GB2403139A - Seat with adjustable side bolsters allowing easy access to or egress from the seat - Google Patents

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GB2403139A
GB2403139A GB0315039A GB0315039A GB2403139A GB 2403139 A GB2403139 A GB 2403139A GB 0315039 A GB0315039 A GB 0315039A GB 0315039 A GB0315039 A GB 0315039A GB 2403139 A GB2403139 A GB 2403139A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/90—Details or parts not otherwise provided for
    • B60N2/986—Side-rests
    • B60N2/99—Side-rests adjustable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/02—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable
    • B60N2/0224—Non-manual adjustments, e.g. with electrical operation

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A seat 10 for a motor vehicle comprises a seat cushion 12 formed by a central portion 13 and two identical side bolsters 14A, 14B. One side bolster 14B located in use adjacent a door of the motor vehicle is moveable from its normal raised position to a lowered position. In the lowered position an upper edge 14E of the side bolster 14B is aligned with an upper surface 13U of the central portion 13 so as to assist a passenger entering or exiting the seat 10. The bolster may be pivotally connected to a support structure of the seat [fig. 4] or slidingly connected to the support structure for essentially vertical displacement [fig. 5]. The bolster may be biased towards the raised normal position where it is held in place by a latch. A retraction mechanism activated by the opening of a door may lower the bolster.

Description

2403 1 39 A Seat for a Motor Vehicle This invention relates to a seat and
in particular to a seat for a motor vehicle.
It is well known to provide a seat for a motor vehicle that comprises of a backrest and a seat cushion for connection to a floor of the motor vehicle, the backrest commonly being connected to the seat cushion by means of a pivot means so that it is reclinable with respect to the seat cushion. The seat cushion comprises of a central portion having an upper surface and two longitudinally extending edges along each of which extends a side bolster. Each of the side bolsters is similar in size and shape to the other side bolster and has an upper edge which during normal use projects substantially the same distance above the upper surface of the central portion of the seat cushion to provide lateral support for a passenger seated upon the upper surface of the central portion during cornering of the motor vehicle. Such a seat is sometimes referred to as a bucket seat because of the concave construction of the seating area.
It is popular in four wheel drive motor vehicles such as the Discovery _ and Range Rover _ motor vehicles manufactured by Land Rover _ to provide what is known as a command driving position in which the passenger seats are mounted relatively high within the passenger compartment. Such a command seating position provides good visibility to the driver of the motor vehicle and is also comfortable.
It is however a problem with such a command driving position that it is relatively difficult to get into and out of the seat because of its high mounting in combination with the relatively high location of the floor of the passenger compartment relative to the ground. In addition, the high mounting of the seat reduces the clearance between the upper edges of the side bolsters and the top edge of the door aperture adjacent to the seat and so this can also make accessibility to the seat more difficult. - 2 -
It is an object of this invention to provide a seat for a motor vehicle providing improved accessibility for a passenger when entering or leaving the seat.
According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a seat for a motor vehicle the seat comprising a backrest and a seat cushion for connection to a floor of the motor I vehicle, the seat cushion comprising a central portion having an upper surface and two longitudinally extending edges along each of which extends a side bolster, the side bolsters are similar in size and shape and each has an upper edge which during nommal use projects substantially the same distance as the upper edge of the other side bolster above the upper surface of the central portion of the seat cushion to provide lateral support for a! passenger seated upon the upper surface of the central portion during cornering of the motor vehicle wherein one of the side bolsters is a moveable side bolster and is moveable! from its nommal position to a lowered position in which the upper edge of the moveable side i bolster is substantially aligned with the upper surface of the central portion of the seat so as to facilitate easier access to or egress from the seat by a passenger.
Each side bolster may project above the central portion during normal use in the range of 25 to 125 mm. Preferably each side bolster projects above the central portion approximately 50 mm.
The two side bolsters may be essentially identical, one being a mirror image of the other.
The moveable side bolster may be located on the side of the seat located adjacent a door of the motor vehicle when the seat is in use.
