Abstract: A movement device for a vehicle seat includes lower rails extending in a forward or rearward direction of a vehicle are arranged in a vehicle width direction on a vehicle floor. An upper rail provided at a lower part of a seat slidably movably engages with the lower rails. A recess is formed in the vehicle floor, enabling a carriage to be conveyed between the lower rails along the vehicle width direction. The carriage is separated from the vehicle floor, and guide rails are installed on the carriage. The guide rails are provided in extensions of the lower rails so as to be capable of directly accepting a sliding movement of the upper rail from the lower rails, as the upper rail is removed from the lower rail into the extension thereof.

Abstract: A passenger automobile, in particular a van, is provided having three seat rows situated one behind another in the vehicle longitudinal direction, the middle seat row having at least one seat adjustable as a whole in the vehicle longitudinal direction, which has a seat part and a backrest part, which is settable and fixable at an angle to the seat part, and a footwell being formed in front of the seat located in the usage position. The seat with unchanged position of seat part and backrest part is positionable in a nonusage position in the footwell. In such a vehicle, the third seat row is well accessible through the vehicle door which is situated in the area of the second seat row. Independently of mounted child seats on the second seat row, it is possible to pass through the vehicle door associated with the second seat row to the rear to the third seat row.

Abstract: The disclosure teaches a seating component device for removable installation in a pickup truck. The device includes a first bracket removeably attached to a first side panel of a pickup truck bed and a first cross rail and a second cross rail attached to the bracket wherein each rail extends laterally across the truck bed. The rails connect to a second bracket removeably attached to a second side panel of a pickup truck bed. The device includes two foldable chairs hingeably mounted to the second rail, and a table mounted between the two chairs.

Abstract: A seating arrangement is provided in a vehicle to enable a wheelchair occupier to be carried safely in the vehicle, whilst having only a minimal effect on the total number of passengers that can be carried. The seating arrangement includes two adjacent seats, one adjacent the side of the vehicle and the other adjacent the aisle of the vehicle. The seat adjacent the side of the vehicle can be moved from a first position to a second position in which a clear space exists on the side of the second seat which is remote from the aisle. The second seat has a seat squab which is moveable to a position in which the seat squab does not obstruct the space in front of the back-rest of the seat, and the second seat is moveable laterally towards the side of the vehicle and axially of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle includes: rotatable wheels; a rotary electric machine that generates power for driving the wheels; a battery that supplies electric power to the rotary electric machine and that is fixed to the vehicle; and a detachable battery that supplies electric power to the rotary electric machine, that is detachable from the vehicle and that is arranged at a center in a width direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: A utility vehicle comprises plural rows of seats mounted in a vehicle body of the utility vehicle, and an extendable cargo bed positioned behind the seats. The cargo bed includes a bottom wall member having an extended region which is extended forward relative to a cargo accommodating space in an unextended state of the cargo bed. The plural rows of seats include a rear seat having a rear seat seating portion which is rotatably provided on the extended region of the bottom wall member such that the rear seat seating portion is rotatable forward to an upright position. The rear seat seating portion has a bottom plate provided integrally with a bottom surface thereof. In a state where the rear seat seating portion is rotated forward and is in the upright position, the bottom plate of the rear seat seating portion defines a front wall member of the cargo bed.

Abstract: A seat for a vehicle and more particularly a front seat for a vehicle includes a central pillar extending from the floor to the roof of the vehicle, and a center support extending forwardly from the central pillar. A lower rib extends laterally from the center support and supports a seat bottom fixed thereto. Primary and secondary intermediate ribs also extend laterally from the central pillar. A seat back is fixed to and supported by the primary and secondary intermediate ribs. Also, an upper rib is provided which extends laterally from the central pillar above the intermediate ribs. A headrest is fixed to and supported by the upper rib.

