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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2012
Fujio Iida, Shimotsuke, JP;
Masami Sasaki, Columbus, OH (US);
Fujio Iida, Shimotsuke, JP;
Masami Sasaki, Columbus, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A seat device for use in a vehicle that can move through an opening of a vehicle between a loading and unloading position positioned outside the vehicle, where a passenger can load and unload as well as be seated, and a seating position positioned in the cabin of the vehicle, where the passenger can maintain a seated disposition. A securing member of the seat device can secure a wheelchair in a folded state to a side surface or a back surface of the seat. The wheelchair together with the seat can move from the loading and unloading position to inside the cabin of the vehicle, with the passenger in a seated position.