces of the first row seats defining a rear contoured surface from an outboard lateral edge of the passenger'"'"'s seat to an outboard lateral edge of the driver'"'"'s seat;
second row seats disposed behind the first row seats with respect to a forward direction of travel for the motor vehicle, the second row seats being slidable in a longitudinal direction between a forward position and a rearward position, respective forward surfaces of the second row seats defining a front contoured surface from and between respective outboard lateral edges of the second row seats, wherein the front contoured surface corresponds in shape and dimensions with the rear contoured surface such that the second row seats nest with the first row seats when the second row seats are moved toward the forward position;
wherein each second row seat includes a base and a seat back, wherein the forward surfaces of the second row seats defining the front contoured surface are generally vertically oriented forward surfaces of the respective bases of the second row seats.
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Abstract
A seating arrangement for a motor vehicle can include first row seats including a driver'"'"'s seat and a passenger'"'"'s seat, and second row seats disposed behind the first row seats with respect to a forward direction of travel for the motor vehicle. The second row seats can be slidable in longitudinal direction between a forward position and a rearward position. Respective rear surfaces of the first row seats can define a rear curved surface between an outboard lateral edge of the passenger seat and an outboard lateral edge of the driver'"'"'s seat. Respective forward surfaces of the second row seats can define a front curved surface between respective outboard lateral edges of the second row seats. The front curved surface can correspond in shape and dimensions with the rear curved surface, such that the second row seats nest with the first row seats, when the second row seats are moved toward the forward position.
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19 Claims
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1. A seating arrangement for a motor vehicle including:
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first row seats including a driver'"'"'s seat and a passenger'"'"'s seat, respective rear surfaces of the first row seats defining a rear contoured surface from an outboard lateral edge of the passenger'"'"'s seat to an outboard lateral edge of the driver'"'"'s seat; second row seats disposed behind the first row seats with respect to a forward direction of travel for the motor vehicle, the second row seats being slidable in a longitudinal direction between a forward position and a rearward position, respective forward surfaces of the second row seats defining a front contoured surface from and between respective outboard lateral edges of the second row seats, wherein the front contoured surface corresponds in shape and dimensions with the rear contoured surface such that the second row seats nest with the first row seats when the second row seats are moved toward the forward position; wherein each second row seat includes a base and a seat back, wherein the forward surfaces of the second row seats defining the front contoured surface are generally vertically oriented forward surfaces of the respective bases of the second row seats. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A seating arrangement for a motor vehicle comprising:
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a first row seat including a seat back having a contoured rear surface defining a rear contour in a plane that is parallel to a lateral and a longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle; a second row seat laterally aligned with and disposed behind the first row seat with respect to a forward direction of travel for the motor vehicle, the second row seat being slidable in the longitudinal axis between a forward position and a rearward position and including a base having a contoured forward surface defining a forward contour in the plane that is parallel to the lateral and the longitudinal axis, when in the forward position a forwardmost point on the forward contour is disposed forward a rearwardmost point on the rear contour and a rearwardmost point on the forward contour is disposed rearward the rearwardmost point on the rear contour. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A seating arrangement for a motor vehicle comprising:
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first row seats including a driver'"'"'s seat, a passenger'"'"'s seat, and a center console disposed between the driver'"'"'s seat and the passenger'"'"'s seat, respective rear surfaces of the first row seats defining a rear contoured surface between an outboard lateral edge of the passenger'"'"'s seat and an outboard lateral edge of the driver'"'"'s seat and a rear surface of the center console defining a portion of the rear contoured surface; second row seats disposed behind the first row seats with respect to a forward direction of travel for the motor vehicle, the second row seats being slidable in a longitudinal direction between a forward position and a rearward position, respective forward surfaces of the second row seats defining a front contoured surface between respective outboard lateral edges of the second row seats, wherein the front contoured surface includes a recessed section corresponding in shape and dimensions with the portion of the rear contoured surface defined by the rear surface of the center console such that the second row seats nest with the first row seats including the center console when the second row seats are moved toward the forward position. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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