Abstract: A seat assembly includes a device for releasably mounting to a vehicle trailer hitch. The device includes an elongated member having a first end and a second end. The first end is removably extendable into the trailer hitch. The elongated member has a perpendicular bend therein such that the second end extends upwardly when the first end is inserted into the hitch. A chair assembly is removably attachable to the second end of the elongated member. A footrest assembly is releasably attachable to the elongated member.

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 comprises a floor having a first section, a second section, and a third section, arranged one behind another while rising stepwise from another section in front, a first row seat disposed on the first section of the floor, a second row seat which is disposed on the second section of the floor in use, and which is foldable forward so as to be in substantially a level state, a third row seat which is disposed on the third section of the floor in use, and which is rotatable backward along with an associated seat base so as to be in substantially in a level state. A luggage compartment having a flat bottom is formed when the second row seat is folded, and the third row seat is rotated backward.

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.

Abstract: A front seat assembly (54) and a rear seat assembly (10) for a vehicle, including a front seat bottom (52) having a front portion and a rear portion, a rear seat bottom (14) having a forward portion and a rearward portion and being connectable to the vehicle for movement between a use position and a stored position, and a support member (82) connected to the front seat bottom and connectable to the vehicle. The support member supports the rear portion of the front seat bottom from the vehicle such that the rear seat bottom may be moved from the use position to the stored position with the forward potion of the rear seat bottom located under the front seat bottom.

Abstract: A central console unit is disposed in a position between a driver's seat and a front-passenger's seat in a motor vehicle as a mobile body and disposes desired devices such as a CD player, a cassette tape player, a DVD player, or the like, is arranged to allow the central console unit to be positioned along a rail to a predetermined position corresponding to each of the seats in the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle cabin is provided, the cabin including at least one passenger seat and an anchor arrangement configured to detachably couple to a rearwardly facing infant seat situated on the passenger seat, in which the anchor arrangement prevents the rearwardly facing infant seat from accelerating toward a rear of a vehicle.

Abstract: A collapsible seat assembly releasably attachable to a vehicle includes a support member for attachment to a vehicle hitch receiver, a pair of pivotable arms attached to the support member and a pair of support assemblies pivotally attached to the arms opposite the support member. The support assemblies include a pair of support surfaces that can be formed into a seating surface to enable individuals to sit on the assembly. The assembly can also be collapsed into a storage configuration that can easily be transported when attached to the vehicle.

Abstract: A seat structure for a vehicle which includes a pair of side seats disposed at right and left sides of the vehicle; a center seat disposed between the pair of side seats, the center seat including a seat cushion which includes a front divided member and a rear divided member; and a first box container having an open top. The first box container may be formed, when the front divided member is moved in a front direction, by a surface of the front divided member, a front surface of the rear divided member, and a side surface of a seat cushion of each of the pair of side seats facing towards the center seat.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a convertible jump seat for a pickup truck. It is an add-on seat for the rear cargo area, or bed, of a pickup truck. The convertible jump seat for a pickup truck an be easily removed to increase the truck's cargo carrying capacity, in the preferred embodiment, the backs of the seats also fold down to provide additional room in the bed of the pickup truck when no additional seating is needed, without removing the entire unit. In addition, a cargo/storage area is provided in front of the seats. The convertible jump seat for a pickup truck can be used in an open bed or with trucks that have bed caps.

Abstract: A design template includes a torso section being one of a group of a large male, medium male and small female having each being one of a group of an ERECT posture, a NEUTRAL posture and a SLUMPED posture.

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 retainer arrangement for use on the cargo compartment of a pickup truck or the like comprising a substantially rigid, longitudinally extensible and retractable arm member for engagement removably to respective joints on the bed liner sections covering two opposite side walls of the cargo compartment.

