Abstract: A vehicle seat for mounting a child seat rotatably provided in a vehicle body, includes a backrest frame; a seat back panel coupled to the backrest frame; and a rotation anchorage which is provided in the seat back panel and is rotatably provided with an anchorage member to which a top tether of the child seat is fastened as the vehicle seat rotates.

Abstract: An alternative seating arrangement of a vehicle with a variety of vehicle restraints and occupant safety systems that are associated with the alternative seating arrangement. Many embodiments include rear facing and side facing seats.

Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat face part, a back face part, and a fixing member for fixing an auxiliary seat, which is disposed between the seat face part and the back face part. The seat face part includes a seat face recess capable of housing a lower face side of a seat part of an auxiliary seat, and a seat face cushion that is detachably attached to the seat face recess. The back face part includes a back face recess capable of housing a rear face side of a back part of the auxiliary seat, and a back face cushion that is detachably attached to the back face recess.

Abstract: A reversible seat assembly for use in an automotive vehicle has a seat cushion, a seat back and a bolster. The seat cushion extends between a front end and a rear end. The bolster is operatively coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a deployed position when the seat back is adjacent the rear or front end of the seat cushion and a retracted position when the seat back is between the rear and front ends of the seat cushion to allow the seat back to rotate between a forward-facing seating position and a rearward-facing seating position.

Abstract: A reversible seat for an automotive vehicle having a head restraint which rotates to a fold flat position between a forward-facing position and a rearward-facing position as the seat is moved between opposing forward-facing and rearward-facing positions. The head restraint folds towards the seat back as the reversible seat passes through the peak of its locus to increase clearance with a headliner of the automotive vehicle. The head restraint returns to an upright inclined position as the seat reaches the opposing position.

Abstract: A lock for a pivoting member in a vehicle comprising: a button having a depressed position and an undepressed position; a cam abutting the button having a rotated position and an un-rotated position; and a rod operably connected to the cam having an extended position and a retracted position; wherein, when the button is in the depressed position, the cam is in the rotated position, and the rod is in the retracted position. The pivoting member can be an armrest or a seatback, among other things. The rod includes a first grooved section. The cam includes a first finger adjacent to the first grooved section. As the cam transitions from the un-rotated position to the rotated position, the first finger of the cam interacts with the first grooved section of the rod to cause the rod to transition from the extended position to the retracted position.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a child car seat this is tethered to an anchor point in a vehicle. The child car seat includes a seat bottom and a foldable seat back.

Abstract: A vehicle-seat mounting system, for securing a child seat in a vehicle, including a collapsible vehicle seat comprising a vehicle seat back configured to be movably connected to a vehicle-seat base. The system also includes a vehicle-seat-back securing structure being connected to, or part of, a rear of the vehicle seat back. The vehicle-seat-back securing structure is configured and arranged at the rear of the vehicle seat back to mate securely with child-seat securing structure corresponding in size and shape to the vehicle-seat-back securing structure. In various embodiments, the technology includes (i) parts of the vehicle seat, such as a kit including the vehicle-seat-back securing structure, (ii) the child seat, or (iii) parts thereof.

Abstract: A smart seat buckle is disclosed. The smart seat buckle includes a number of connector elements configured to fasten a user to a seat when the smart seat buckle is in a fastened position, a sensor switch coupled to the connector elements and configured to detect the fastened position of the smart seat buckle, and switch on battery power to a battery powered transmitter when the smart seat buckle is in the fastened position, and the battery powered transmitter configured to transmit a signal to prevent locking of a vehicle door from outside of the vehicle, when the battery power of the transmitter is switched on, in response to the sensor switch detecting the fastened position of the smart seat buckle.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vehicle interior component includes depositing an expanding foam within an internal cavity of a mold. The internal cavity is shaped to form the vehicle interior component. The method also includes placing a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag in a desired position and/or orientation on a surface of the expanding foam such that the expanding foam bonds to the RFID tag as the expanding foam cures.

