US 11,981,236 B2
Convertible seat for vehicle
Jang Hyeon Lee, Gunpo-si (KR); Dae Sung Kwon, Seoul (KR); Dong Gu Kim, Suwon-si (KR); and Il Seon Yoo, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/969,206.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0157269 (KR), filed on Nov. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0150404 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/30 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/3086 (2013.01) [B60N 2/0268 (2023.08)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A convertible seat for a vehicle, comprising:
a base frame having a predetermined dimension of storage space;
a plurality of individual blocks disposed to be ascendable and descendable in the storage space of the base frame; and
a raising and lowering drive device installed in each of the individual blocks and configured to raise and lower a corresponding one of the individual blocks.