Abstract: A seat track assembly includes a lock having a lock pin movable between locking and unlocking positions. A guide forms a cylinder supporting movement of the lock pin and first and second shear plates are located on opposite sides of the guide. A spring member resiliently biases the lock pin toward the locking position. The lock pin extends through openings in the first and second shear plates. The lock pin, the guide, and the spring member are located entirely within an interior space of a movable track. A release assembly includes a bracket secured to the movable track, a pivotable fork, and a handle pivotally attached to the bracket and operably engaging the fork so that pivotable movement of the handle pivots the fork to move the lock pin. A secondary spring member biases the release assembly toward the locking position.

Abstract: An accessory, such as a bench, is attached to a vehicle's tailgate. When the tailgate is in an open or down position, the accessory can be simply unfolded from the tailgate. The accessory may comprise a retractable folding bench that may be attached to the inside of the tailgate of a pick-up truck, sport utility vehicle, trailer or any vehicle equipped with a tailgate. The accessory may comprise a retractable folding bench that may be attached to the inside rear floor portion of a “sports utility vehicle” that has “barn doors” and are not equipped with a tailgate.

Abstract: A modular seat layout system in an automobile vehicle that includes at last two seats located one behind the other. The front seat is attached to the floor of the vehicle by a first set of hinged items so that the seat pan of the front seat can translate forward to be housed in the space existing in front of the front seat when it is in the normal utilization position. The backrest of the front seat extends more or less horizontally towards the rear from the seat pan at the location that the seat pan occupies in the normal utilization position. The rear seat is attached to the floor by a second of hinged items so that the rear seat can be folded and placed against the backrest of the front seat.

Abstract: A motor vehicle seat system includes a row of front seats, a row of back seats separated from the row of front seats by a lateral isle, a longitudinal aisle through the front row, and a middle seat in the back row having a full-row position behind the lateral aisle and a half-row position overlapping the front row and the lateral aisle. In its full-row position, the middle seat cooperates with the back row seats for bench-type seating. In its half-row position, the middle seat provides a rigid platform for a child seat closer to occupants of the front row seats. The middle seat includes a removable lower frame, a seat cushion frame, a seat back frame pivotally connected to the seat cushion frame, and a mechanical linkage supporting the seat cushion frame on the lower frame for translation between an extended position corresponding to the half-row position of the middle seat and a retracted position corresponding to the full-row position of the middle seat.

Abstract: An interior system for a motor vehicle comprises two front seats and a rear seat disposed rearwardly of the front seats and adjustable through a range of positions including a forwardmost and a rearwardmost position. The system also includes a first console disposed between the two front seats, the first console having a substantially flat portion located lower than the rear seat and in general lateral alignment with the rear seat, the flat portion further located proximate the rear seat when the rear seat is in its forwardmost position. The first console further comprises attachment provisions for attaching a second console to the first console at least in part upon the substantially flat portion. In another aspect, an interior system for a motor vehicle comprises two front seats, a first console disposed between the two front seats and a second console removably attached to the first console.

Abstract: A motor vehicle for transporting passengers includes a body defining a passenger compartment, a first row of seats positioned within the passenger compartment, a second row of seats positioned within the passenger compartment rearward of the first row of seats, and a third row of seats positioned within said passenger compartment rearward of said second row of seats. The second and third rows of seats have seat backs and a seat bottoms. A first door is hingedly coupled to the vehicle for providing access to the first row of seats. A second door is positioned rearward and adjacent to the first door. The second door selectively encloses an opening formed in the body. The opening extends from a point forward of the seat bottom of the second row of seats to a point at least partially exposing the seat bottom of the third row of seats.

Abstract: A vehicle seat allowing an occupant to face in a first direction or a second direction comprising a seat frame and a seat base having a first seat back and a recess portion. Further, the vehicle seat provides a means for pivotally connecting the first seat back to the seat base and provides for the first seat back to be removably positioned within the recess. A back support assembly having a second seat back is operatively associated with said seat base.

