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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2012
Osamu Kyogoku, Dublin, OH (US);
Daiju Nakagawa, Itabashi, JP;
Osamu Kyogoku, Dublin, OH (US);
Daiju Nakagawa, Itabashi, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle seat can be configured to include a variety of types of cushions. The seat may include primary and secondary cushions that are joined together such that the secondary cushion has a stored position under the seating surface of the primary seat cushion and a deployed position where the secondary seat cushion is positioned adjacent the primary seat cushion. The effective width of the seat may be greater when it is in one position than when it is in the other position. The back cushion may include first and second portions and a third portion intermediate the first and second positions. A vehicle may include left, right, and middle seats, the middle seat being configured to have two positions, the effective width of the middle seat in one position being greater than in the other position.