Abstract: A seat system (1) for a vehicle, includes a plurality of seats (2.1 to 2.3) which are disposed next to one another and at least two of which are pivotable about a common pivot axis (S). At least one of the seats (2.2) that are pivotable about the common pivot axis (S) is designed in such a way that when the seat is unlocked and the backrest thereof is pivoted by more than a predefined angle of inclination, the adjacent other seat (2.1) is blocked in the unlocked state or at least the folding movement of the backrest thereof is dampened or prevented.

Abstract: A seat assembly having a seat back and an armrest. The armrest is disposed on the seat back and is configured to pivot about an axis of rotation. The armrest has a headrest that is moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. The armrest is inhibited from pivoting about the axis of rotation when the headrest is in the extended position.

Abstract: A vehicular seat, comprising: a niche in a backrest of the vehicular seat, for placing therein a baby seat in a stowed state thereof; a baby seat, in which the size thereof enables placing thereof into the niche in a stowed state of the baby seat; a linear axle, for connecting the baby seat to the vehicular seat, and for allowing moving the baby seat away from the vehicular seat while connected to the vehicular seat; a rotational axle, for connecting the backrest of the baby seat to the seat rest of the baby seat, and enabling changing the angle therebetween; a first fastener for fixing the linear axle in the current situation thereof; and a second fastner for fixing the rotational axle in the current situation thereof.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a passenger compartment and a bench seat located in the passenger compartment. The bench seat has a bottom portion and a back portion and is configured to move from a front-facing position to a rear-facing position by moving the back portion toward a front of the passenger compartment for when the vehicle is operating in an autonomous mode.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a vehicular seat, comprising: a niche in a backrest of the vehicular seat, for placing therein a baby seat in a stowed state thereof; a baby seat, in which the size thereof enables placing thereof into the niche in a stowed state of the baby seat; a linear axle, for connecting the baby seat to the vehicular seat, and for allowing moving the baby seat away from the vehicular seat while connected to the vehicular seat; a rotational axle, for connecting the backrest of the baby seat to the seat rest of the baby seat, and enabling changing the angle therebetween; fixing means, for fixing the linear axle in the current situation thereof; and fixing means, for fixing the rotational axle in the current situation thereof.

Abstract: A backrest for a vehicle includes a head restraint which can be adjusted to a higher position. The head restraint includes a head part and a support, which is guided displaceably in the backrest, for the head part being transferable from a use region, which is delimited by an upper use position and a lower use position, into a lower not-in-use position in which the backrest is blocked by an interfering structure against use, wherein the support triggers the interfering structure upon transfer of the head restraint into the lower not-in-use position.

Abstract: There is provided a seat back device including: a seat back that is placed on a rear side of a vehicle cabin and has a movable portion that is movably disposed in correspondence to a lower back region of a seated passenger and a forwardly collapsible portion that is forwardly collapsibly disposed on a vehicle upper side of the movable portion; a frame member that is disposed inside the seat back and in which is formed an open portion that has a size including the movable portion and the forwardly collapsible portion and that makes the vehicle cabin and a luggage compartment communicate; an angle adjusting mechanism which adjusts the movable portion about an axis along a vehicle width direction to a predetermined angle; and a trunk-through mechanism which forwardly collapses the movable portion and the forwardly collapsible portion from the seat back and opens the open portion.

Abstract: A seat having a seat surface and a backrest also includes a reboard seat frame which is pivotably mounted in the lower region of the backrest and/or in the connecting/transition region of backrest and seat surface. At least one part of the cushion of the backrest is connected to the reboard seat frame and can pivot with this reboard seat frame. The reboard seat frame in a stowed position is arranged essentially parallel to the backrest and can pivot from the stowed position into a reboard in-use position in which it occupies an angular position between the planes of the backrest and of the seat surface. In the reboard in-use position, the part of the cushion of the backrest which is connected to the reboard seat frame forms the seat surface of a reboard child seat.