Abstract: A vehicle seat allowing an occupant to either face in a first direction or a second opposed direction is provided. The seat comprises a base that allows for the back rest of the seat to be moved, alternatively, forward or back on a cushion such that the user may select whether he will ride facing towards the direction of the automobile's movement or facing away from the direction of movement. The seat further comprises a pop-up seat cushion which allows the occupant to open up the seat cushion to sit more securely within the seat cushion while having side cushions for added support and impact resistance. The present apparatus provides better security for small children and pregnant, elderly or otherwise more fragile adults. The seat allows children to be placed such that they do not face the direction of oncoming traffic and instead ride in the more generally agreed to be secure direction of travel.

Abstract: In an automobile including front and rear seats (Sf) and (Sr) disposed at a longitudinal distance on a vehicle body floor (F), rearward-extending support arms (A) are provided at lower portions of sides of the front seat (Sf). The rear seat (Sr) includes a seat portion (3) which is connected at its front end to tip portions of the support arms (A) and pivotally turnable between a predetermined tilted-down position (3H) and a standing position (3S), and a seat back (4) which is connected at its lower end to a front end of a rear floor section (Fr) and pivotally turnable between a predetermined standing position (4S) and a tilted-down position (4H).

Abstract: A seat device of a vehicle including a substantially flat floor surface substantially extending across a full cabin space of the vehicle, front row seats, center row seats and a rear row seat disposed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle on the floor surface, a seat storage pan extending rearward the rear row seat and downward a level of the floor surface, the front row seats being disposed with a space, the center row seats including a plurality of seats in which at least one of the seats is movable in a lateral direction of the vehicle. When the rear row seat is received in the seat storage pan, a substantially flat and continuous surface of a substantially same level as the floor surface is formed rearward the center row seats to a rear end of the cabin space with a substantially full width of the cabin space.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle seating arrangement having a number of seats. The seats are arranged so that they can be moved between different mutual positions along at least two parallel rails that extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in the vehicle floor. Each of the seats have a backrest part and a seat part, and are slidably attached to the rails by means of coupling members. The seats can be locked by way of the coupling members in a number of positions along the rails. The seat part of the seats is pivotably mounted in relation to the backrest part in such a way that it can assume a first, folded-down position and a second position wherein it is folded up against the backrest part. At least one rail extends essentially in the transverse direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly for a motor vehicle having a passenger compartment with a floor. The motor vehicle has a front row of seats and a rear row of seats. The front row of seats is disposed in a forward portion of the passenger compartment and is interconnected to the floor. The rear row of seats is disposed in a rear portion of the passenger compartment, behind the front row of seats, and is interconnected to the floor. The rear row of seats includes the vehicle seat assembly and has at least a portion linearly translatable in a fore direction and an aft direction under a source of power. A switch assembly is located in the forward portion of the passenger compartment for selectively controlling linear translation of the portion of the seat assembly in the fore and aft directions.

Abstract: A front seat 2 is divided into a driver seat 2a and a front passenger seat 2b, a second-row seat 3 and a rearmost seat 4 are divided into a first seat 3a, 4a and a second seat 3b, 4b, the front passenger seat 2b and the second seat 4b of the rearmost seat 4 are configured so as to be foldable, and the second seat 3b of the second-row seat 3 is configured so as to be movable to the vicinity of the driver seat 2a and to the vicinity of the first seat 4a of the rearmost seat 4. Therefore, infants seated on the first seats 3a and 4a of the second-row seat 3 and the rearmost seat 4 can easily be taken care of and communicated with. Also, by moving the second seat 3b of the second-row seat to the vicinity of the driver seat 2a, communication with a driver can be provided easily.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a vehicle rear body structure to reduce the amount of the transformation of the vehicle rear body portion for the back row seat in the event of the rear end collision. A pair of the rear wheel houses (51) are formed at the back part of a floor panel. A suspension tower (52) is formed to the rear wheel house (51). The pan (53) is formed nearly in the center part in the traverse direction of the floor panel 1 behind the suspension tower (52). The pan (53) is formed like the plate so as to being opened upward. The bottom of the pan (53) is substantially horizontal. The spare tire (54) is kept substantially horizontal in the pan (53).

