DE102021105542A1 - Seat arrangement for a motor vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a seat arrangement (1) for a motor vehicle, having a vehicle seat (10) with a seat part (11) and a backrest (12). In order to enable flexible and efficient use of storage space in the area of a vehicle seat, the invention provides that the seat arrangement (1) also has a storage box (20) with a seat part (11) against a vehicle floor ( 30) supporting front wall (21) pivotably connected to the vehicle floor (30) and side walls (22), wherein the seat arrangement (1) can be adjusted into a folding position by swiveling the seat part (11) up towards the backrest (12), and through Lowering the seat part (11), forward pivoting of the backrest (12) and pivoting of the front wall (21) towards the vehicle floor (30) can be adjusted into a lowered position.

Description

The invention relates to a seat arrangement for a motor vehicle.

Vehicle seats with a seat part and a backrest which can be pivoted in relation to the seat part are known in motor vehicles such as passenger cars. In particular, this can be a rear seat in which the backrest can be pivoted forwards from an upright position to a lying position relative to the rear seat bench in order to increase the trunk volume. In order to further optimize this and, if necessary, to bring the back of the backrest to a level with an adjacent support surface of the trunk, designs are also known in which the seat part and the backrest arranged thereon can be shifted downwards. One also speaks of a lowered position or dive-down position or the corresponding seats are referred to as dive-down seats.

On the other hand, seats are known in which a storage box is arranged underneath the seat surface, which offers additional storage space for safe storage. The seat forms a kind of cover for the storage box, i.e. (unrestricted) access to the storage box is only possible by swiveling the seat upwards, similar to what is known, for example, with folding seats in cinemas. While in principle the usability of a storage box under the vehicle seat is advantageous, the storage box, which is permanently connected to the vehicle floor or cabin floor, prevents the use of the dive-down functionality, which is also advantageous.

From the U.S. 6,106,044 A a foldable seat arrangement of a motor vehicle with a floor pan is known. The seat assembly includes a seat back and a seat base having a first section and a second section, the first section and the second section being independently pivotally translatable between a raised position and a home position. An interior storage compartment is defined between the first and second portions of the seat base. A lock is provided for locking the first and second sections together to secure the interior storage compartment. The first and second sections are each pivotally attachable by a first pivot connection to a bracket that anchors the seat assembly to the floor pan, with the first and second sections being positioned above the floor pan in the raised position and in the home position.

the U.S. 10,710,509 B2 discloses a collapsible storage container for a motor vehicle, having a first side panel that is adjustable between a collapsed position and an erected position, first and second self-erecting end panels that are connected to the first side wall, and an end panel locking handle that is adjustable between a stowed position and an end cap locking position.

the US 9016 749 B2 shows an under seat storage arrangement for a vehicle seat. This includes a recess located on a floor beneath the vehicle seat, a front panel having a rim pivotally connected to the floor, and first and second side panels pivotally connected to opposite ends of the front panel. The front panel is moveable between a stowed position in the recess and a deployed position with the first and second side panels disposed vertically and orthogonally to the front panel.

the U.S. 8,770,661 B2 discloses an under car seat storage arrangement. This includes a first side wall pivotally connected to a first bracket, a second side wall pivotally connected to a second bracket, and a front wall interconnecting front ends of the side walls. The first side wall, the second side wall and the front wall define a storage space that can be switched between a folded condition and a ready-to-use condition, and substantially all of the inner side of the first side wall abuts an inner side of the front wall when the storage space is in the folded state state is.

In view of the state of the art shown, the flexible and efficient use of storage space in the area of a vehicle seat still offers room for improvement.

The object of the invention is to enable flexible and efficient use of storage space in the area of a vehicle seat.

According to the invention, the object is achieved by a seat arrangement having the features of claim 1, with the subclaims relating to advantageous configurations of the invention.

It should be pointed out that the features and measures listed individually in the following description can be combined with one another in any technically sensible way which can and show further refinements of the invention. The description additionally characterizes and specifies the invention, in particular in connection with the figures.