Abstract: A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a first seat, a second seat, and a seatbelt mechanism provided at the second seat. A first frame member for supporting the second seat and a first seat slide mechanism for slidably moving the second seat are arranged to be vertically coplanar with the shoulder belt guide member and the belt anchor of the seatbelt mechanism. A first lock member is provided at a second frame member disposed adjacently to the first seat for supporting the second seat. A second lock member is provided at a supporting member for supporting the first seat. The first and second lock members allow a movement of the second frame member in a forward and backward direction of the vehicle and engage with each other for locking the second frame member relative to the vehicle floor when an excess load is received from the seatbelt mechanism.

Abstract: An all-terrain vehicle including: a first seat arranged on the vehicle; a second seat arranged behind the first seat; a first floor arranged in front of the first seat; a second floor arranged between the first seat and the second seat; an engine having at least a part arranged between the first floor and the second floor; and an exhaust pipe connected to the engine and having a first vertical pipe portion extending downward from a connecting portion to the engine and a horizontal pipe portion extending backward below the second floor.

Abstract: A utility vehicle including: a vehicle body frame having a left and right side portion; a front seat affixed to the vehicle body frame; a rear seat affixed to the vehicle body frame provided to the rear of the front seat; a rear floor affixed to the vehicle body frame provided between the front seat and the rear seat; a first roof support structure including a first left member and first right pipe member that extend generally in the vertical direction from the vehicle body frame, disposed respectively at the left and right side portions of the vehicle body frame in front of the front seat; a second roof support structure including a second left member and a second right pipe member that extend generally in the vertical direction from the vehicle body frame, disposed respectively at the left and right side portions of the vehicle body frame to the rear of the front seat, wherein at least a portion of the second left pipe member and second right pipe member are positioned lower than a seating surface of a seat

Abstract: A utility vehicle including: a vehicle body frame including a left and right side portion; a front seat affixed to the vehicle body frame; a rear seat affixed to the vehicle body frame provided to the rear of the front seat; a rear roof support structure including a left member and right pipe member that extend generally in the vertical direction from the vehicle body frame, disposed respectively at both the left and right side portions of the vehicle body frame to the rear of the rear seat, wherein at least a downward direction portion of the left pipe member and right pipe member are positioned lower than a seating surface of a seat cushion portion of the rear seat and are angled so as to be positioned further towards the back the higher up; and a pair of rear wheels supported by the vehicle body frame provided a position that is below the seat cushion portion of the rear seat wherein, at least a portion thereof, is coincident with the rear seat and with the rear roof support structure in the front/back dir

Abstract: A utility vehicle including: a vehicle body frame; a pair of left and right front wheels and at least a pair of left and right rear wheels that are supported on the vehicle frame; a front seat that is provided to the rear of the front wheels; a rear seat that is provided to the rear of the front seat having an in-use position, a transition position, and a non-use position; a cargo bed, disposed to the rear of the front seat including: a bottom wall portion whereon the seat cushion portion of the rear seat is provided movably; a left side wall portion and a right side wall portion that are provided on the left and right side portions of the bottom wall portion, wherein the left side wall portion and the right side wall portion extend forward to the rear seat in its non-use position; and a rear wall portion that is provided at the rear end portion of the bottom wall portion; and a rear floor provided between the front seat and the rear seat and lower than the bottom wall portion of the cargo bed.

Abstract: A unique and versatile seating system for automobiles is provided. The seating system includes aspects to improve the functionality of the seating arrangement while maintaining the safety and comfort of the automotive seats. In certain embodiments, the seating system includes a reversible automotive seat that includes a seat cushion and a backrest. The backrest is movable between a forward seating position and a rearward seating position and includes an integrated restraint system which is operable to secure an occupant seated when the backrest is in either the forward or rearward seating positions.

Abstract: A seat arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle with a first vehicle seat and a second vehicle seat that is arranged adjacent to the first vehicle seat in the transverse direction. The vehicle seats include, but are not are not limited to a seat part and a back rest. The first vehicle seat can be displaced in the transverse direction from a first position into a second position in which the first vehicle seat is offset in the direction of the second vehicle seat. The second vehicle seat can furthermore be folded from a service position into an idle position. The seat part of the second vehicle seat is lowered in the idle position such that the seat part of the first vehicle seat is arranged above the seat part of the second vehicle seat in the second position.

