US 12,134,338 B2
Vehicle seat adjustable between a forward facing setup and a rearward facing setup
Oskar Ewehag, Gothenburg (SE); Johan Höcks, Varberg (SE); and Christian Forsberg, Laholm (SE)
Assigned to Ningbo Geely Automobile Research & Development Co., Ltd., Ningbo (CN)
Filed by Ningbo Geely Automobile Research & Development Co., Ltd., Ningbo (CN)
Filed on Dec. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/555,400.
Application 17/555,400 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2020/101310, filed on Jul. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 19191574 (EP), filed on Aug. 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0111768 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. B60N 2/20 (2006.01); B60N 2/18 (2006.01); B60N 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/203 (2013.01) [B60N 2/1817 (2013.01); B60N 2/3011 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle seat arranged to be adjusted between a forward facing setup and a rearward facing setup, the vehicle seat comprising a seat back and a seat cushion arrangement, the seat cushion arrangement comprising a seat cushion arranged to be attached to a seat structure arranged in a vehicle, a front pivoting notch and a rear pivoting notch, wherein the seat back and seat cushion each has a symmetric shape, wherein the seat back comprises a first seat back connection and a second seat back connection arranged on a seat back side at a respective first end and second end of the seat back, the first seat back connection being arranged to pivotably and releasably engage with the rear pivoting notch of the seat cushion arrangement when the vehicle seat is in the forward facing setup and the second seat back connection being arranged to pivotably and releasably engage with the front pivoting notch of the seat cushion arrangement when the vehicle seat is in the rearward facing setup, wherein the seat back is arranged to change from the forward facing setup to the rearward facing setup by folding the seat back by pivoting the first seat back connection in the rear pivoting notch until the second seat back connection engages with the front pivoting notch and thereafter folding the seat back by pivoting the second seat back connection in the front pivoting notch, wherein the second seat back connection is arranged to releasably engage with a first latch attached to the vehicle body when the vehicle seat is in the forward facing setup, and the first seat back connection is arranged to releasably engage with a second latch attached to the vehicle body when the vehicle seat is in the rearward facing setup.