The invention provides a seat arrangement for a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle can in particular be a passenger car, for example a sedan, a station wagon, a small bus or a minivan.

The seat arrangement has a vehicle seat with a seat part and a backrest. The vehicle seat can in particular be a back seat or part of a back seat of the motor vehicle. In the assembled state, the seat part has a seat surface for one or more occupants (or for thighs and/or buttocks of the same). In this context, however, the term "seat part" does not only refer to the ready-to-use element including seat cushion, cover, etc., but it can also refer to a seat frame and/or a seat shell, for example, on which the other elements are arranged. One could also speak of a seat base or a base part. When assembled, the backrest or seat back has a support surface for a person's back. In this context, the term “backrest” does not necessarily include the component or components on which the support surface is formed, ie usually upholstered elements.

Rather, in this context, the backrest can also exclusively have frame and/or shell elements, for example, on which upholstery elements are mounted in the assembled state. Both the backrest and the seat part can be divided into several sections or consist of several partial elements, each of which corresponds at least to the intended seat width of an occupant.

Furthermore, the seat arrangement has a storage box, with a front wall that supports the seat part against a vehicle floor in a usage position of the seat arrangement and is pivotably connected to the vehicle floor, as well as side walls. The storage box is used to accommodate and store various objects inside the motor vehicle. The floor of the storage box is normally formed by the vehicle floor or cabin floor. Said vehicle floor forms the lower boundary of the vehicle interior. The storage box has at least one front wall and side walls. The front wall is that wall which is arranged at the front with respect to the orientation of the vehicle seat (which is usually identical to the direction of travel of the motor vehicle), while the side walls are arranged laterally transversely thereto. Normally, the front wall runs approximately in the vehicle width direction (Y direction), while the side walls run at least approximately in the vehicle longitudinal direction (X direction).

In this context, the term “position of use” refers to a state in which both the vehicle seat and the storage box can be used. The seat portion is in a reclined (although generally non-horizontal) position while the backrest is in an upright (although generally non-vertical) position. In the use position, the storage box is normally arranged predominantly or even completely under the seat part. The walls of the storage box protrude from the vehicle floor, although they do not necessarily have to be aligned vertically. While the storage box is limited to the front and to the sides by the walls mentioned, it can be limited to the rear, for example by a rising part of the vehicle floor or by a specially provided rear wall. It is to be understood that the term "wall" in this case is to be understood solely in relation to the suitability of the front or side wall to retain items within the storage box. In this respect, the respective wall (which can also be referred to as a wall element) does not have to be closed, but can have at least one opening or even have a broken, possibly even net-like or grid-like structure. Normally the wall is inherently rigid, e.g. of plastic or metal, but it could also be partially flexible, e.g. with a rigid frame supporting a flexible element of plastic sheeting or textile material.

In the usage position, the front wall supports the seat part against the vehicle floor, ie it is designed to absorb vertical force components from the seat part and pass them on to the vehicle floor (or vice versa). In other words, a power flow can run from the seat part through the front wall to the vehicle floor. In this way, the storage box contributes to the stability of the vehicle seat. In this way, other connections between the vehicle seat and the vehicle can be relieved and/or the seating comfort for the occupants can be improved, particularly when the vehicle seat is heavily loaded. It would be conceivable within the scope of the invention that the seat part rests loosely on the front wall and is supported in this way; however, the seat part is preferably connected to the front wall, as a result of which the absorption of force can generally be improved and in particular also non-perpendicular forces can be transmitted. In any case, however, the front wall is pivotably connected to the vehicle floor, ie there is a connection (eg via one or more pivot bearings) that allows the front wall to be pivotable relative to the vehicle floor. The function of this pivotability is explained below.

