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Vehicle rear seat device
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1996-12-11
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Granted: 1998-03-24
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Expires: 2016-12-11
Abstract
Abstract A vehicle rear seat device, which enables an increase in a floor surface area of a rear portion of a vehicle, includes: a seat cushion provided so as to be rotatable approximately 180 degrees toward a front of the vehicle; a seat back which is forwardly-collapsible; and a rotating mechanism which rotates the seat cushion and at which a center of rotation of the seat cushion is set at a height which is approximately one-half of a height of the seat cushion at a front end surface of the seat cushion.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazunori Hashimoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 13:34
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/32; B60N2/36; B60N2/30; B60N2/3002; B60N2/3004; B60N2/3009; B60N2/3013; B60N2/3038; B60N2/304; B60N2/3045; B60N2/305; B60N2/3072; B60N2/3075
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A vehicle rear seat device enabling an increase in a floor surface area of a rear portion of a vehicle, comprising: a seat cushion provided so as to be rotatable approximately 180 degrees toward a front of the vehicle; a seat back which is forwardly-collapsible; and a rotating mechanism which rotates said seat cushion and in which a center of rotation of said seat cushion is set at a height which is substantially one-half of a height of a front end surface of said seat cushion, wherein said center of rotation is located on said front end surface of said seat cushion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A vehicle rear seat device enabling an increase in a floor surface area of a rear portion of a vehicle, comprising: a seat cushion provided so as to be rotatable approximately 180 degrees toward a front of the vehicle; a seat back which is forwardly-collapsible; and a rotating mechanism which rotates said seat cushion and in which a center of rotation of said seat cushion is set at a height which is substantially one-half of a height of a front end surface of said seat cushion, wherein said center of rotation is located on said front end surface of said seat cushion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A vehicle rear seat device according to claim 1, wherein at said rotating mechanism, the center of rotation of said seat cushion is set at a height which is approximately one-half of a thickness dimension of said seat back which has been collapsed forward.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
75 words
A vehicle rear seat device according to claim 1, wherein said seat cushion has a seat cushion lower portion which is adapted to be disposed in a floor recess portion formed in a floor surface provided at a rear of the vehicle, and a seat cushion upper portion which is rotatable toward the front of the vehicle, the floor surface being a border between said seat cushion lower portion and said seat cushion upper portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
61 words
A vehicle rear seat device according to claim 3, wherein said rotating mechanism has an upper plate which is mounted to a front portion of a seat frame provided at said seat cushion upper portion, a lower plate which is adapted to be mounted to the floor surface, and a hinge shaft which connects said upper plate and said lower plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
107 words
A vehicle rear seat device according to claim 4, wherein said seat cushion upper portion has a top plate, and a rear end of said top plate is fixed to a rear portion of the seat frame, and a front end of said top plate is allowed to bend toward a bottom of the vehicle when a vehicle passenger is seated, and the front end of said top plate is connected to said lower plate via a connecting member such that bending of the front end of said top plate toward the bottom of the vehicle when said seat cushion is in a folded-forward state is restricted.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A vehicle rear seat device according to claim 5, wherein said connecting member is provided beneath a front portion of the seat frame when a vehicle passenger is seated.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
A vehicle rear seat device according to claim 5, wherein when said seat cushion is in a folded-forward state, a substantially intermediate portion of said connecting member is pushed by the front portion of the seat frame such that tension is applied to said connecting member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A vehicle rear seat device according to claim 5, wherein said connecting member is an elongated member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
104 words
A vehicle rear seat device enabling an increase in a floor surface area of a rear portion of a vehicle, comprising: a seat cushion provided so as to be rotatable approximately 180 degrees toward a front of the vehicle; a seat back which is forwardly-collapsible; and a rotating mechanism which rotates said seat cushion and in which a center of rotation of said seat cushion is set at a height which is substantially one-half of a height of a front end surface of said seat cushion and which is substantially one-half of a thickness dimension of said seat back which has been collapsed forward.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
104 words
A vehicle rear seat device enabling an increase in a floor surface area of a rear portion of a vehicle, comprising: a seat cushion provided so as to be rotatable approximately 180 degrees toward a front of the vehicle; a seat back which is forwardly-collapsible; and a rotating mechanism which rotates said seat cushion and in which a center of rotation of said seat cushion is set at a height which is substantially one-half of a height of a front end surface of said seat cushion and which is substantially one-half of a thickness dimension of said seat back which has been collapsed forward.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
