Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.

Yanfeng International Seating Systems Co., Ltd.

Kurt Seibold

Danny Brian Larsen

Tamanna Nabar

Edgar Edmundo Reyes Calderon

David John McCarthy

A seat assembly/system providing a seat and a console for a vehicle interior may comprise a base, a back assembly movable between a seat position and a console position and a cushion assembly movable between a seat position and a console position. The seat system may provide at least one functional module operable when the console is provided. The seat may be provided with the back assembly in the seat position and the cushion assembly in the seat position; the console may be provided with the back assembly in the console position and/or the cushion assembly in the console position. The seat system may comprise a control system, a control element, a switch and/or a sensor. The functional module may move a head restraint to a retracted position. The seat system may comprise a belt mechanism to position a belt for passage through the back assembly.

Component for vehicle interior

A seat for a vehicle may comprise a back assembly; a cushion assembly comprising a cushion frame coupled to a base frame; and an adjustment mechanism to raise and lower the cushion frame relative to the base frame. The adjustment mechanism may comprise a frame and an adjuster. The frame may comprise an interface comprising a dome-shaped seat for the adjuster. The seat may comprise an interface comprising a recess for the adjuster at the cushion frame. The adjuster may comprise a bladder to be inflated for a raised position; the actuator may comprise a pneumatic actuator. The bladder may be cylindrical, disc-shaped, ball-shaped, multi-segment, etc. The adjustment mechanism may comprise a stop and a frame such as an interface, bracket, compliant element, etc. The cushion frame may be pivotally coupled with the base frame. The adjustment mechanism may comprise a set of adjusters.

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Kurt Seibold