The seat arrangement can be adjusted into a folding position, which can also be referred to as a “cinema position”, by pivoting the seat part up towards the backrest. In this case, the seat part is pivoted about a pivot axis normally arranged on the backrest, with the seat part moving at least predominantly upwards in the course of the pivoting, which is why it is referred to as pivoting up here. The pivoting movement, which can also be referred to as “folding up” the seat part, causes the seat part to move towards the backrest, with the upholstery or covers of the seat part and backrest being able to come into contact with one another in the assembled state. By swiveling up into the folding position, the seat part (and thus the vehicle seat as a whole) can of course no longer be used, but at the same time the area previously arranged under the seat part, which was difficult or impossible to access, becomes easily accessible. In particular, convenient access to the storage box is thus possible. The seat part can be locked in the folded position.

Furthermore, the seat arrangement can be adjusted into a lowered position by lowering the seat part, swiveling the backrest forward and swiveling the front wall towards the vehicle floor. The lowering position can also be referred to as the dive-down position. It serves to use the area of the seat arrangement as a storage area, in particular to expand an adjacent loading space or trunk. The back of the backrest forms a storage area. To do this, the backrest is swiveled forward, i. H. a pivoting movement takes place, as a result of which the backrest is shifted at least predominantly forward (and downward). Within the scope of the invention, it is possible that the forward pivoting of the backrest is superimposed by a further movement, for example a translation or displacement, and thus cannot be represented as a pure pivoting process about a spatially fixed pivot axis. In the lowered position, the back of the backrest can be arranged completely horizontally, but it can also have an inclination to the horizontal. Compared to the usage position, the seat part is lowered into the lowered position when it is adjusted, i. H. it is shifted downwards in the direction of the vehicle floor, with a shift in the horizontal direction and/or a pivoting movement also being able to take place at the same time. Overall, the lowering of the seat part means that the backrest can be arranged lower and/or pivoted further forward than would be possible with a fixed seat part. Finally, lowering the seat part also requires an adjustment or change in position of the front wall, which, as described, supports the seat part against the vehicle floor in the use position. Specifically, the front wall is pivoted toward the vehicle floor, i. H. the pivotal connection to the vehicle floor described above is used to pivot the front wall downwards, making room for the lowering of the seat portion.

In this way, the seat arrangement according to the invention enables the use of the space below the seat part for the storage box, which at the same time supports the seat part with its front wall and thus contributes to stability. On the other hand, the seat part forms at least one optical cover of the storage box, with the adjustment of the seat arrangement in the folding position allowing easy access to the storage box. Finally, the seat part can be lowered by pivoting the front wall, so that the backrest pivoted forward in the lowered position can be arranged in a favorable position, since it is particularly low. This maximizes the area above the forward-pivoted backrest and can be optimally used as storage space.

In the use position, the front wall is preferably connected to the vehicle floor by a front floor pivot axis and to the seat part by a front seat part pivot axis and can be adjusted into the lowered position by pivoting forwards about the front floor pivot axis and pivoting relative to the seat part. Physically, each pivot axis may be defined by at least any element that allows pivotability, such as a hinge, a shaft received in a pivot bearing, or the like. This applies to all pivot axes that will be mentioned below. The front pivot axes mentioned here generally run in the transverse direction, ie in the vehicle transverse direction (Y-direction) in the case of a vehicle seat oriented in the direction of travel. The connection of the front wall and the vehicle seat improves the stabilizing effect of the front wall, ie it can also absorb horizontal forces from the vehicle seat, for example. On the other hand, the connection to the vehicle seat is designed to be pivotable, so that the front wall can remain connected to the seat part when it is lowered and can even contribute to guiding the seat part when it is lowered. While the seat part is lowered, the front wall is pivoted forward, at the same time it (or its center of gravity) approaches the vehicle floor. It goes without saying that at least in the area of the front seat part pivot axis, the movement of the seat part is defined by the pivoting movement of the front wall relative to the vehicle floor.

That is, at least in this area, the seat part also moves in a circular arc forwards and downwards.

