Patent ID: 7866755

Claim:
An ottoman apparatus for a vehicle seat, comprising: a driving shaft having an end connected to a front end of the seat, the driving shaft having another end which is tiltable around the connected end; and a supporting frame connected to the driving shaft so as to be linearly movable over the driving shaft, the supporting frame being movable between a stowage position below the front end of the seat and a foot resting position in front of the seat by linearly moving over the driving shaft when the supporting frame is driven by the driving shaft, wherein the driving shaft tilts around the front end of the seat and the another end of the driving shaft moves from a lower side of the front end of the seat to the front of the seat according to the movement of the supporting frame to the foot resting position in front of the seat, the driving shaft forms an angle with respect to a vertical direction, and the angle is increased as the supporting frame moves to the foot resting position in front of the seat, and the ottoman apparatus includes a primary link that is connected to the driving shaft so as to be linearly movable on the driving shaft, and the primary link transmits power to the supporting frame.