Abstract: A passenger restraint system for a vehicle is disclosed. Embodiments provide an automatic release mechanism to automatically lift a restraint bar in the event of a rear-end collision, thereby reducing the risk of occupants getting rammed by the safety bar due to seat deflection from the seat in front of the occupant. A linkage is connected between the seat and an interior surface of the vehicle, such as wall or floor. During a rear-end collision, occupants are pushed back into their seats, and depending on the force of the impact, the seats will deflect rearward. The linkage is coupled to a lifting mechanism, such that when the seat back deflects during a collision, tension in the linkage operates to lift the restraint bar, thereby reducing the risk of injury for occupants sitting in the seat behind the restraining bar, such as in a school bus, for example.

Abstract: A combination pivoting armrest and seatback assembly incorporated into a vehicle including a base secured to the vehicle and exhibiting an extending edge profile. A sector is pivotally secured to the base, with a first cam pivotally secured to the sector and contacting a first edge location of the base when the sector is in an upright position. A second cam is also pivotally secured to the sector in inter-engaging fashion with the first cam such that, upon the first cam being rotated out of contact with the base and the sector rotating to a forward dump position, the second cam subsequently contacts a second edge location of the base.

Abstract: A seat adjuster for an article of sports equipment includes a base, a locating frame pivotally connected with the base for connection of a seat, a first locating plate mounted with the base, and a second locating plate pivotally connected with the locating frame so as to be pivotable between a first position where a second teeth portion of the second locating plate is engaged with a first teeth portion of the first locating plate such that the locating frame can't be pivotable relative to the base for fixing the seat in position, and a second position where the second teeth portion of the second locating plate is disengaged from the first teeth portion of the first locating plate such that the locating frame can be pivotable relative to the base for allowing the angle of inclination of the seat to be adjustable.

Abstract: A vehicular seat system (11) comprising: a vehicular seat (16) comprising an openable compartment (44) within the backrest (14) thereof; and an inflatable child safety seat (10) housed in the deflated state thereof inside the compartment (44), thereby saving volume in the vehicle.

Abstract: A chair includes a chair base and seat frame extending upwardly from the chair base. The chair includes an interlock assembly, and an infant chair repeatably moveable between stowed and deployed positions with the chair base. The interlock assembly restricts and allows the ability of the infant chair to move between the stowed and deployed positions. The interlock assembly restricts the ability of the chair base to rotate in response to the infant chair being in the deployed position.

Abstract: A seat includes at least a pair of child restraining members which are selectively moveable to an extended position to restrain an infant or small child, or a restraining for a larger child, the seat back including a fixed portion providing a back support for an infant or child which is extended in surface area upon retraction of one of the child restraint's, forming a comfortable back support for a larger child, the respective child restraints when retracted into the seat back forming a comfortable back support for an adult. At least one child restraining member can pivot away horizontally from an exit, allowing ease of exit of the child from the child restraining device. A locking mechanism prevents the child restraining member from inadvertent pivoting horizontally during use. Apertures in the joints of the child restraining assembly allow the child restraining assembly to be mounted to the support bar of the car seat.

Abstract: In a legged mobile robot having a body and legs connected to the body, a seating aid is provided at its body so as to enable to sit on a seat. With this, the space occupied by the robot can be decreased to reduce space during storage and transport, and also enhance safety in the course of transport. In addition, maintenance work is simplified because immobilization in the seated condition is possible. Still further, the range of works is expanded to enable deskwork and the like. Further, the seating aid is provided at a location that is rearward of a center of gravity of the robot when the robot is seated. With this, the moment acting on the robot about the center of gravity during seating does not operate to tilt the robot rearward and, therefore, the robot can be enabled to keep a stable posture from before to after sitting down.

Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided with a seat back having a seating surface for supporting a back of an occupant. The seat back is adapted to be mounted to a vehicle and at least a portion of the seat back has a pivotal connection for movement from an upright position to a deployed position. A handle is mounted to the seating surface of the pivotal portion of the seat back. A cover is mounted to the seat back seating surface and extends over the handle.