The moveable side bolster may be pivotally connected to part of a support structure of the seat cushion to facilitate movement between the normal and lowered positions.
Preferably, the pivotal connection between the moveable side bolster and the support structure may be offset to one side of the moveable side bolster.
Alternatively, the moveable side bolster may be connected to part of a support structure of the seat cushion by a pair of arms, each of the arms being pivotally connected at one end to the moveable side bolster and at an opposite end to the support structure of the seat cushion.
The geometry of the two arms may be such that movement from the normal position to the lowered position causes the moveable side bolster to move out only slightly from the adjacent longitudinal edge of the central portion of the seat cushion.
Advantageously, during transition from the normal position to the lowered position the width of the seat may be only increased by a small amount.
As yet another alternative, the moveable side bolster may be slidingly connected to part of a support structure of the seat so as to facilitate essentially vertical displacement between the normal and lowered positions.
The moveable side bolster may retain the same orientation during transition between the normal and lowered positions.
The moveable side bolster may be biased towards the normal position where it is held in place by a latch and may be moved to the lowered position by a retraction mechanism.
The retraction mechanism may be activated by opening of a door of the motor vehicle positioned adjacent to the seat.
According to a second aspect of the invention there is provided a motor vehicle having at least one seat in accordance with said first aspect of the invention. - 4
The invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing of which: Fig.1 is a pictorial representation of a seat in accordance with the invention; Fig.2 is cross-section along the line A-A on Fig.1 showing a first embodiment of a moveable side bolster in accordance with the invention in a normal or in use position; Fig.3 is a cross-section along the line B-B showing the moveable side bolster shown in Fig.2 in a lowered position; Fig.4 is a cross-section similar to that of Fig.2 but showing a second embodiment of a moveable side bolster; Fig.5 is a cross-section similar to that of Fig.2 but showing a third embodiment of a moveable side bolster; and Fig.6 is a cross section along the line X-X on Fig.5 showing part of the mechanism used to raise and lower the moveable side bolster.
With particular reference to Figs 1 to 3 there is shown a seat 10 for a motor vehicle having a backrest 11 attached to a seat cushion 12 which is used to attach the seat 10 to a floor structure 5 of the motor vehicle by means of front and rear mounting brackets 6 and 7.
The seat cushion 12 comprises of a central portion 13 having two longitudinally extending edges along each of which extends a side bolster 14A, 14B to provide lateral support for a passenger seated upon the upper surface of the central portion during cornering of the motor vehicle.
The central portion 13 is formed by a foam block covered on its upper surface 13U by fabric or leather and having a pressed metal pan to support the foam block and prevent - 5 submarining in the event of a collision and includes a rigid support structure in the form of a seat cushion frame 15.
The two side bolsters 14A, 14B are similar in size and shape and are essentially identical, the left hand side bolster being a mirror image of the right hand side bolster and vice-versa.
The seat 10 as shown is intended to be fitted on the left hand side of a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle adjacent to a door on the left hand side of the motor vehicle. The seat has a fixed right hand side bolster 14A and a moveable left hand side bolster 14B which in use is positioned adjacent to the door of the motor vehicle. However it will be appreciated that the invention is equally applicable to a seat mounted on the right hand side of a motor vehicle. In which case it would be the right hand side bolster that is moveable.
The two side bolsters 14A, 14B each have an upper edge 14E which in normal use project above the upper surface 13U of the central portion 13. The distance between the upper surface 13U of the central portion 13 and the upper edges 14E in the disclosed embodiment is approximately 50mm but it will be appreciated that various alternative amounts of projection could be used lying generally within the range of 25 to 125 mm depending upon the particular seat.
