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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2015
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Yannis Poulos, Sylvania, OH (US);
Dawn Macleod, South Lyon, MI (US);
Eric Michalak, Northville, MI (US);
Reinier Soliven, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Sylviane Mayer, Saline, MI (US);
Bradford V. Feiler, South Lyon, MI (US);
Steven E. White, Farmingon Hills, MI (US);
Prasanna Korlahalli, Westland, MI (US);
John M. Beranek, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A stowable vehicle seat and seat arrangement are provided for a vehicle having a vehicle floor. The arrangement includes a first outboard seat with a seat base, a vehicle floor connection and a backrest connected to the seat base. A second outboard seat includes a seat base, a vehicle floor connection and a backrest and a lateral guide rail for lateral movement. The stowable seat includes a seat base, a backrest, a floor connection and a linkage between the seat base, the floor connection and the backrest for movement from a seating position blocking lateral movement of the second outboard seat to a stowage position in which the second outboard seat is moveable laterally along the lateral guideway to a position directly adjacent to the first outboard seat.