Patent ID: 11890972
Assignee: BRAUNABILITY EUROPE AB
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
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.