A motorcycle seat assembly that includes a seat pan with a load bearing hammock-type or hammock-style fabric or mesh seat suspension mounted using a suspension mounting bracket to the seat pan that is configured with an integral suspension mounting fixture that enables pre-tensioning of a stretchable webbing of load-bearing fabric or mesh material of the suspension during fixturing and/or mounting of the suspension to the seat pan.

A body structure includes: a center frame extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle at the center in the vehicle width direction; and at least one support member extending toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction from the center frame. The support member supports at least one of a steering system, a pedal system, a seat, and a footrest member.

A motor vehicle comprises an upper back support comprising a substantially U-shaped tubular member pivotally attached at a first end to one of a pair of opposed lateral seatback frame members and pivotally attached at a second end to the other of the pair of opposed lateral seatback frame members, a substantially rigid planar base attached to a central portion of the tubular member, a latch operably coupling the first end of the tubular member to the one of a pair of opposed lateral seatback members to restrain the tubular member in one of a plurality of positions between a stowed position and a fully raised position, and a cushion disposed above the upper back support to form a movable exposed surface.

A seat assembly forming a substantially horizontal plane for an exposed surface of each of a lower seat cushion and a seatback cushion of a seatback comprises a lifter mechanism for a rearward edge of the lower seat cushion. The lifter mechanism comprises a bracket pivotable about a transverse bar fixedly mounted to a frame assembly for a lower seat assembly, the bracket comprising a forward lever and a rearward lever; and a link pinned at a first end to the seatback and pinned at a second end to the rearward lever by a slot. The rearward edge of the lower seat cushion is initially raised by the forward lever upon the seatback pivoting to a predetermined reclined position and the rearward edge of the lower seat cushion is raised to the substantially horizontal plane upon the seatback pivoting to a fully reclined position.

A motor vehicle comprises an upper back support comprising a substantially U-shaped tubular member pivotally attached at a first end to one of a pair of opposed lateral seatback frame members and pivotally attached at a second end to the other of the pair of opposed lateral seatback frame members, a substantially rigid planar base attached to a central portion of the tubular member, a latch operably coupling the first end of the tubular member to the one of a pair of opposed lateral seatback members to restrain the tubular member in one of a plurality of positions between a stowed position and a fully raised position, and a cushion disposed above the upper back support to form a movable exposed surface.

A seat including an exterior seat surface. The exterior seat surface is movable inward and outward relative to an interior of the seat. A flexible material overlays the exterior seat surface. The flexible material is lockable to restrict movement of the flexible material towards the exterior seat surface. Movement of the exterior seat surface into the seat defines a gap between the exterior seat surface and the flexible material to permit air to circulate between the exterior seat surface and the flexible material to cool an occupant of the seat.

A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a seatback that supports a back of a person sitting on the seat apparatus and that includes a first support body and a second support body, the first support body being one side of the seatback in a seatback width direction and the second support body being the other side of the seatback in the seatback width direction, one of the first support body and the second support body being a movable support body, and a moving mechanism that displaces the movable support body from a back support position, where the movable support body is placed in order to support the back of the person sitting on the seat, to a retracted position where the movable support body is placed in order to create an open space where the movable support body was placed.

A vehicle seat includes: a seat frame; a seat pad; and a planar body configured to support, from a backside, the seat pad, and including a high-elongation part more easily extensible than other planar-body part. The planar body includes a low-density region, a high-density region, and a medium-density region in which constituent yarns are placed more thickly than the low-density region, but more thinly than the high-density region, the medium-density region being provided between the low-density region and the high-density region adjacent to each other. The low-density region is placed in the high-elongation part so that the high-elongation part is easily extensible. The high-density region and the medium-density region are placed in the other planar-body part so that the other planar-body part is less easily extensible. The medium-density region in the other planar-body part is adjacent to the high-elongation part.

A vehicle seat comprises a seat cushion frame configuring a frame member of a seat cushion, and a seat unit that is supported by the seat cushion frame and on which an occupant sits, that has a higher seating face rigidity in a seat front-rear direction than a seating face rigidity in a seat width direction, and that has the seating face rigidity in the seat width direction set lower at a seat front-rear direction rear side than at a seat front-rear direction front side.

A seating device, in particular a flight passenger seating device, includes at least one seat bottom unit and with a backrest unit that is connected to the seat bottom unit, wherein at least the backrest unit is positionable in a comfort position and in a further sitting position.

The comfort position is implemented as a base position that is optimized for a passenger comfort.