Patent ID: 6279981
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
An automobile vehicle comprising a bodywork on which is fixed at least one removable seat comprising anchorings adapted to enable rapid mounting and dismantling of the seat on said bodywork, by mounting and dismantling movements where at least one lower part belonging to the seat is moved along a pre-specified direction, so called mounting direction, said seat further comprising at least one electrical circuit supplied with electrical current by means of an electrical seat connection device which is fixed on said lower part of the seat, said bodywork comprising at least one location able to receive the removable seat positioned either in a frontward direction or in a rearward direction, the seat connection device being arranged to be in two different positions relative to said location according to the direction of the seat, and said location comprising first and second bodywork connection devices which are connected to the seat connection device respectively in said frontward and rearward directions of the seat, said seat connection device being adapted:to connect to one of said bodywork connection devices by mutual engagement in the mounting direction, due only to the mounting movement of the seat,and to disconnect from the bodywork connection device, by only the dismantling movement of the seat in said mounting direction,said vehicle further comprising a central electronic processing unit which is adapted to communicate with the electrical circuit of the seat by modulation of the supply current, said central electronic processing unit being adapted to recognize the direction of the seat on said location by recognizing the bodywork connection device.