As can best be seen with reference to Figs. 2 and 3 the moveable side bolster 14B is pivotally attached to the seat frame 15 by means of a number of support brackets 22 to which is fixed a pivot shaft 16. A number of cylindrical bearings 18 are rotatably engaged with the pivot shaft 16 at different positions along its length. In the embodiment disclosed there are three bearing18 one towards the front of the moveable side bolster (as shown in Fig.3) one near to the rear of the moveable side bolster (not shown) and one centrally positioned (as shown in Fig.2). Each of the bearings 18 is attached to the moveable side - 6 bolster by a respective bracket 17 which projects from the side of the moveable side bolster 14B so that the pivot axis of the moveable side bolster 14B is offset from the moveable side bolster 14B itself. This reduces the outward motion of the moveable side bolster 14B when it is transitioned between the normal and lowered positions and so reduces the risk of contact between the moveable side bolster 14B and the adjacent door. In addition because the moveable side bolster does not move outwards a large distance it is easy for a passenger to traverse over it when entering or leaving the seat 10. In the lowered position the upper edge 14E of the moveable side bolster 14B is substantially aligned with the upper surface 13U of the central portion 13.
It will be appreciated that a small gap is present between the moveable side bolster 14B and the central portion 13 this is provided to reduce the risk of clothes becoming trapped in between the moveable side bolster 14B and the central portion 13 when the moveable side bolster 14B is moved into the normal position from the lowered position A spring 23 is attached at one end to the front bearing 18 by means of a short cable which is wrapped partially around the bearing 18 and is fastened to the bearing 18. The other end of the spring 23 is attached to the seat frame 15. As the moveable side bolster is rotated from its normal position (as shown in Fig.2) to its lowered position (as shown in Fig.3) the cable wraps around the bearing 18 and stretches the spring 23. The effect of this is to ensure that the moveable side bolster is biased into its normal position by the spring 23.
The central bearing 18 has a recess 19 formed in it for cooperation with a detent arm 20. The detent arm 20 is pivotally connected to the seat frame 15 and is biased by a spring (not shown) into engagement with the recess 19 so as to form a latch means used to hold the moveable side bolster 14B in its normal position.
A retraction mechanism is provided to urge the moveable side bolster 14B from its normal position to its lowered position when the adjacent door is opened. The retraction mechanism comprises of a Bowden cable 21 connected between an anchor (not shown) on the door and the bracket 17 associated with the central bearing 18.
The inner part of the Bowden cable 21 is also attached to the detent arm 20 by means of a lug fixed to the inner part of the Bowden cable 21.
It will be appreciated that various alternative retraction mechanisms could be used to move the moveable side bolster between its normal and lowered positions and that if required the moveable side bolster could be biased into the lowered position and moved into the normal position against the action of the biasing means.
For example the moveable side bolster could be biased into its normal or raised position by a small spring load of say 0.5kg and be locked in place by an electric solenoid or vacuum operated latch. Upon entry to the seat the weight of the passenger would push the side bolster down out of the way and so the side bolster would not in practice create a height barrier for the passenger. In addition it will be appreciated that the side bolster could be moved by an electro-mechanical system under the control of an electronic control unit and there may be an override provided so as to allow the side door of the motor vehicle to be opened without lowering the side bolster. This would be useful to allow the terrain to be checked by the driver or a passenger opening a door when traversing uneven ground.
Operation of the retraction mechanism is as follows, during normal use the moveable side bolster is in its normal position (as shown in Fig.2) such that its upper edge 14E projects above the upper surface 13U of the central portion 13 and provides side support for a person sat upon the seat 10. In this position the detent arm 20 is engaged with the recess 20 thereby locking the moveable side bolster 14B in place. - 8
When a door located adjacent to the seat 10 is opened the inner part of the Bowden cable 21 is retracted by the opening motion of the door. This retraction of the Bowden cable 21 first causes the detent arm 20 to be moved in the recess 19 until it disengages therefrom. Further movement of the door causes the Bowden cable 21 to pull the bracket 17 downwards against the action of the spring 23 until the moveable side bolster 14B reaches its fully lowered position (as shown in Fig.3) which corresponds to a door fully open condition.