Abstract: A passenger seat for use in a motor vehicle includes a first and a second substantially planar region. The seat is pivotable about a horizontal axis between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the first region is horizontal and acts as the seat, and the second region is vertical and acts as the seat back, such that the passenger is facing forward. In the second position, the first region is vertical and acts as the seat back, and the second region is horizontal and acts as the seat, such that the passenger is facing backward.

Abstract: A child seat mount assembly, a seat for mounting a child seat, and a passenger vehicle having a stowable child seat are provided. A seat back is connected to the body for closing an access opening to a storage compartment and seating an occupant in an upright position, and for opening the access opening in a collapsed position. A child seat mounting plate is connected to the seat back such that the mounting plate and child seat extend into the storage compartment in the upright position of the seat back, and such that the child seat is in a seating position in the collapsed position of the seat back. A method is provided for converting a vehicle seat for receiving and storing a child seat in the storage compartment, and for deploying a child seat in the collapsed position of the seat back.

Abstract: The present invention is a mounting device for a child safety seat. The child seat attaches to a motor vehicle seat through the use of mounting hooks attached to mounting brackets and mounting spikes that go through a set of receiver holes in the automobile seat. The mounting spikes connect the safety seat frame to the motor vehicle seat. The mounting spikes have spring-loaded securing latches that secure the child seat to the motor vehicle seat. The child seat will have a release mechanism that will quickly and easily release the mounting spikes from the seat to allow the child safety seat to be removed from the vehicle.

Abstract: A center armrest for rear seat backs of cars that comprises an armrest upper part and an armrest lower part that are joined together by means of a hinge located at an end face of the armrest. Within a hollow central portion of the armrest, a control mechanism is provided by which the thickness of the armrest is automatically adjusted when the armrest is swiveled down from an out-of-use position where it functions as part of the seat back into the armrest position.

Abstract: A vehicle seat arrangement includes a child seat which is mounted in a rearward facing configuration to a backrest of an adult seat such that the backrest of another adult seat at least partially supports the backrest of the child seat.

Abstract: The inventive pneumatic child seat (1) comprises a back part (8) and a seating part (7). The child seat (1) can be impinged upon by pressure from a pressure gas store (11) after the closing element (6) is opened. The child seat (1) automatically unfolds from an opening (5) in a back rest (4) of a vehicle seat, changes into the represented shape and is disposed on the seat (3) of a vehicle seat. Said child seat is configured in such a manner that the back part (8) can be supported separately, extending into the opening (5) when impinged upon by pressure from a pocket (17) and being secured therein.

Abstract: An integrated seat comprises a first seat and an integrated tractable seating arrangement that can be extended from a stored position into a usable position. The first seat may be a vehicle seat, and the integrated tractable seating arrangement may be a child seat. The integrated tractable seat may be positioned so that it is forward-facing or rear-facing. The integrated tractable seat may be extended, positioned, and retracted automatically, such as by remote control.

Abstract: This is a Child Booster Seat that nests inside of one another until needed. When facing the seat the top 2 seats lift together from front with hinges on back, slides either direction and snaps down into slot by cup holder, thus making it a 2 booster seat bench. If needed a 3rd seat raise the top seat at the front with hinges on back slides and snaps down into the slot by cup holder making a 3 booster seat bench. There is a cup holder towards the front but between each seat, this will leave an open area at the back between each seat for easy seat belt fastening. When only 1 booster seat is needed you simply raise and slide each seat back in position. Storing the nested booster seats take a fraction of the space in your car when not in use. This will also be an excellent item for child care providers, grandparents, preschools, to transport our children safely.

Abstract: An ergonomic seating assembly for comfortably supporting an individual during prolonged periods of time sitting in one position thereby alleviating back and neck strain and increasing productivity.

Abstract: A seat includes a seat portion and a backrest. A plurality of U-shaped retaining frames of different sizes are pivotably connected to the backrest and sized such that a larger retaining frame encloses a smaller retaining frame. The individual retaining frame can be pivoted away from the backrest according to the users of different sizes.