Abstract: An accessory for use for the inside surface and the upper edge surface of a pickup truck tailgate. The accessory comprises a unitary member of plastic sheet material including a generally planar base portion, configured to overly and cover the inside surface of the tailgate and defining at least one upwardly opening seating surface configured to accommodate a human posterior, and a lip portion contiguous with an edge of and extending at an angle with respect to the base portion and configured to overlie and protect the upper edge surface of the tailgate with the base portion installed on the inside surface of the tailgate. A backrest is associated with the seating surface and is pivotally moveable between an upright position providing back support for a person sitting on the seating surface and a lowered stowed position within the concavity of the seating surface. The seating and protector accessory is secured to the tailgate using suitable fasteners coacting with the tailgate.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to an interior vehicle architecture including a first zone having a first design focus; a second zone having a second design focus; and a third zone having a third design focus. Each of the first, second, and third design focuses are distinctive. The vehicle interior can be a minivan interior.

Abstract: An automotive vehicle includes a floor, an outboard seat and an inboard seat. The floor extends transversely between opposite sides of the vehicle. The outboard seat and inboard seat are arranged in a transversely extending row along the floor of the vehicle, wherein the inboard seat is disposed at an inboard position and the outboard seat is disposed at an outboard position. The inboard seat is slidably coupled to the floor for transverse sliding movement between the inboard and outboard positions. The outboard seat is tiltable to accommodate displacement of the inboard seat between the inboard and outboard positions.

Abstract: A variable automotive passenger seating configuration including a first seating row having a first pair of spaced apart seats each having an interior side and an exterior side. A second seating row is provided including a second pair of spaced apart seats each having an interior side and an exterior side, and a movable center seat assembly is disposed between the interior sides of the second pair of seats. At least one of the first pair of seats includes a cut-out section adjacent the interior side and the center seat assembly is configured to correspond with the cut-out section and nest between the interior sides of the first pair of seats. The center seat assembly may be configured to enable the mounting of a rearward-facing infant car seat when in a folded position.

Abstract: A vehicle including a cabin and a bed. A first row seat and a second row seat are provided in the cabin, and a dividing wall separates the cabin and the bed. A third-row seat is mounted to the dividing wall, and the dividing wall is pivotable to deploy the third-row seat from a stowed position in the cabin to a deployed position in the bed.

Abstract: A military motor vehicle for transporting personnel, comprising a chassis on which are successively disposed a driver's cabin and an upwardly open transport structure that can be covered by a tarpaulin and has seats and/or benches. A roll protection device is disposed on the upper side of the transport structure and comprises two roll bars, each of which is disposed over a side wall of the transport structure and extends in the longitudinal direction and over the entire length thereof. Each end of each roll bar is releasably attached to the transport structure. The roll bars are interconnected by reinforcing elements that extend transverse to the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A passenger cabin for a vehicle. The passenger cabin is comprised of a floor panel, a first row seat, a second row seat, and a stowable ottoman. The first row seat and the second row seat are attached to the floor panel. The stowable ottoman is pivotally attached to the floor panel between the first row seat and the second row seat. The stowable ottoman is deployable from underneath the floor panel through an opening in the floor panel.

Abstract: A seating arrangement with improved seating comfort. In one embodiment, the seating arrangement is for a transportation vehicle. The arrangement includes seats at least having two levels adjacent to single-level seats. The multi-level seats include at least a bottom row of seats and a top row of seats. In one embodiment, the bottom row seats are on a floor; and there is an imaginary horizontal plane that is parallel to the floor, and that at least a part of the top row seats and at least a part of the bottom row seats intersect. The single-level seats include at least two rows, with at least one seat in each row being adjacent to the aisle, to allow passengers to access the single-level seats. In another embodiment, a seating arrangement includes only multi-level seats. In yet another embodiment, a computer-implemented method is applicable to the seats, such as allowing the display of a visual representation of a top-row seat and a bottom-row seat.