Abstract: A construction for automobiles that relates a seat device and a car body to each other. The seats disposed in the interior of a car body and the lateral walls having door openings at positions adjacent these seats as seen widthwise of the car body are related to each other. The rear opening edge of the driver's door opening formed in the lateral wall is positioned rearwardly of the rear opening edge of the assistant driver's door opening formed in the other lateral wall. In addition to the lateral walls, only the one that is formed with the assistant driver's door opening, may be formed with a rear door opening adjacent the rear seat device as seen widthwise of the car body. Also, a rear door may be provided that opens and closes the rear door opening as desired. The rear door being movable along the outer surface of the lateral wall and rearwardly for forward travel and also moved for backward travel.

Abstract: In an automobile including front and rear seats Sf and Sr disposed at a longitudinal distance on a vehicle body floor F, rearward-extending support arms A are provided at lower portions of sides of the front seat Sf. The rear seat Sr includes a seat portion 3 which is connected at its front end to tip portions of the support arms A and pivotally turnable between a predetermined tilted-down position 3H and a standing position 3S, and a seat back 4 which is connected at its lower end to a front end of a rear floor section Fr and pivotally turnable between a predetermined standing position 4S and a tilted-down position 4H. A receiving surface Fm for supporting the seat portion 3 lying in the tilted-down position 3H is formed between the front floor section Ff and the rear floor section Fr higher in level than the front floor section Fr, and when the rear seat Sr is in service, the seat portion 3 is retained in the tilted-down position 3H, and the seat back 4 is retained in the standing position 4S.

Abstract: A portable partition for use in an automobile having a seat with a seat bench and a seat backrest. The partition includes a seat plate that has first and second portions that rest on the seat bench. The partition also includes a partition plate that has a bottom edge connected to the seat plate between the first and second seat-plate portions. When the seat plate is disposed upon the seat bench, the partition plate is disposed substantially orthogonally of the seat bench. The partition plate typically is constructed of a substantially transparent material so that the driver's view is not obstructed by the partition plate. The partition may also have a hinge joining the first and second portions. The hinge permits the seat plate to more closely fit the seat bench, particularly when a child is seated on a cushion or a child seat placed on top of one or both of the portions of the seat plate.

Abstract: A motor control system employed in a mechanism including displacers driven by motors, for example, a vehicle seat control system, includes motor operation parameter detection or simulation as inputs to adaptive algorithms to simplify the control system. The adaptive algorithms compensate for the interference with detection of generated or sensed pulses in previous pulse counting implementations. The seat control permits additional functions to be performed without numerous sensors, power controls and robust demands required in previous systems for controlling motors.

Abstract: A utility vehicle body is shown that may be easily and quickly converted, without tools from a flat-bed cargo hauling configuration to a configuration having seating for one to three passengers and a reduced cargo-carrying area. The body may be retrofitted to existing utility vehicles or installed as original equipment. This convertible utility vehicle body is particularly adapted for use by personnel involved in landscaping, golf course maintenance, and maintenance of manufacturing and energy conversion facilities. It is also useful to persons who need access to remote areas for vocational, recreational, or residential activities.

Abstract: The passenger car has a supporting structure, with at least two longitudinal members (1). The longitudinal members are joined together in the middle by means of a torsionally rigid cross-member (2) which is constructed as a large-volume tubular profile and accommodates at least parts of the transmission, while the longitudinal members (1) at the side bend upwards from a floor panel (5) and in order to increase the flexural rigidity of the longitudinal member (1) about the transverse axis, the vertical extension of longitudinal member (1) is sufficiently great that the top edge (1) is located at least at the height of the seating-surface of the driver's seat.

