An assembly includes a floor, a vehicle pedal disposed above the floor, and a cover. The cover is rotatably connected to the floor. The cover is rotatable relative to the floor from a closed position in which the cover is disposed above the vehicle pedal to an open position in which the vehicle pedal is disposed above the cover.

A vehicle seat control system includes a front seat, a rear seat associated with the front seat back and forth, a footrest mounted on a rear of a seatback of the front seat, a leg-rest mounted on a seat cushion of the rear seat associated with the front seat back and forth, an individual seat switch unit mounted on the front seat and the rear seat, respectively, and an integrated controller configured to determine current state information of the front seat and the rear seat through sensor units mounted on each of the front seat and the rear seat and to perform interference avoidance control in consideration of current state information of a seat associated with a specific seat when receiving a request for an operation of the footrest or the leg-rest from a switch unit of the specific seat.

A grommet has main body fitting in a toerail aperture enabling a fiber lead to run fairly through a bore, the fiber lead contacting a smooth wall surface in both body and a locking plate or member with the main body flange and intermediate portion fitting a toerail being held in place by the locking member or plate, the locking member or plate fitting a boss in the main body.

Arrangements for safety and comfort in vehicles.

A leg rest having a distortion preventing function, according to the present disclosure, includes: a fixed bracket fixedly provided at the front of the lower end of a vehicle seat frame; a rotating bracket provided at the front of the fixed bracket so as to be rotatable in a vertical direction; a driving unit connected to the lower surface of the rotating bracket so as to rotate the rotating bracket; a tilting unit respectively supporting both sides of the rotating bracket so as to intermediate between the fixed bracket and the rotating bracket, and tilting the rotating bracket in the longitudinal direction of the fixed bracket; and a link bracket intermediating between the driving unit and the tilting unit so as to prevent horizontal distortion when the rotating bracket rotates.

A vehicle seat includes a seat back having a foot massage system. The seat back includes a front side and rear side, the rear side receiving the foot massage system. The foot massage system is configured to pivot around an axis that is fixed relative to the seat back between a first in-use position, wherein the massage system pivots down to receive a passenger's feet, and a second folded-away position wherein the massage system is retracted along the backrest rear side. The foot massage system includes a registration area for guiding the passenger's foot to proper massage position and can be equipped with a pressure detection system having pressure sensors that, when pressed, allow the foot massage system to work.

A seat opening concealment structure is provided including a cover member that covers part of a vehicle seat, and that includes an outer wall including a curved face portion with a circular arc shaped cross-section profile, the outer wall being formed with an opening having an elongated profile along a peripheral direction of the curved face portion, and the outer wall being formed with a larger radius of curvature at an inner face of the curved face portion than a radius of curvature at an outer face of the curved face portion. The seat opening concealment structure further includes a rotatable body that is supported via a coupling section inserted through the opening so as to be rotatable relative to the cover member, and a concealing sheet that is provided with an attachment hole at which the coupling section is attached, that is longer than a length of the opening, that is supported at two width direction end portions of the concealing sheet so as to be slidable along the inner face of the outer wall, and that covers the opening.

A passenger seat includes a bottom support to be connected to the aircraft floor, a seat pan frame, and a support structure interconnecting the seat pan frame to the bottom support. A front support member defines a frontmost portion of the support structure, and has a top end connected to a front end of the seat pan frame and a bottom end connected to the bottom support. The front end of the seat pan frame is forwardly offset from a front end of the bottom support and the top end of the front support member is forwardly offset from its bottom end such that an empty space is defined across a width of the seat between the seat pan frame and the floor, forwardly of the support structure, forwardly of the bottom support, and rearwardly of a vertical plane aligned with the front end of the seat pan frame.

An apparatus for supporting an appendage of a seated user, generally in a vehicle, including adjustable support arms attached to a seat with a platform disposed at a distal end of second support arms so that the appendages of the user, such as a child, are supported thereon for comfort of the user.

A vehicle and passenger carrying apparatus usable with a vehicle, wherein the passenger carrying portion includes a seating surface and a moveable footrest below the seating surface. The footrest is moveable from an ingress/egress position to a transport position that is closer to the seating surface than the ingress/egress position. The passenger carrying portion further includes a footrest movement mechanism, wherein the footrest movement mechanism controls movement of the moveable footrest between the ingress/egress position the transport position.