75 words
A vehicle rear seat device according to claim 9, wherein said seat cushion has a seat cushion lower portion which is adapted to be disposed in a floor recess portion formed in a floor surface provided at a rear of the vehicle, and a seat cushion upper portion which is rotatable toward the front of the vehicle, the floor surface being a border between said seat cushion lower portion and said seat cushion upper portion.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
159 words
A vehicle rear seat device according to claim 10, wherein said rotating mechanism has an upper plate which is mounted to a front portion of a seat frame provided at said seat cushion upper portion, a lower plate which is adapted to be mounted to the floor surface, and a hinge shaft which connects said upper plate and said lower plate, and said seat cushion upper portion has a top plate, and a rear end of said top plate is fixed to a rear portion of the seat frame, and a front end of said top plate is allowed to bend toward a bottom of the vehicle when a vehicle passenger is seated, and the front end of said top plate is connected to said lower plate via a connecting member such that bending of the front end of said top plate toward the bottom of the vehicle when said seat cushion is in a folded-forward state is restricted.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
A vehicle rear seat device according to claim 11, wherein said connecting member is provided beneath a front portion of the seat frame when a vehicle passenger is seated.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
46 words
A vehicle rear seat device according to claim 11, wherein when said seat cushion is in a folded-forward state, a substantially intermediate portion of said connecting member is pushed by the front portion of the seat frame such that tension is applied to said connecting member.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
A vehicle rear seat device according to claim 11, wherein said connecting member is an elongated member.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
169 words
A vehicle rear seat device enabling an increase in a floor surface area of a rear portion of a vehicle, comprising: a seat cushion provided so as to be rotatable approximately 180 degrees toward a front of the vehicle, said seat cushion having a seat cushion lower portion, which is adapted to be disposed in a floor recess portion formed in a floor surface provided at a rear of the vehicle, and a seat cushion upper portion, which is rotatable toward the front of the vehicle, the floor surface being a border between said seat cushion lower portion and said seat cushion upper portion; a seat back which is forwardly-collapsible; and a rotating mechanism which rotates said seat cushion and in which a center of rotation of said seat cushion is set at a height which is substantially one-half of a height of a front end surface of said seat cushion and which is substantially one-half of a thickness dimension of said seat back which has been collapsed forward.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
169 words
A vehicle rear seat device enabling an increase in a floor surface area of a rear portion of a vehicle, comprising: a seat cushion provided so as to be rotatable approximately 180 degrees toward a front of the vehicle, said seat cushion having a seat cushion lower portion, which is adapted to be disposed in a floor recess portion formed in a floor surface provided at a rear of the vehicle, and a seat cushion upper portion, which is rotatable toward the front of the vehicle, the floor surface being a border between said seat cushion lower portion and said seat cushion upper portion; a seat back which is forwardly-collapsible; and a rotating mechanism which rotates said seat cushion and in which a center of rotation of said seat cushion is set at a height which is substantially one-half of a height of a front end surface of said seat cushion and which is substantially one-half of a thickness dimension of said seat back which has been collapsed forward.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
159 words
A rear seat vehicle device according to claim 15, wherein said rotating mechanism has an upper plate which is mounted to a front portion of a seat frame provided at said seat cushion upper portion, a lower plate which is adapted to be mounted to the floor surface, and a hinge shaft which connects said upper plate and said lower plate, and said seat cushion upper portion has a top plate, and a rear end of said top plate is fixed to a rear portion of the seat frame, and a front end of said top plate is allowed to bend toward a bottom of the vehicle when a vehicle passenger is seated, and the front end of said top plate is connected to said lower plate via a connecting member such that bending of the front end of said top plate toward the bottom of the vehicle when said seat cushion is in a folded-forward state is restricted.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
29 words
A rear seat vehicle device according to claim 16, wherein said connecting member is provided beneath a front portion of the seat frame when a vehicle passenger is seated.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
A rear seat vehicle device according to claim 17, wherein said connecting member is an elongated member.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
46 words
A rear seat vehicle device according to claim 16, wherein when said seat cushion is in a folded-forward state, a substantially intermediate portion of said connecting member is pushed by the front portion of the seat frame such that tension is applied to said connecting member.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
17 words
A rear seat vehicle device according to claim 19, wherein said connecting member is an elongated member.
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