So long as the door remains open the moveable side bolster 14B is held in its lowered position by the tension in the Bowden cable. When the door is closed the Bowden cable 21 allows the moveable side bolster 14B to rotate upwards towards its normal position by the action of the spring 23 until the detent arm 20 re-engages with the recess 19 to lock the moveable side member 14B in position.
With particular reference to Fig.4 there is shown a second embodiment of a moveable side bolster that may be used as a replacement for that previously described.
The moveable side bolster 114B has and upper edge 114E which as previously described projects above the upper surface 13U of the central portion when the moveable side bolster 114B is in its normal position (as shown in Fig.4).
The moveable side bolster 114B is connected to part of a support structure 115 of the seat cushion 13 by a pair of arms 125, 126. Each of the arms 125, 126 is pivotally connected at one end to a bracket 117 fastened to the moveable side bolster 114B and at an opposite end to a bracket 122 attached to the support structure 115 of the central portion 13 of the seat cushion 12. The two arms 125,126 form with the two brackets 117, 122 a four bar linkage used to transport the moveable side bolster 114B between its normal and lowered positions. In the lowered position the upper edge 114E of the moveable side bolster 114 is substantially aligned with the upper surface 13U of the central portion 13. - 9 -
The geometry of the two arms 125, 126 is such that movement from the normal position to the lowered position causes the moveable side bolster 114B to move out only slightly from the adjacent longitudinal edge of the central portion 13 of the seat cushion 12 as it is raised or lowered. In effect the moveable side bolster 114B moves through an arc between its normal and lowered positions but at all times remains in the same orientation.
Biasing means (not shown) are provided to urge the moveable side bolster 114B to its normal position where it is held in place by a latch means (not shown). A retraction means (not shown) is used to move the moveable side bolster from the normal position to the lowered position when an adjacent door is opened. The moveable bolster 114B remains in the lowered position so long as the door remains open and automatically returns to the normal position when the door is closed.
This mechanism has the advantage that the moveable side member 114 does not move out very far from the central portion during transition between the normal and lowered positions, and so the width of the seat is only increased by a small amount by this action.
With particular reference to Fig.5 there is shown a third embodiment of a moveable side bolster for use with a seat 10 as shown in Fig.1.
The moveable side bolster 214B has and upper edge 214E which as previously described projects above the upper surface 13U of the central portion when the moveable side bolster 214B is in its normal position (as shown in Fig.5).
The moveable side bolster 214B is connected to part of a support structure 215 of the seat cushion 13 by a pair of J-shaped arms 217 which are slidingly engaged with a slide plate 225 fastened to a support structure 215 by means of a pair of brackets 222. - 1 0
The slide plate 225 has two outwardly extending edges with which the two J-shaped arms 217 are engaged to provide a sliding connection between the moveable side bolster 214B and the central portion 13.
The moveable side bolster 214B is held in the nommal position (as shown in Fig.5) by a latch (not shown) and is biased into the nommal position by a spring (not shown). A retraction mechanism is connected to the moveable side bolster to move it from the normal position to a lowered position against the action of the spring when a door located adjacent to the seat 10 is opened. In the lowered position the upper edge of the moveable side bolster is substantially aligned with the upper surface 1 3U of the central portion 13.
The moveable bolster 214B remains in the lowered position so long as the door remains open and automatically returns to the nommal position when the door is closed.
This mechanism has the advantage that the moveable side member 214B does not move out at all from the central portion 13 during transition between the normal and lowered positions, and so the width of the seat is not increased by this action and, in addition, the orientation of the moveable side member 214B does not alter during transition between the nommal and lowered positions.
It is an advantage in not greatly increasing the width of the seat because then the passenger does not need to traverse a large distance to gain access to the seat. If the side bolster moves outwardly a large distance then it makes direct access to the seat more difficult and the passenger will normally need to slide across the lowered side bolster to gain access to the seat. This requires the support structure for the side bolster to be made sufficiently strong to support the full weight of a passenger whereas if the passenger is able to sit directly on the central portion of the seat cushion then the support structure for the moveable side bolster does not need to be quite as robust. - 1 1
Although the invention has been described with respect to several specific embodiments it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that it is not limited to those embodiments and various modifications or alternative embodiments could be made without departing from the scope of the invention.
