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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Suk Won Hong, Bucheon, KR;
Jong Seok Han, Suwon, KR;
Sang Hyeok Yun, Ulsan, KR;
Gil Ju Kim, Hwaseong, KR;
Sang Man Seo, Hwaseong, KR;
Bo Youn Seo, Hwaseong, KR;
Ji Sung Bae, Geongnam, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for tilting a seat cushion of a rear seat of a vehicle includes: a fixing member connected to a vehicle body and being shaft-rotated while a location of the fixing member is fixed; a tilting motor coupled to the fixing member; and a linkage connecting the tilting motor and the seat cushion of the seat, and operable to move a front end of the seat cushion vertically when the tilting motor is moved. The front end of the seat may be moved vertically so as to implement a tilting function, and a tilting apparatus of the rear seat may be operated simultaneously with occurrence of a collision or immediately before a collision so as to adjust the front end of the seat cushion upward, so that movement of a passenger in an accident can be restricted.