It goes without saying that a permanent, non-detachable connection of the seat part to the vehicle floor would prevent the adjustment into the folded position. This could be solved by different measures, for example by detaching the front wall from the vehicle floor, which would, however, limit the usability of the storage box. The seat part can preferably be detached from the front wall at the front seat part pivot axis in order to enable adjustment into the folded position. The detachability could be realized, for example, in that the seat part pivot axis is realized by at least one sleeve (e.g. assigned to the seat part), in which an axis (e.g. assigned to the front wall) is rotatably mounted, the sleeve, however, not being completely closed, but extends, for example, over an arc of 200° to 300° and is elastically deformable. Due to the C-shaped configurations of the sleeve, the sleeve could be fitted onto the axle in the manner of a snap connection and also removed from it again in such a configuration. Of course, other solutions are also conceivable for realizing a detachability on the front seat part pivot axis, e.g. also those in which the detachable connection is not realized within the seat part pivot axis, but separately from it, although also adjacent to it.

One embodiment provides that the seat part is connected by a rear seat part pivot axis to a pivot element which is connected to the vehicle floor via a rear floor pivot axis, the seat part being adjustable by pivoting the pivot element forward into the lowered position. As a rule, these pivot axes also run in the transverse direction. Normally this configuration is associated with the above-mentioned pivotal connection of the seat part to the front wall. In this case one can say that the movement of the seat part when adjusting between the use position and the lowered position is defined by the interaction of the front wall and the pivoting element. As discussed above, the front wall defines the arcuate movement of a front portion of the seat bottom, while the movement of a rear portion of the seat bottom is defined by the pivot member. When the seat part is lowered into the lowered position, the front wall pivots and the pivot element pivots at the same time. In this context, a plurality of pivoting elements spaced apart along the rear seat part pivoting axis or floor pivoting axis can also be provided, or the pivoting element can consist of a plurality of parts spaced apart along said pivoting axis.

The backrest particularly preferably has the pivoting element, as a result of which the lowering of the seat part is coupled to the forward pivoting of the backrest. That is, the pivoting element forms part of the backrest and can, for example, be integrated into a rigid frame of the backrest. Since the lowering of the seat part and the pivoting of the pivoting element are coupled to one another, in this embodiment the seat part is lowered at the same time as the backrest is pivoted forward. This configuration simplifies the structure of the seat arrangement and also makes it much easier for the user to operate, since he only has to pivot the backrest forward to lower the seat part, as a result of which the seat part is inevitably lowered as well. Since the rear seat part pivot axis is arranged on the backrest in this embodiment, the seat part can be pivoted upwards about the rear seat part pivot axis into the folded position (after the connection to the front wall has been released).

Under certain circumstances, it may be desirable to use the area of the transport box for other purposes, e.g. to accommodate items that do not fit in the transport box. One embodiment provides that the transport box can be adjusted independently of the vehicle seat into a floor position in which at least the front wall is lowered toward the vehicle floor. The transport box is adjusted independently of the vehicle seat, ie it is not tied to the lowering of the seat part, for example. If the front wall is connected to the seat part via the aforementioned front seat part pivot axis, the seat part can of course be detached from the front wall in this embodiment in the area of the front seat part pivot axis. After releasing the corresponding connection, the front wall can then be adjusted independently of the seat part. In the floor position, the front wall (or its center of gravity) is lowered towards the vehicle floor compared to the use position, it being preferably arranged adjacent to the vehicle floor or even at least partially resting against it. The adjustment of the front wall from the usage position to the floor position can, for example, correspond to a pivoting angle of between 70 and 100°, in particular 90°. Depending on the size and position of the side walls, they could of the transport box remain stationary in the ground position. However, the side walls are preferably also lowered toward the vehicle floor.

While the front wall is pivoted forward when being adjusted into the lowered position, it is advantageous in many cases for the front wall to be adjustable into the ground position by pivoting back about the front floor pivot axis. This means that the front wall is pivoted backwards, counter to its movement when it is adjusted to the lowered position. Thus, an area of the vehicle floor in front of the front floor pivot axis remains free. This is particularly advantageous when the transport box is adjusted to the floor position while the vehicle seat remains in the use position. In this case, a forwardly pivoted front wall would block or at least disturb the foot space of the occupants.

