Passenger vehicle and adjustable seat therefor

摘要

An improved passenger vehicle with an adjustable seat is described. The seat is provided with a frame which includes a back subframe having a backrest cushion, a seat subframe with a seat cushion and a fastening subframe. The fastening subframe is suitable for mutually fastening the back subframe to the seat subframe, and/or is suitable for attaching one of the back subframe and seat subframe, or both, to a floor of the passenger vehicle. The frame can be adjusted between a seating position and a sleeping position. The upper side of the seat cushion in the sleeping position is situated below the upper side of the seat cushion in the seating position.

主权项

1. Adjustable seat for a passenger vehicle, which seat is provided with a frame which comprises a back subframe provided with a backrest cushion, a seat subframe provided with a seat cushion comprising an upper side of said seat cushion and a fastening subframe, wherein the fastening subframe is suitable for mutually fastening the back subframe to the seat subframe, and/or is suitable for attaching one of the back subframe and seat subframe, or both, to a floor of the passenger vehicle, which frame can be adjusted between a seating position and a sleeping position, wherein the upper side of the seat cushion in the sleeping position is situated below the upper side of the seat cushion in the seating position and wherein the fastening subframe comprises a four-rod system, wherein the four-rod system comprises four coupling structures and wherein a first coupling structure is mounted to the floor and a second coupling structure concerns the seat subframe and wherein a third coupling structure concerns a front leg, said third coupling structure being pivotally attached to said first coupling structure at a first pivot point, said third coupling structure being pivotally attached to said second coupling structure at a second pivot point, said third coupling structure comprising a flat plate, which plate is suitable to make flat contact with said floor in the sleeping position.