Patent ID: 6406084
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
A seat arrangement for a vehicle comprising first, second, and third rows of seats which are arranged one behind another, each of said rows being composed of at least two seats situated next to one another, each of said seats including a backrest and a seat cushion, the seats of the second and third rows, which define two rear rows of seats, being foldable in order to enlarge a loading compartment,wherein said loading compartment can be enlarged by folding the backrests which are coupled to the seat cushions of the seats in the second row of seats onto the seat cushions of the seats in the second row of seats, shifting the seat cushions in the second row of seats forward in the longitudinal direction, and pivoting the seat cushions of the seats in the third row of seats through approximately 180Â° about a pivot axis which is fixed in the vehicle and runs transversely to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in the vicinity of a front seat-cushion edge, wherein the backrests of the seats in the third row of seats can be pivoted forwards through at least 90Â° about a pivot axis which runs transversely to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in the vicinity of a backrest lower edge and is fixed in the vehicle, and wherein a flat board is arranged on the lower side of at least one of the seat cushions of the seats in the third row of seats so that, when the at least one of the seat cushions of the seats in the third row of seats is pivoted forwards, the flat board can be placed onto the rear side of the backrest of one of the seats in the second row of seats which has been shifted forward.