For example the movement of the moveable side member could be initiated by some other means than the opening of the door. It could for example be controlled by a passenger operable switch. The moveable side bolster could be controlled by a servo motor system so that its position is determined by the relative rotation of one or more servo motors so that no latch or spring means may be required.
It will appreciated that a motor vehicle could be fitted with two or more seats each of which is fitted with a lowerable side bolster on the side of the seat adjacent a door. It will be further appreciated that a seat could be fitted with two moveable side bolsters and if required only one of the moveable side bolsters would be arranged to lower and raise the other would be fixed in a raised position. - 1 2

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  1. CLAIMS i 1. A seat for a motor vehicle the seat comprising a backrest and
    a seat cushion for connection to a floor of the motor vehicle, the seat cushion comprising a central portion having an upper surface and two longitudinally extending edges along each of i which extends a side bolster, the side bolsters are similar in size and shape and each has an upper edge which during normal use projects substantially the same distance as the upper edge of the other side bolster above the upper surface of the central portion of the seat cushion to provide lateral support for a passenger seated upon the upper surface of the central portion during cornering of the motor vehicle wherein one of the side bolsters is a moveable side bolster and is moveable from its normal position to a lowered position in which the upper edge of the moveable side bolster is substantially aligned with the upper surface of the central portion of the seat so as to facilitate easier access to or egress from the seat by a passenger.
  2. 2. A seat as claimed in claim 1 in which the distance which each side bolster projects above the central portion during normal use is in the range of 25 to 125mm.
  3. 3. A seat as claimed in claim 1 or in claim 2 wherein the two side bolsters are essentially identical, one being a mirror image of the other.
  4. 4. A seat as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3 wherein the moveable side bolster is located on the side of the seat located adjacent a door of the motor vehicle when the seat is in use.
  5. 5. A seat as claimed in any of claims 1 to 4 wherein the moveable side bolster is pivotally connected to part of a support structure of the seat cushion to facilitate movement between the normal and lowered positions. 1 3
  6. 6. A seat as claimed in claim 5 wherein the pivotal connection between the moveable side bolster and the support structure is offset to one side of the moveable side bolster.
  7. 7. A seat as claimed in any of claims 1 to 4 wherein the moveable side bolster is connected to part of a support structure of the seat cushion by a pair of arms, each of the arms being pivotally connected at one end to the moveable side bolster and at an opposite end to the support structure of the seat cushion.
  8. 8. A seat as claimed in claim 7 wherein the geometry of the two arms is such that movement from the normal position to the lowered position causes the moveable side bolster to move out only slightly from the adjacent longitudinal edge of the central portion of the seat cushion.
  9. 9. A seat as claimed in any of claims 1 to 8 wherein during transition from the normal position to the lowered position the width of the seat is only increased by a small amount.
  10. 10. A seat as claimed in any of claims 1 to 4 wherein the moveable side bolster is slidingly connected to part of a support structure of the seat so as to facilitate essentially vertical displacement between the normal and lowered positions.
  11. 11. A seat as claimed in any of claims 7, 8 and 10 wherein the moveable side bolster retains the same orientation during transition between the normal and lowered positions.
  12. 12. A seat as claimed in any of claims 1 to 1 1 wherein the moveable side bolster is biased towards the normal position where it is held in place by a latch and is moved to the lowered position by a retraction mechanism. 14
  13. 13. A seat as claimed in claim 12 wherein the retraction mechanism is activated by opening of a door of the motor vehicle positioned adjacent to the seat.
  14. 14. A motor vehicle having at least one seat as claimed in any of claims 1 to 13.
  15. 15. A seat substantially as described herein with reference to the accompanying drawing.
  16. 16. A motor vehicle substantially as described herein with reference to the accompanying drawing.
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