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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2001
Ming C. Kuo, Cerritos, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A set of vehicle electrically actuated reclining seats are provided to replace stationary seats in a van permitting comfortable sleeping. The invention consists of a pair of side walls ( ) attached to the van interior, with each side wall including a slotted frame ( ) having a horizontal slot ( ) therein. A set of rollers ( ) on a bench frame ( ) interface with the slots permitting the frame to slide horizontally as driven by a first electric motor drive. A pair of seats ( ) and back rests ( ) are attached to the bench frame, connected to a second electric motor drive such that when the back rest is substantially upright the back of the seat is lower than the front of the seat and when the back rest is pivoted flat the seat is simultaneously raised to a horizontal position parallel to the back rest. A pair of extendible foot rests ( ) are connected to the frame adjacent to a seat, and a third electric motor drive is jointly attached to the frame and foot rest to extend the footrest when the back rest and seat is reclined to a fully horizontal position, forming a bed within the van.