Abstract: The stowage type seat 1 is built into the rear seat of an automobile, and is constructed from a seat cushion 2 that supports the hips of the passenger, a seat back 3 that supports the back of the passenger, and a safety bone 4 that acts to absorb impact and ensure strength in the case of severe impacts from the rear. The seat back 3 is constructed from a fixed remaining-part shell 11 and an opening-and-closing part shell 12 that can open and close on the side of the seat cushion 2. Both of these shells are connected via a connecting rod that passes through the lower parts of the shells, so that the shells can pivot; furthermore, these parts have a construction in which opening and locking can be adjusted by a stowage lever part 14 on the upper end part.

Abstract: An automotive seat assembly is provided including a left rear seat portion including a left rear seat base and a left rear seatback, a right rear seat portion including a right rear seat base and a right rear seatback, and a center rear seat portion including a center rear seat base and a center rear seatback. A head restraint assembly is mounted to the center rear seatback and defines a head restraint protrusion distance above the upper seatback surface. The head restraint assembly is movable between a head restraint operational position and a head restraint stowed position. The head restraint stowed position reduces the head restraint protrusion distance for improved visibility. A convenience feature assembly is formed within the center rear seatback and is movable between an convenience feature stowed position and an convenience feature deployed position.

Abstract: A seatback reclining apparatus capable of independently reclining divided seatbacks with different angles. Thereby, interference with a trim of a wheel housing when the seatback is positioned to a flat position is prevented. The seatback includes a reclining shaft provided with a first winding part and a second winding part that is apart from the first winding part with a predetermined distance. The diameter of the first winding part is bigger than that of the second winding part. Around the first winding part, a first spiral spring is provided. The second winding part is provided with a second spiral spring whose number of winds is greater than that of the first spiral spring.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a child seat assembly that may be characterized, at least in one embodiment, as being substantially integral with a seat of a motor vehicle. This child seat assembly is at least generally capable of being disposed in first, second, third, and fourth positions to enable the seat of the motor vehicle to be configured to appropriately accommodate an infant, a toddler, a child (as in a booster seat), or an adult.

Abstract: A passenger seat for a conveyance, comprising a frame (2), which is fixed to a floor (3) of the conveyance (20), and a backrest (5), which is connected to the frame (2). On the rear of the backrest (5) is mounted a folding seat (7), which has a sitting portion (10), and which is mounted on the backrest (5), thus enabling the folding seat (7) to be tilted about a first axis of rotation (8) between a folded up position and a folded down position. The folding seat (7) has a frist eccentric portion (11), which is eccentric relative to the first axis of rotation (8). The frame (2) has a second eccentric portion (12) which is eccentric relative to a second axis of rotation (6). The backrest (5) is mounted on the frame (2), thus enabling it to be tilted about the second axis of rotation (6) between a rear position and a front position. The passenger seat (1) comprises a rod (15), whose end portions are hinged to the first eccentric portion (11) and the second eccentric portion (12) respectively.

Abstract: A child-restraining vehicle seat includes a body stored within a vehicle seat and further includes a bottom portion for sitting on and a pull out handle attached thereto to pull the child seat out. The body is formed from material having resilient properties for providing comfort during operating conditions. A plurality of arm rests are detached from and disposed on opposed sides of the body, stored within the vehicle seat and have elongated shapes. A mechanism for extracting the body from the vehicle seat is included. The extracting mechanism includes a plurality of zippers spaced along the vehicle seat. The seat further includes a mechanism for locking the body at a fixed operating position and a fixed non-operating position and also includes a quick-release button attached to the bottom portion of the body.

Abstract: A passenger vehicle seat and restraint system comprising a frame mountable to a vehicle and a restraint member and a seat member coupled to the frame to form a seat for supporting an occupant. The vehicle seat may further comprise a seat back frame movably attached to the frame and a restraint harness affixed to the frame and the seat back frame for securing the occupant thereto.

