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

Claim 0:
1. 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 upper surface of the at least one guiding member comprises: a first surface oriented substantially parallel to a length of the seat bottom; and a second surface inclined at a first predefined acute angle with respect to an axis of the first surface, wherein the first surface extends towards a first end of the at least one guiding member that is connected to the seat bottom and the second surface extends from the first surface towards a second end of the at least one guiding member.