JP2010535656A - 車両のシート配置システム及びキャビン - Google Patents
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Description
本出願は、Laframboise及びその他の者による、車両のシート配置システム及びキャビンという名称の、2007年8月3日に提出され、この明細書に組み込まれる、米国仮特許出願番号60/935,294の利益及び優先権を主張する。
Claims (15)
- シートバックと、
クッションを有するシートベースと、
シートバックによって少なくとも部分的に特定される第1の収納領域と、
前記シートクッションによって少なくとも部分的に特定される第2の収納領域と
を備えるシート配置システム。 - 前記第1の収納領域は、前記シートバックに配置され、前記第2の収納領域は前記シートクッション及びシートベースの間に配置される請求項1記載のシート配置システム。
- 前記シートクッションの下部側表面上に配置される第3の収納領域をさらに備える請求項1記載のシート配置システム。
- 前記第1の収納領域はトレイである請求項2記載のシート配置システム。
- 前記第2の収納領域は容器である請求項2記載のシート配置システム。
- 前記第3の収納領域は、コンテナ、ボックス、ポケット又はコンパートメントの一つである請求項3記載のシート配置システム。
- 前記第3の収納領域は、フック又はクリップのような収納デバイスを備える請求項3記載のシート配置システム。
- 前記シートバックは、シートバック及び第1の終了領域がシート配置システムが車両にインストールされたときに、車両のフロアに対して概ね並列になるように構成される請求項1記載のシート配置システム。
- 前記シートバックは、シートバックが車両のフロアに対抗して位置されるように構成される請求項1記載のシート配置システム。
- 前記シートクッションは、第2の収納へのアクセスを選択的に提供するように構成される請求項1記載のシート配置システム。
- 前記シートクッションは、第2の終了領域又は第3の収納領域へのアクセスを選択的に提供するように構成される請求項3記載のシート配置システム。
- 前記シートクッションは、車両と連携するように、及び前記シートクッションによって部分的に特定される一体化収納領域を形成するように、配置されて構成される請求項1記載のシート配置システム。
- 収納領域を有するコンソールをさらに備え、前記コンソールは前記シート配置システムに対して横に又は縦に調整される請求項1記載のシート配置システム。
- 前記コンソールは、左右の引き出しを備える請求項13記載のシート配置システム。
- 前記コンソールは、前記コンソールを前記シートベースに接続されているガイドレールに沿って移動することによって横方向に調整される請求項13記載のシート配置システム。
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| US93529407P | 2007-08-03 | 2007-08-03 | |
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| PCT/US2008/072003 WO2009035789A1 (en) | 2007-08-03 | 2008-08-01 | Vehicle seating system and cabin |
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