Abstract: An accessory for use for the inside surface and the upper edge surface of a pickup truck tailgate. The accessory comprises a unitary member of plastic sheet material including a generally planar base portion, configured to overly and cover the inside surface of the tailgate and defining at least one upwardly opening seating surface configured to accommodate a human posterior, and a lip portion contiguous with an edge of and extending at an angle with respect to the base portion and configured to overlie and protect the upper edge surface of the tailgate with the base portion installed on the inside surface of the tailgate. A backrest is associated with the seating surface and is pivotally moveable between an upright position providing back support for a person sitting on the seating surface and a lowered stowed position within the concavity of the seating surface. The seating and protector accessory is secured to the tailgate using suitable fasteners coacting with the tailgate.

Abstract: A seating accessory for use in combination with the inside surface of the tailgate of a pickup truck. The accessory includes a generally rectangular sheet sized to be positioned over the lowered tailgate surface and defining two side-by-side upwardly opening concave seating surfaces to accommodate side-by-side seated persons. A backrest is associated with each seating surface and is pivotally moveable between an upright position providing back support for a person sitting on the respective seating surface, and a lowered, stowed position within the concavity of the respective seating surface. The seating access is secured to the tailgate using suitable fasteners coacting with the tailgate.

Abstract: The invention provides an innovative and practical new class of crossover motor vehicles for carrying passengers and for carrying cargo in a cargo or pickup bed, while still being of sufficiently small dimensions as to be garage-able in many home garages. Representative embodiments can carry 6 or 7 or 9 persons in comfortable seats all with adjacent or facing seats for companions; plus substantial varied cargos, which can potentially include sporting or recreational equipment such as bicycles or a powered waterscooter or snowmobile or motorcycle; camping gear including a 9-person tent; furniture such as a Queen bed set; appliances such as a washer and dryer; utility equipment such as a snowblower or riding lawnmower; or substantial quantities of items such as lumber, bark or fertilizer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle (1) of the type with four wheels (10), which consists of: a driver's cab which is only large enough to accommodate one person widthways and which is solidly connected to a chassis comprising a driver protection structure (4); and means for balancing the vehicle when negotiating bends and/or on surfaces that are inclined in relation to the horizontal, by inclining the chassis and the two front wheels simultaneously. The vehicle also comprises inclination-locking means which are actuated automatically when the vehicle is stopped or travelling at a reduced speed. The inventive vehicle further comprises means for limiting the angle of inclination to a maximum value such that, when stopped, the vehicle does not tilt.

Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided which includes a seat base detachably mounted on a vehicle floor, a seat cushion detachably provided on the seat base, and a backrest foldably supported on the seat base. The seat cushion is detached from the seat base, and the seat cushion and the seat base with the backrest folded are juxtaposed to be stored in a recess provided in the vehicle floor or an area under another seat. In the case of non-use, the vehicle seat can be removed from the vehicle floor to be efficiently stored inside a vehicle. A vehicle seat storing structure and a vehicle seat structure are also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a seat row arrangement for a vehicle, comprising two outer seats (5) and a central seat (4). It is defined in that the central seat (4d) can be displaced forward and/or rearward from the normal position between the two outer seats (5d) into a front and/or a rear seat position. It is thus possible for the vehicle occupants in the seat row to obtain more comfortable seat positions, which are offset in the longitudinal direction. The effect is produced immediately on displacing the central seat (4d), since the shoulders of the vehicle occupants are now no longer arranged in a row. Because the vehicle occupants are now no longer sitting directly shoulder to shoulder, the vehicle occupants have greater shoulder room and there is an immediate increase in their freedom of movement and feeling of space in the offset seat position.

