公开(公告)号：US5984397A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-16

申请号：US849988

申请日：1997-08-20

申请人： Richard Dawson ,  Christopher J. Goodall ,  Danella Louise Bagnall ,  David John Walker ,  Matthew Richard Oliver

发明人： Richard Dawson ,  Christopher J. Goodall ,  Danella Louise Bagnall ,  David John Walker ,  Matthew Richard Oliver

IPC分类号： B60N2/22 ,  B60N2/30 ,  B60N2/10

CPC分类号： B60N2/3011 ,  B60N2/2222 ,  B60N2/30 ,  B60N2/3009 ,  B60N2/3022 ,  B60N2/3027 ,  B60N2/3043 ,  B60N2/307

摘要： A folding seating unit for a vehicle provides a forward or rearward facing seat with a backrest which is capable of being folded flat and sideways against the side of the vehicle at a low level beneath the window level of the vehicle. The seating unit can be stowed within side trim panels without obscuring windows, or the load carrying area of the vehicle floor, and is particularly suited to multipurpose vehicles or vans. The seating unit includes: an outboard leg coupled to the vehicle side, and an inboard leg engaging with the vehicle floor, a retraction mechanism providing automatic folding of the inboard leg when the seating unit is folded to its stowed position; an extending backrest squab which extends the effective height of the backrest when the seating is in a deployed condition, but retracts when the seating is in the stowage position. A more compact stowed seat is achieved, while maintaining a desirable height of seating for neck and head support of an occupant of the seat, thereby reducing risk of injury in accidents, and increasing the range of occupant size for which the seating is suitable.

摘要翻译： PCT No.PCT / GB95 / 02824 Sec。 371日期1997年8月20日 102（e）日期1997年8月20日PCT 1995年12月4日PCT PCT。 公开号WO96 / 17743 日期1996年6月13日用于车辆的折叠座椅单元提供具有靠背的向前或向后的座椅，该座椅能够在车辆的窗口水平面下方的低水平处折叠成平坦且侧向抵靠车辆侧面。 座椅单元可以收纳在侧装饰板中，而不会遮挡车窗或车辆地板的承载区域，特别适用于多用途车辆或货车。 所述座椅单元包括：外侧腿部，其联接到所述车辆侧;以及内侧腿部，其与所述车辆地板接合;缩回机构，当所述座椅单元折叠到其收起位置时，提供所述内侧腿部的自动折叠; 一个延伸的靠背搭扣，当座椅处于展开状态时，它可以延伸靠背靠背的有效高度，而当座椅处于收起位置时则会缩回。 实现了更紧凑的收起的座椅，同时保持了座椅乘员颈部和头部支撑所需的高度，从而减少了事故伤害的风险，并且增加了座椅适合的乘员大小的范围。