Abstract: A vehicle seat comprising a seat frame and a seat base with a back support assembly including a first backrest and a second backrest longitudinally movable along the seat frame from a first position to a second position enabling a seated occupant to rest the his back against the first backrest and face in a first direction and reversibly enabling a seated occupant to rest his back against a second backrest and face in a second direction.

Abstract: A front discharge concrete vehicle includes a chassis having a front end and a rear end, a mixing drum supported by the chassis having a first end and a second end, a support column extending between the chassis and the second end of the drum to support the second end of the drum and a cab enclosure supported by the chassis below the second end of the drum. The cab enclosure includes an integrally formed housing extending about a first operator station and a second operator station. The cab enclosure further includes at least one control member between the first and second operator stations and an opening extending between the first and second operator stations. The opening extends below the at least one control member to enable the at least one control member to be accessed from both the first operator station and the second operator station.

Abstract: A method of fastening a seat to a vehicle floor having preexisting seat mounting locations includes providing a seat having a frame with mounting locations different from the preexisting mounting locations of the vehicle floor. An adapter bracket is provided having first mounting locations corresponding to the mounting locations of the vehicle floor and second mounting locations corresponding to the mounting locations of the frame of the seat. The adapter bracket is secured to the vehicle floor. The frame of the seat is secured to the adapter bracket, thereby fastening the seat to the vehicle floor. A method of installing various panels over a framework of a vehicle interior is also disclosed.

Abstract: A passenger vehicle seat arrangement is provided for a vehicle having a body including a pair of front side doors and a pair of rear side doors, on opposite sides of a passenger compartment. A front seat assembly is disposed in a front portion of the passenger compartment generally between the pair of front side doors. A middle seat assembly is disposed in a middle portion of the passenger compartment generally between the pair of rear side doors. A rear seat assembly is disposed in a rear portion of the passenger compartment behind the middle seat assembly. The middle seat assembly includes two outer seat sections and a center seat section disposed between the two outer seat sections. The two outer seat sections are capable of moving independently of the center seat section from a first position for receiving passengers in a seated position to a second position forward of the first position to allow access to the rear seat assembly through each of the pair of rear side doors.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement in a vehicle intended and equipped for various display purposes. The arrangement comprises means for tilting the vehicle floor in at least part of the vehicle. This way the vehicle can be rapidly and flexibly formed into an auditorium with a tilted floor, and a conference or showroom with a level floor.

Abstract: A folding tailgate seat has a seat (1) and a back support (2) that are foldable to parallel verticality for non-use positioning and unfoldable on a seat hinge (3) to position the seat selectively horizontal and the back support selectively vertical for seating use. At least one non-marring contractional hook (4) is fixable with preferably interchangeability to either a bottom (5) of the seat for a seat-attachment mode or to a back (6) of the back support for a back-attachment mode. In the seat-attachment mode, the non-marring contractional hook is fixable to a horizontally positional vehicle wall such as a tailgate (7) of a pickup truck or of a sports utility vehicle in a lowered horizontal attitude for use of the seat or in a raised vertical attitude of the tailgate for non-use of the seat.

Abstract: A passenger vehicle is provided with a tiered seating arrangement having first, second, and third seat assemblies. The second and third assemblies fold down to form a cargo carrying platform. The vehicle roof is raised above the second and third seat assemblies to provide appropriate headroom for the passengers.

Abstract: The invention provides a new class of motor vehicle means for carrying passengers and cargo. This new class of motor vehicle provides, in an inventive way, a combination of the passenger-carrying advantages offered by van or minivan type vehicles and the cargo-carrying advantages offered by pickup truck type vehicles.

Abstract: A seating arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a lower seat cushion for supporting a vehicle occupant. The seating arrangement further includes a floor pan. The floor pan is preferably contoured to cooperate with the lower seat cushion. More particularly, the floor pan includes a lower portion and a raised portion. The raised portion includes an upper surface which is concavely curved in each of a lateral and longitudinal direction. The lower seat cushion is attached directly to the floor pan.

