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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
May. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Atieva, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Dore Rawlinson, Worcestershire, GB;
Daniel Jefferson Muir, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
ATIEVA, INC., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/06 (2006.01); B60N 2/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/0244 (2013.01); B60N 2/0228 (2013.01); B60N 2/06 (2013.01); B60N 2/062 (2013.01); B60N 2/14 (2013.01); B60N 2002/022 (2013.01); B60N 2002/0216 (2013.01); B60N 2002/0272 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of positioning a vehicle seat is provided that allows a vehicle passenger seat, preferably a rear passenger seat mounted within the rear portion of the passenger cabin, to move laterally (i.e., side-to-side), fore-aft (i.e., forwards-backwards), and rotationally. As a result, an occupant of the passenger seat can optimize their seat position for the task at hand, e.g., relaxing, obtaining additional leg and/or shoulder room, rotating inwards during a conversation with others in the car, rotating outwards to aid vehicle egress, etc.