Abstract: Provided are an aircraft (or vehicle) and a vehicle seat arranging method by which the number of seats is increased to the maximum, while comfortability of passengers is ensured. A seat 20B immediately adjacent to an inner wall surface 11a out of a plurality of seats 20 provided in array in a body 11 of an aircraft (or vehicle) 10 is arranged inwardly obliquely so that a foot clearance of passengers is ensured. Oblique angles of mutually adjacent seats 20A, 20B can be made different from each other to form a fan shape so that passengers are prevented from interfering with each other on their shoulders. Also, baggage receiving spaces 30 provided in immediate front of the seats 20A, 20B, respectively, can be arranged so as not to interfere with each other.

Abstract: A recreational vehicle is disclosed, comprising a plurality of wheels configured to enable the recreational vehicle to roll along the ground, an interior living space enclosed by a plurality of walls, and a generally U-shaped seating area. In some embodiments, the generally U-shaped seating area may comprise two side couches and an interior couch that utilizes a lower mattress as a seat cushion. An exterior couch may face opposite the interior couch and also utilize the lower mattress as a seat cushion. In some embodiments, the recreational vehicle also comprises tracks for elevating the lower mattress and an upper mattress, and elevated table mounts attached to the bottom of the upper mattress that may be used to store one or more table tops below the upper mattress.

Abstract: The invention relates to a seat row arrangement for a vehicle, comprising two outer seats (5) and a central seat (4). It is defined in that the central seat (4d) can be displaced forward and/or rearward from the normal position between the two outer seats (5d) into a front and/or a rear seat position. It is thus possible for the vehicle occupants in the seat row to obtain more comfortable seat positions, which are offset in the longitudinal direction. The effect is produced immediately on displacing the central seat (4d), since the shoulders of the vehicle occupants are now no longer arranged in a row. Because the vehicle occupants are now no longer sitting directly shoulder to shoulder, the vehicle occupants have greater shoulder room and there is an immediate increase in their freedom of movement and feeling of space in the offset seat position.

Abstract: A tailgate seatback and accessory holding system includes an elongated member that has a first end and a second end. Each of the first and second ends has a slot extending therein. The slots are each configured to releasably receive one of a pair of locking members attached to opposite side walls of a pickup bed. The locking members are positioned in the slots so that the elongated member extends between the side walls of a pickup bed.

Abstract: An improved truck bed seating apparatus, wherein a frame is removably attached to a truck bed for supporting seating thereon, and wherein the design allows for easy removal and installation of the frame assembly and provides for a minimal use of space when the apparatus is removed.

Abstract: A armrest portion moving forward away from seat backs for allowing an object to be placed thereon is provided at the central portion of the seat backs of a rear row seat, and a movable cushion provided at a central portion of seat cushions in the vehicle width direction. The movable cushion is operative to move upward and forward away from the seat cushions to the location near a front end of the armrest portion. Accordingly, a large-scaled console can be formed at the proper level with the armrest portion and the movable cushion, thereby improving convenience.

Abstract: A folding seat for a vehicle includes a seat base fixed to an intermediate bracket, a seat back having a lower end and a support bracket fixed to the vehicle. An intermediate bracket has a first hinge point where the seat back lower end is hingedly attached to the intermediate bracket. The intermediate bracket has a second hinge point where the intermediate bracket is hingedly attached to the support bracket, and which is spatially removed from the first hinge point. Upon folding of the seat base into a vertical position, the intermediate bracket rotates on the second hinge point, which remains stationary and the first hinge point rotates upwardly and rearwardly around the second hinge point, so that the first hinge point and the lower seat back move rearwardly as the seat back and the seat base are folded into vertical orientation close to the rear vehicle wall.

Abstract: A support for bodywork of a vehicle elements is provided that includes means for receiving and fastening optical elements, fastener members for bodywork elements, docking zones for receiving the edges of bodywork elements and for putting them into position relative to the adjacent edges of bodywork elements and optical elements, and a means for positioning and fixing a hood lock. The equipment front face has generally two portions, a structural portion and a geometrical portion, corresponding to the vehicle front block divided into two modules, a structural module integrating various functional members of the vehicle, and a geometrical module integrating the bodywork elements for the front of the vehicle.

