US 11,890,972 B2
Vehicle access seating
Hans Bertil Slungare, Grabo (SE)
Assigned to BraunAbility Europe AB, Stenkullen (SE)
Filed by BraunAbility Europe AB, Stenkullen (SE)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/346,491.
Application 17/346,491 is a division of application No. 16/454,824, filed on Jun. 27, 2019, granted, now 11,059,393.
Application 16/454,824 is a continuation of application No. 15/315,043, granted, now 10,336,216, previously published as PCT/US2015/033196, filed on May 29, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/005,566, filed on May 30, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0309127 A1, Oct. 7, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60N 2/14 (2006.01); B60N 2/06 (2006.01); B60N 2/24 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/14 (2013.01) [B60N 2/06 (2013.01); B60N 2/245 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for using a seating system to transition a seat of a vehicle from a drive position to an intermediate pivoted position where the seat is aligned with a vehicle doorway and to an access position with the seat positioned at least partially through the vehicle doorway, comprising:
providing a seat defining a pivotable seat axis and an adapter plate defining an adapter plate static axis wherein the seat axis and adapter plate static axis are substantially parallel to one another when the seating system is in the drive position and wherein the seat axis and adapter plate static axis are not parallel to one another when the seating system is in the intermediate pivoted position and the access position;
in a first sliding step, before the seat is fully pivoted to the intermediate pivoted position, sliding the seat along the seat axis whereby the seat moves linearly relative to a pivot axis of the seat;
pivoting the seat during or after the sliding step to the intermediate pivoted position;
in a second sliding step, extending the seat at least partially out of the vehicle doorway after pivoting the seat by sliding the seat linearly along the pivoted seat axis.