Abstract: A two-seat center-tracking motor vehicle with a narrow body completely enclosing the occupants designed for maximum compactness, energy efficiency, high performance in term of acceleration, speed and maneuverability, and maximum protection of the occupants. The vehicle has two primary road wheels arranged in tandem, and is stabilized at low speeds by a pair of ski-rollers attached to a pair of outrigger struts which are tucked within the width of the body during normal operation. The outrigger struts may be swung outward to widen the base of support when necessary in adverse condition, and they are also capable of lifting the vehicle upright should it fall flat on its side. Suspension and actuation of the outrigger mechanism is by oleo-pneumatic principle.

Abstract: A seat structure for a vehicle includes a center seat that is slidable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle along a predetermined path extending through front and rear seat rows between respective left and right seats of the seat rows separated from each other transversely to the travelling direction of the vehicle. A console box is provided rearwardly of the center seat and slidable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The console box includes an armrest pivotable relative to the body of the box. The console box is located in an area defined by the left and right seats of the rear seat row when these seats are inclined rearward.

Abstract: A motor vehicle, in particular a small bus or van, has passenger seats selectably fixable to the vehicle floor in different locations by means of releasable locking elements. The vehicle floor includes a plurality of permanently installed electrical outlets associated with a plurality of different seat locations. In this way, electrified passenger seats can be fixed in various locations without the need to pass obstructive electric supply cables over the floor.

Abstract: A seat assembly for a motor vehicle includes a first row of seats, a second row of seats spaced from the first row of seats, a third row of seats spaced from the second row of seats, and the second row of seats slide laterally to allow ingress and egress to the third row of seats.

Abstract: A child seat attachment system for a vehicle seat having a seat cushion and a seat back extending upwardly from the rear end of the seat cushion. The child seat attachment system includes a cross-bar extending laterally of the seat where at least one end of the cross-bar can be coupled to the mounting mechanism for attaching either or both of the seat cushion and seat back to the vehicle. The cross-bar has a child safety seat anchorage portion projecting through the bight line of the seat between the seat cushion and seat back for attachment of the child safety seat thereto. In a preferred embodiment, the cross-bar is rotatable about a lateral axis to enable the cross-bar to move downward against the seat cushion when the seat is occupied by an adult seat occupant to improve the comfort for the adult seat occupant.

Abstract: A split-level seating device for elevating and mounting alternate rows of seats for aircraft, surface transportation or for stationary applications, as a means to gain greater seating comfort and to increase overall seating capacity, by pre-empting otherwise unutilized or inefficient spatial displacement within such vehicles, to enable every sitter a lower seating position and every sitter to raise the legs at or above the level of the torso.

Abstract: A system or structure allowing conversion of the front area seating of a van to a dinette for two and/or four persons and to a single and/or double bed. The structures provided enable the front passenger seat to rotate 360 degrees and slide over a position adjacent to the driver seat which also can be rotated 360 degrees. The single seat directly behind the driver seat can be extended sideways to form a double seat. The table in between the front seats and seat directly behind these seats is cantilevered from a wall cabinet located below the window, which is located in the exterior sidewall directly behind the driver seat. This table is removable at will for storage in a coat closet or lowered to serve as a base for a single or double bed. The two part hinged front leaf may be folded back over the main rear leaf to allow ample space for the driver seat to slide back and forth on tracks when in the forward driving position.

Abstract: A seat arrangement comprises first, second, and third groups of seats arranged lengthwise in order on a vehicle floor. Each of the second and third groups of seats includes left and right side seats arranged abreast with a center space defined therebetween. A rail structure extends longitudinally between the center space of the second group of seats and that of the third group of seats. A center seat is slidably mounted on the rail structure, so that the center seat can move between a front position where the center seat is positioned between the side seats of the second group of seats and a rear position wherein the center seat is put between the side seats of the third group of seats.