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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
May. 17, 2018
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Vikas Bhatia, South Lyon, MI (US);
Luke A. McKean, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Peter J. Moegling, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a cabin and a passenger seat assembly located in the cabin. The passenger seat assembly includes a base support assembly mounted to a floor of the cabin and comprising walls that form a storage compartment. A seat is supported by the base support assembly. The seat includes a seat back frame that supports one or more cushions thereon. A seat base frame supports one or more cushions thereon forming a seat base. The seat base frame is formed as a monolithic, single piece structure from a plastic resin material. The seat base frame has a sitting portion and a raised portion located forward of the sitting portion. The raised portion increases in elevation above the sitting portion to an apex of increased distance from the floor.