The stability of the transport box is preferably improved in that the side walls are connected to the front wall at least in the position of use. This results in a mutual stabilization of the front wall and side walls, which also contributes secondarily to the stabilization of the seat part. The corresponding connection can be achieved by means of a form fit and/or force fit. The connection can be detachable. For example, it can be based on a snap connection that can be easily released by the user if necessary.

As mentioned above, the side panels can be adjustable when transitioning to the floor position. According to a preferred embodiment, the side wall is connected to the vehicle floor via a first side pivot axis and can be adjusted by pivoting into the floor position and into the lowered position, so that it is lowered toward the vehicle floor. This means that the respective side wall can be lowered in order to be arranged in a space-saving manner on the one hand in the floor position and on the other hand also in the lowered position. The side wall can preferably rest against the vehicle floor in the floor position and/or the lowered position. In general, at least one adjustment can advantageously be implemented in that the side wall can be detached from the front wall. This applies in particular to the adjustment to the lowered position, in which the front wall is pivoted forward, ie away from the side walls. In contrast to the previously mentioned pivot axes, the first side pivot axis does not run in the transverse direction, but preferably in the longitudinal direction (ie in the vehicle longitudinal direction or X-direction in the case of a vehicle seat oriented in the direction of travel).

Each side wall preferably has a first side wall part which is connected to the vehicle floor via the first side pivot axis and to a second side wall part via a second side pivot axis which is connected to the front wall via a third side pivot axis, with the side wall parts being connected to the front wall by pivoting in the floor position can be adjusted so that they are lowered towards the vehicle floor. In this embodiment, the side wall is divided into two and has a first and a second side wall part. These are pivotally connected to one another via the second side pivot axis. The second side pivot axis can run at an angle of 45° to the first side pivot axis, so that it runs obliquely upwards in the position of use. The third side pivot axis, which establishes the connection between the second side wall part and the front wall, can run vertically. When adjusting to the floor position, the side wall parts can remain connected to each other and the second side wall part can remain connected to the front wall. As the front panel pivots rearward, the side panel portions pivot inward (that is, toward the center of the vehicle) until they are finally sandwiched between the front panel and the vehicle floor in a space-saving manner. The first side wall part can rest against the vehicle floor in the floor position. In order to enable adjustment into the lowered position, the front wall can be detachable from the second side wall part. When the front wall is adjusted to the lowered position, the side wall parts can be pivoted inwards as in the floor position.

• 1 eine schematische Seitenansicht einer Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemäßen Sitzanordnung in einer Gebrauchsposition;
• 2 eine schematische Seitenansicht der Sitzanordnung aus 1 in einer Klappposition;
• 3 eine schematische Seitenansicht der Sitzanordnung aus 1 in einer Klappposition während des Verstellens der Aufbewahrungsbox in eine Bodenposition;
• 4 eine schematische Seitenansicht der Sitzanordnung aus 1 in einer Klappposition mit der Aufbewahrungsbox in einer Bodenposition; sowie
• 5 eine schematische Seitenansicht der Sitzanordnung aus 1 in einer Absenkposition;
• 6 eine schematische Seitenansicht der Sitzanordnung aus 1 in einer Gebrauchsposition mit der Aufbewahrungsbox in der Bodenposition.

Further advantageous details and effects of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to an exemplary embodiment illustrated in the figure. It shows

• 1 a schematic side view of an embodiment of a seat assembly according to the invention in a position of use;
• 2 a schematic side view of the seat assembly 1 in a folded position;
• 3 a schematic side view of the seat assembly 1 in a folded position during adjustment of the storage box to a floor position;
• 4 a schematic side view of the seat assembly 1 in a folded position with the storage box in a floor position; such as
• 5 a schematic side view of the seat assembly 1 in a lowered position;
• 6 a schematic side view of the seat assembly 1 in a use position with the storage box in the floor position.