Abstract: In a seat device for a vehicle comprising a front-row seat including a driver seat and an assistant seat and a rear-row seat provided behind the front-row seat, respective front-row and rear-row seats being provided in a cabin which includes an ingress and egress opening, at a side face, the rear-row seat is configured so as to be located in a normal use position and in a stored position where a longitudinal thickness thereof is made short, and the assistant seat is configured so as to be moved rearward from a position beside the driver seat to a position which corresponds to the normal use position of the rear-row seat. Accordingly, a space in the cabin properly can be utilized, by effectively enlarging a rearward-movement range of the front-row seat including the assistant seat with a simple structure.

Abstract: A vehicle seat moving device may include first and second longitudinal moving mechanisms and a lateral moving mechanism. Each of the longitudinal moving mechanisms has a longitudinal slide rail that is attached to a vehicle floor and a longitudinal slider that is associated with a vehicle seat. The lateral moving mechanism has a lateral moving path that is attached to a vehicle floor and a lateral moving element that is movably attached to the lateral moving path. The lateral moving path is disposed between the first and second longitudinal moving mechanisms so that the lateral moving element can move between the first and second longitudinal moving mechanisms. The longitudinal slider is arranged and constructed to slidably engage to the longitudinal slide rail. Also, the longitudinal slider is arranged and constructed to be engaged with and disengaged from the longitudinal slide rail or the vehicle seat.

Abstract: A motor vehicle for transporting and delivering mail having vehicle controls (steering, brakes and throttle) that interface with the operator be able to be adjustably located in a position that is comfortable to the operator. The operator seat is of a size and shape that it is comfortable to the 5th percentile female through the 95th percentile male. The operator seat is also adjustable and the brake and throttle are adjustable with respect to the operator seat. Moreover, the seat is pivotable from a driving configuration facing ahead of the vehicle to a laterally facing position where mail operations can be comfortably conducted from the drivers seat. In addition, the door into the cargo compartment includes a window that lines up with a window in the left side of the cargo compartment such that visibility to the left of the vehicle is enhanced.

Abstract: An auxiliary seating unit is designed for a vehicle with a bed, such as a bed-type all terrain vehicle or pickup truck. The seating unit is designed with seats mounted to a support frame, the support frame having portions which rest squarely atop the vehicle's bed surface, white upper portions of the frame juxtapose and reversibly attach (using pins and cotter keys, nuts and bolts, or other reversible attachment means) to the upper margins of the vehicle's bed fence. Seats are securely attached to and supported by seat supports which extend from the portions of the support frame which attach to the vehicle.

Abstract: A collapsible backrest assembly includes a panel that has a top edge, a bottom edge, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a front side and a back side. A tube extends into the first lateral edge and outwardly of the second lateral edge. A first rod and a second rod each have a first end extending into opposite ends of the tube. A biasing member is positioned in the tube and biases the first and second rods away from each other. A pair of plates is provided. Each of the plates has a first side and a second side. The second ends of the rods are each attached to one of the first sides of the plates. Each of the plates may be abutted against one of a pair of spaced walls so that the panel is supported between the spaced walls.

Abstract: A seat device for a vehicle of the present invention includes a rail, a seat, a front leg, and a rear leg. The seat is made movable between a first position in which a seat cushion is supported on a lower floor via the front leg and the rear leg, and a second position in which the rear leg is disengaged from the lower floor and pivoted toward the seat cushion, a front portion of the seat cushion is supported on the lower floor via the front leg, and a rear portion of the seat cushion is supported on an upper floor.

