Faurecia Sieges D'automobile

Faurecia Sieges D/automobile S.a.

Nicolas Terrand

Guillaume Huguet

Alain Laporte

Yves Heranney

Slavomir Klukowsky

A seat for an automobile vehicle comprises a seat pan () and a seat back (), the seat pan () featuring a seating surface that is approximately horizontal extending from the seat back () to a forward limit (), the seating surface comprising a fixed seating surface () and a mobile front section () spanning at least part of the width of the forward limit (). The front section () can move between a raised position in which it is aligned with the fixed seating surface (), and a tilted position in which the front section () is tilted down below the fixed seating surface () forming ridge () with it that is more or less parallel with the forward limit (), this position being suitable to accommodate a seated child.

Automobile vehicle seat adaptable to accommodate a child

A headrest device for a vehicle seat, the headrest device including a stop device that is mounted to move between an active position adapted to prevent the headrest from being moved downwards beyond a low abutment position, and an inactive position adapted to enable the headrest to be moved downwards beyond its low abutment position into a retracted position. An actuator device is adapted to move the stop device from its inactive position to its active position while the headrest is being moved into its retracted position.

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Etampes, France

Nicolas Terrand