1 shows a seat arrangement 1 according to the invention of a passenger car. A vehicle seat 10, for example a rear seat, is connected to a vehicle floor 30 in a manner that is illustrated here in a simplified and schematic manner. The vehicle seat 10 is aligned towards the front of the vehicle and thus opposite to a vehicle longitudinal axis or X-axis (pointing towards the rear). On the one hand, it has a seat part 11 and, on the other hand, a backrest 12 which are connected to one another via a rear pivot axis D of the seat part. In addition, the backrest 12 is connected to the vehicle floor 30 via a rear floor pivot axis C. FIG. Behind the vehicle seat 10 there is a storage space 31 (or loading space or trunk) in which luggage in particular can be stored.

In addition to the vehicle seat 10, the seat arrangement 1 has a storage box 20 which is arranged below the seat part 11 (with respect to the vertical vehicle axis or Z-axis) when the seat arrangement 10 is in the position shown in FIG 1 shown position of use is located. The storage box 20 has a front wall 21 extending within the YZ plane and two side walls 22 extending within the XZ plane, of which 1-6 only one is visible. The front wall 21 is connected to the vehicle floor 30 via a front floor pivot axis A and to the seat part 11 via a front seat part pivot axis B. Each side wall 22 has a first side wall part 23 which is connected to the vehicle floor 30 via a first side pivot axis E, which is in the longitudinal direction, and via a second side pivot axis F, which extends at a 45° angle to the longitudinal axis and to the vertical axis, with a second side wall part 24. The second side wall part 24 is in turn connected to the front wall 21 via a vertical third side pivot axis G. in the in 1 In the position shown, the storage box 20 forms a protected storage space underneath the seat part 11 , the front wall 21 supporting the seat part 11 against the vehicle floor 30 at the same time. Because of the connection between each of the side walls 22 and the front wall 21 , they stabilize each other, which also contributes to stabilizing the storage box 20 and the seat part 11 . The seat part 11 is also connected to the backrest 12 via a rear seat part pivot axis D or to a section thereof which acts as a pivot element 12.1 and is in turn connected to the vehicle floor 30 via the rear floor pivot axis C.

In the position of use, access to the storage box 20 is not or hardly possible. To access these, the user adjusts the seat assembly 1 to the in 2 shown folding position (which can also be referred to as cinema position). In doing so, he first releases the connection between the seat part 11 and the front wall 21 in the area of the front seat part pivot axis B, in which case a snap connection can be provided here, for example. Thereafter, the seat part 11 can be pivoted upwards about the rear seat part pivot axis D until it is almost in contact with the backrest 12 .

If the storage box 20 is not required or if the area in front of the vehicle seat 10 z. B. is to be used for particularly bulky items, the storage box 20 can be adjusted to a floor position. This is done by a combined pivoting movement of the front wall 21 and the side wall parts 23, 24. To be more precise, the front wall 21 is pivoted back about the front floor pivot axis A (i.e. towards the rear of the vehicle), while at the same time the first side wall part 23 is pivoted about the first side pivot axis E and the second Side wall part 24 about the third lateral pivot axis G inwards, that is pivoted toward the center of the vehicle. This is accompanied by a pivoting of the two side wall parts 23, 24 relative to one another about the second lateral pivot axis F. An intermediate stage of pivoting is the ground position 3 shown while 4 depicting the storage box 20 in the floor position. The front wall 21 is arranged exactly or almost parallel to the vehicle floor 30 and can cover the side wall parts 23, 24 completely or partially at the top.

If the storage space 31 located behind the vehicle seat 10 is to be expanded, the seat arrangement 1 can be adjusted into a lowered position or dive-down position, which in 5 is shown. First, the connection between the second side wall part 24 and the front wall 21 in the area of the third side pivot axis G is released and the side wall parts 23, 24 are folded inwards, as for adjustment to the ground position. However, the connection between the seat part 11 and the front wall 21 is retained. Furthermore, the backrest 12 is pivoted forward about the rear floor pivot axis C, which also leads to an adjustment of the seat part 11 due to the coupling via the rear seat part pivot axis D. The rear seat part pivot axis D and the region of the seat part 11 coupled thereto move forwards and downwards along an arcuate path about the rear floor pivot axis C. This is accompanied by a forward pivoting of the front wall 21, whereby the area of the seat part 11 also changes lowers the front seat part pivot axis B (slightly). Overall, the seat part 11 is lowered, as a result of which the backrest 12 can be arranged lower and the usable storage space above it is increased. Even in the lowered position, the front wall 21 can continue to perform a supporting function for the seat part 11 .

