Patent ID: 11872918
Assignee: FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 17:
18. An automotive seat comprising:
a backrest foldably coupled to a seat bottom;
at least one armrest pivotally coupled to one side of the backrest, wherein the at least one armrest has a bottom surface; and
at least one guiding member coupled to one side of the seat bottom, the at least one guiding member comprising an upper surface, and wherein folding of the backrest towards the seat bottom results in sliding of the bottom surface of the at least one armrest over the upper surface of the at least one guiding member, which facilitates folding of the at least one armrest with respect to the backrest and restricting contact of the at least one armrest to a floor of a vehicle,
wherein the backrest is configured to move between a folded position and a seating position, wherein the folded position corresponds to a position where the backrest and the seat bottom become substantially parallel, and the seating position corresponds to a position where the backrest is inclined at a second predefined angle relative to the seat bottom,
wherein the movement of the backrest from the folded position to the seating position results in rotation of the at least one armrest in a second direction about a pivot point, which facilitates unfolding of the at least one armrest to a substantially horizontal position and allows the user to access the at least one armrest, and
wherein movement of the at least one armrest in the second direction about the pivot point from the substantially horizontal position is restricted once the backrest moves to the seating position.