Abstract: A rear seat assembly (12) movable between a use configuration and a stowed configuration within a passenger compartment (10) of a motor vehicle. The rear seat assembly (12) includes a seat cushion (24) having a front portion and a rear portion, a seat back (26) disposed adjacent to the rear portion of the seat cushion, and a translator coupled to the seat back. The translator (58) moves the seat back between the use configuration and the stowed configuration in which the seat back is adjacent to a rear lift gate (22) of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: An interior rear seat for a motor vehicle includes a main seat located in a vehicle rear cabin portion that has opposed two end side portions, and a first rear interior side panel connected to a first inner vehicle skin surface and located adjacent an inwardly projecting wheel arch of the vehicle. The first side panel has a first seating portion that is continuous with one of the end side portions to extend the main seat adjacent the wheel arch. The rear seat with increased comfort is typically part of a production vehicle converted into a taxi vehicle. The invention also concerns a method for modifying a production vehicle with the rear seat.

Abstract: There is provided a movable seat for a vehicle which makes it possible for passengers to feel more liberating. The vehicle is partitioned into a cab and the bed by a partition wall. A plurality of seats are provided in the cab and arranged in parallel in the direction of the width of a vehicle body. A seat moving mechanism is provided between the seats and the vehicle body, for holding the plurality of seats such that the plurality of seats can move in the direction of the width of the vehicle body, and moving the plurality of seats from the cab rearward onto the bed and holding the plurality of seats.

Abstract: Small driverless passenger vehicles are configured to carry passengers in either a shared or private mode by having laterally facing seating stations that are spaced from one another in which adjacent seating stations have opposite orientations so that passengers are neither directly opposite, nor directly proximate, one another. The vehicles have sliding U-shaped canopies cantilevered over the vehicle floor providing ingress and egress from both sides of the vehicles. The vehicles have rear openings for ventilation, which are covered by grilles and protected from precipitation by an overhanging portion of the vehicle's roof. The vehicles are used in combination with a passenger transportation line having stations that include queues for shared vehicle use and queues for private vehicle use.

Abstract: A seat arrangement structure for a vehicle including a pair of right and left first side seats; a first center seat disposed between the pair of first side seats; a pair of right and left second side seats; and a second center seat disposed between the pair of second side seats. The first center seat is made slidable only within a range at a back of a position where a front end portion of the first center seat is aligned with that of the pair of first side seats. Each of the pair of first side seats is made slidable only within a range in front of the position where the front end portion of the pair of first side seats is aligned with that of the first center seat. The width of the first center seat is made narrower than that of the pair of first side seats.

Abstract: A child seating apparatus is provided. The child seating apparatus includes a child seat having a lower seat portion and a substantially upright seatback portion; a frame configured to directly support the child seat in a raised position above a vehicle floor without a standard adult seat therebetween; and a locking or fastening element configured to removably connect the frame to the floor. Interchangeable child seating apparatuses may be employed to provide enhanced flexibility in vehicle interior arrangements. Accordingly, a method for exploiting the child seating apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: A seat arrangement for a vehicle includes a first row of seats, a second row of seats mounted behind the first row of seats in a vehicular cabin, and a third row of seats mounted behind the second row of seats in the cabin. A second row seat is slidable in the longitudinal direction, and a seat cushion of the third row seat can be pivoted about a pivotal axis in the vicinity of its front edge into the upright position. When the seat cushion of the third row seat is in the upright position and the second row seat is slid rearwardly, the seat cushion of the third row seat and the second row seat are positioned closely with each other. The second row seat can slide rearwardly without interference from the step on the floor or rear wheel housings bulging out into a cabin.

Abstract: A seat cushion comprises a cushion body portion including a storage recess and a cushion bottom portion covering the storage recess so as to selectively open or close it. A supplementary seat comprises a supplementary seat back which is pivotally supported so as to rotate in the longitudinal direction and a supplementary seat cushion formed separately from the supplementary seat back. The supplementary seat cushion is configured so as to selectively take a sitting position, where it is located at the side of the seat cushion, and a stored position, where it is stored in the storage recess. Accordingly, since only the supplementary seat cushion is stored in the storage recess, the deterioration of comfortable ride caused by the high-sitting point can be suppressed. Also, the supplementary seat back can be used as a armrest or the like.