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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2001
Armin Carneiro de Campos, Rudersberg, DE;
Rolf Mitschelen, Kirchheim/Teck, DE;
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A particular seat arrangement for vehicles having three rows of seats is provided. The rows are arranged one behind another, and each row is composed of at least two seats which are situated next to one another and which have seat cushions and a backrest. In order to enlarge the loading compartment, the seats of the two rear rows of seats can be folded. For this purpose, the backrests, which are coupled to the seat cushions, of the seats in the second row of seats can be folded onto the associated seat cushions and the seat cushions can be displaced forwards. In order to obtain a flat loading area, irrespective of the design of the rear side of the backrest of the seats in the second row of seats, the seats in the third row of seats have seat cushions which can be pivoted forwards through 180° about a front pivot axis and backrests which can be pivoted forward through 90° about a pivot axis fixed on the backrest lower edge. Flat boards are arranged on the lower sides of the seat cushions so that the boards can be placed onto the rear sides of the folded-down backrests of the second row of seats.