6 shows a further position of the seat arrangement 1, the vehicle seat 10 being positioned as in FIG 1 is in the use position, while the storage box 20 has been adjusted to the floor position, after previously the connection of the seat part 11 from the front wall 21 has been detached. In this position there is no support from the front wall 21, which can tend to impair the stability of the seat part 11; on the other hand, the vehicle seat 10 is still coupled to the vehicle floor 30 in the area of the backrest 12 or the rear floor pivot axis C in a manner not shown in detail here. The corresponding connection is designed in such a way that it securely holds the seat part 11 when the seat part 11 is loaded as intended. Only under certain circumstances is there greater mobility of the seat part 11 in the vertical and/or horizontal direction. In this configuration, the space below the seat part 11 can be used for this purpose, for example for objects that cannot or should not be stored in the transport box 20 .

Reference List

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seating arrangement

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vehicle seat

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Patent Literature Cited

• US6106044A [0004]
• US 10710509 B2 [0005]
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Claims (10)

Seat arrangement (1) for a motor vehicle, having a vehicle seat (10) with a seat part (11) and a backrest (12), and a storage box (20) with a seat part (11) against one in a usage position of the seat arrangement (1). Front wall (21) and side walls (22) that support the vehicle floor (30) and are pivotably connected to the vehicle floor (30), the seat arrangement (1) being adjustable into a folding position by swiveling the seat part (11) up towards the backrest (12), and by lowering the seat part (11), pivoting the backrest (12) forward and pivoting the front wall (21) towards the vehicle floor (30) into a lowered position. Seat arrangement according to claim 1 , characterized in that the front wall (21) in the position of use is connected to the vehicle floor (30) by a front floor pivot axis (A) and to the seat part (11) by a front seat part pivot axis (B) and by pivoting forwards about the front floor pivot axis ( A) and pivoting relative to the seat part (11) can be adjusted into the lowered position. Seat arrangement according to claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that the seat part (11) can be detached from the front wall (21) at a front seat part pivot axis (B) in order to enable adjustment into the folded position. Seat arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the seat part (11) is connected by a rear seat part pivot axis (D) to a pivot element (12.1) which is connected to the vehicle floor (30) via a rear floor pivot axis (C), wherein the seat part (11) can be adjusted into the lowered position by pivoting the pivoting element (12.1) forward. Seat arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the backrest (12) has a pivoting element (12.1), whereby the lowering of the seat part (11) is coupled to the forward pivoting of the backrest (12). Seat arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the transport box (20) can be adjusted independently of the vehicle seat (10) into a floor position in which at least the front wall (21) is lowered towards the vehicle floor (30). Seat arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the front wall (21) can be adjusted into the floor position by pivoting back about the front floor pivot axis (A). Seat arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the side walls (22) are connected to the front wall (21) at least in the position of use. Seat arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each side wall (22) is connected to the vehicle floor (30) via a first side pivot axis (E) and can be adjusted by pivoting into the floor position and into the lowered position, so that it faces the vehicle floor ( 30) is lowered. Seat arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each side wall (22) has a first side wall part (23) which is connected to the vehicle floor (30) via the first side pivot axis (E) and to a second side wall part via a second side pivot axis (F). (24), which is connected to the front wall (21) via a third side pivot axis (G), the side wall parts (23, 24) being adjustable by pivoting into the floor position when the front wall (21) is pivoted back, so that they can be Vehicle floor (30) are lowered out.

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