This disclosure relates to an autonomous vehicle configurable for transportation of either passengers, cargo, or both. The various aspects of this disclosure, which include moveable seat assemblies, a door arrangement, and storage bins, among other things, provide the vehicle with increased functionality and versatility, leading to more efficient vehicle use.

The present disclosure relates to a seat element, in particular, a headrest for a vehicle seat, the seat element comprising at least one support bar made of metal, a first layer provided at an exterior surface of the support bar, and a cushion made of an upholstery material. Hereby, the first layer is formed by blowing on first fibers made of plastics which are thermally welded directly or indirectly to the exterior surface.

At least part of the first fibers extends away from the exterior surface and/or the first layer towards the outside into the upholstery material and is thermally cross-linked with the upholstery material, in particular, blown-on further fibers.

The present disclosure relates to a seat element, in particular, a headrest for a vehicle seat, the seat element comprising at least one support bar made of metal, a first layer provided at an exterior surface of the support bar, and a cushion made of an upholstery material. Hereby, the first layer is formed by blowing on first fibers made of plastics which are thermally welded directly or indirectly to the exterior surface.

At least part of the first fibers extends away from the exterior surface and/or the first layer towards the outside into the upholstery material and is thermally cross-linked with the upholstery material, in particular, blown-on further fibers.

There is provided a skin foam-in-place foamed article comprising a pad (15) and a bag-like outer material (20) covering the pad (15). The outer material (20) has a top layer (21) and a liner layer (22) made of a foamed resin. The liner layer (22) has a closed cell structure. A pad-side skin layer (27a) having a density higher than that of a bulk layer (26) is provided on the liner layer (22), on a side of the pad (15). A corona treatment is applied to the pad-side skin layer (27a).

There is provided a skin foam-in-place foamed article comprising a pad (15) and a bag-like outer material (20) covering the pad (15). The outer material (20) has a top layer (21) and a liner layer (22) made of a foamed resin. The liner layer (22) has a closed cell structure. A pad-side skin layer (27a) having a density higher than that of a bulk layer (26) is provided on the liner layer (22), on a side of the pad (15). A corona treatment is applied to the pad-side skin layer (27a).

To ensure that passengers sleep in a good quality, comfortable and healthy sleep during their bus, airplane and train journeys and to prevent the eclipses occurring in the neck after the journey, a passenger seat sleeping pillow has an angled working principle in accordance with head and neck anatomy. The passenger seat with angle mechanism that can be produced in the system is related to the sleeping pillow and angle mechanism provides two types of assembly (FIG. 1) or (FIG. 2), optionally manual or motorized (FIG. 19), thanks to the variable apparatus enabling the assembly of the passenger seat during or after manufacturing.

A vehicle seat is provided including a base section fixed to a floor of a vehicle, a pair of seat sections that are disposed opposing each other as viewed along a seat width direction, that are each supported by the base section so as to be capable of tilting between a horizontal position and an upright position, and that each include plural cushion sections disposed in series and configured to support the body of an occupant, and a hinge mechanism that attaches the pair of seat sections to the base section such that the seat sections are capable of tilting, and that couples the plural cushion sections together such that the cushion sections are capable of swinging about an axis running along the seat width direction.

A seating posture is stabilized for the shoulders of a passenger seated on a vehicle seat. A vehicle seat is provided with a seat back configured to support the seated person from the rear. A shoulder support portion of the seat back configured to support a corresponding one of the shoulders of the seated passenger includes an air cell configured to expand when air is supplied. When the air cell expands, one end portion of the shoulder support portion on the outside in the width direction of the vehicle seat moves more forward than the other end portion of the shoulder support portion on the inside in the width direction.

A seating posture is stabilized for the shoulders of a passenger seated on a vehicle seat. A vehicle seat is provided with a seat back configured to support the seated person from the rear. A shoulder support portion of the seat back configured to support a corresponding one of the shoulders of the seated passenger includes an air cell configured to expand when air is supplied. When the air cell expands, one end portion of the shoulder support portion on the outside in the width direction of the vehicle seat moves more forward than the other end portion of the shoulder support portion on the inside in the width direction.

A vehicle seat with a speaker-equipped headrest is provided, which is of a relatively simple structure to enable the speaker-equipped headrest to be easily mounted to/dismounted from a seat body after vehicle installation, and also provide increased versatility for installation in vehicles of various vehicle size classes. The vehicle seat with the speaker-equipped headrest includes: a male coupler that is connected to a speaker harness and fitted to a distal end of a headrest stay; and a female coupler that is connected to a main harness on a seat body side, and fitted to a headrest guide bracket supporting a headrest guide. Insertion of the headrest stay into the headrest guide allows the speaker-equipped headrest to be mounted to the seat body, and allows the male coupler and the female coupler to be fitted together to provide a connection between the speaker harness and the main harness.