A seat 100 for seating system of a motor vehicle, the seat comprising a pillar 120, a boss 130 coupled to the pillar 120 and one or more follower elements 132 coupled to the boss 130. The follower elements 132 follow a guide track 8 such that the seat 100 is movable between two or more spaced apart seating positions. A drive coupler 816 is configured to selectively couple the seat 100 to a drive mechanism 810 which is configured to drive the movement of the seat 100 between the seating positions. The drive mechanism 810 may include a cable 814 guided by pulleys 812 and the drive coupler 816 selectively engages with the cable 814. Also, a motor vehicle seating system 2 is provided. The seating system comprises two or more seats 100 as described above, and a guide track extending between three or more spaced apart seating positions within an interior of the motor vehicle 2.
A motor vehicle seating system
2018-09-19
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
SAE Technical Papers | 1968