Abstract: The seat unit of a stroller includes a seat frame mounted on a stroller frame, a backrest frame unit, and a pad assembly. The backrest frame unit includes a backrest support mounted on the seat frame, and a movable frame member connected pivotally to the backrest support and pivotable from a folded position, where the movable frame member is disposed proximate to the backrest support to form a seating space adapted for seating of a baby therein, to an unfolded position, where the movable frame member extends inclinedly from the backrest support to form a reclining space adapted for reclining of the baby therein. The pad assembly includes a seat pad, a back pad and a backrest pad mounted on the seat frame, the backrest support and the movable frame member, respectively.

Abstract: A comfort system for use at middle seat of a vehicle having a pair of seats laterally on either side of the middle seat, with each lateral seat including a conventional seat belt, a backrest and a support surface. The comfort system comprises a base section having a pair of sides, an upwardly directed section having a pair of padded sides, and a pair of padded headrests located on respective sides of the upwardly directed section. With this arrangement when an occupant, e.g., a child, is seated on either lateral seat and wearing the seat belt the child may comfortably lean against the comfort system so that the occupant's head engages the headrest on the adjacent to side and at least a portion of the occupant's upper torso engages that side of the upwardly directed section.

Abstract: A convertible device for seating has a back; a seat, wheels for rolling the device, walls forming a receptacle for storing goods under the seat, the seat being turnable between a sitting position in which it is located substantially horizontally and covers the receptacle from above so that a person can sit on the seat, and a loading position in which the seat is turned and located substantially vertically at a distance from back so that goods can be loaded into the receptacle.

Abstract: A seat back cushion assembly for a vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a cushion frame configured to pivotally attach to a seat frame to form a seat assembly. A first seat cushion is rotatably and slidingly attached to the cushion frame and configured to rotate from a first position to a second position and to slide from a second position to a third position such that, in the first position, the first seat cushion is configured to receive an infant and in the second and third positions, to serve as a cushion seat back. A second seat cushion is configured to rotate from a fourth position to cooperate with the first seat cushion to form a seat for receiving a child to a fifth position of the second seat cushion to cooperate with the first cushion in the third position to form a seat back for an adult.

Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly including a forward facing first seat back having an upper portion and a lower portion. The seat assembly further includes a rearward facing second seat assembly having a second seat back. The second seat back has a lower portion and an upper portion pivotally connected to the upper portion of the first seat back. The second seat back is movable between a retracted position and a seating position. In the retracted position, the lower portion of the second seat back is adjacent to the lower portion of the first seat back. In the seating position, the lower portion of the second seat back is spaced apart from the lower portion of the first seat back to provide a rearwardly facing inclined second seat back.

Abstract: A passenger chair which can be converted into a child chair, including a floor frame, a passenger back rest with side members which are linked with rear side portions of the frame for tilting the passenger back rest backwards and forwards, the passenger back rest having a first flap the top of which is linked with an upper portion of the passenger back rest and a second flap with a first end portion which is linked with a lower end portion of the first flap. The passenger chair has a mechanism which, when the passenger back rest is moved forwards, effects a forcible rotation of the second flap to an approximately horizontal position, while at the same time the first flap is moved forwards. The first flap thereby forms a back rest and the second flap a seat of a child chair which faces in the opposite direction relative to the passenger chair.

Abstract: A combination vehicle passenger seat/child stroller apparatus is adapted to be releasably secured to floor-board seat tracks of a vehicle. The apparatus is selectively convertible between a stroller mode for use outside the vehicle and a seat mode for supporting an adult or child passenger inside the vehicle. The apparatus includes an upright body portion and a corresponding first cushion, a bottom body portion and a corresponding second cushion, where the bottom body portion is operatively coupled to the upright body portion. Also included are front wheels and rear wheels, and front arms and rear arms each having proximal and distal ends. The distal ends of the front arms are operatively connected to the front wheels, and the distal ends of the rear arms operatively connected to the rear wheels. The proximal ends of the arms are pivotally connected to either the upright body portion or the bottom body portion.