Patent ID: 6572171
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A motor vehicle seat system comprising:a front row of seats including a pair of front seats on a floor of a motor vehicle on opposite sides of a longitudinal aisle on the floor, a back row of seats including a pair of back seats on the floor of the motor vehicle separated from the front row of seats in the direction of a longitudinal centerline of the motor vehicle by a lateral aisle on the floor, and a middle seat between the pair of back seats including a lower anchor frame on the floor of the motor vehicle aligned with the longitudinal aisle behind the lateral aisle, a seat cushion frame, and a mechanical linkage system operable to support the seat cushion frame on the seat anchor frame for translation in the direction of the longitudinal centerline of the motor vehicle between a retracted position corresponding to a full-row position in the middle seat in the back row of seats behind the lateral aisle and an extended position corresponding to a half-row position of the middle seat overlapping the front row of seats and the lateral aisle in the longitudinal aisle.