B60N2/1807

VEHICLE
20230249591 · 2023-08-10 ·

A vehicle includes: a vehicle body frame; a drive unit provided on the vehicle body frame and movable on a floor surface; a seat disposed above the vehicle body frame to support buttocks of a user; a lift unit provided between the vehicle body frame and the seat to raise and lower the seat between a low position and a high position; and at least one support member extending downward from the seat and provided, at a lower portion thereof, with a footrest for supporting soles of the user. The support member is provided to be displaceable vertically relative to the seat, and the support member is displaced such that a distance between the seat and the footrest when the seat is in the high position is greater than a distance between the seat and the footrest when the seat is in the low position.

Vehicle including a drive unit and a seat provided on the drive unit via a lift unit

A vehicle includes: a vehicle body frame; a drive unit provided on the vehicle body frame and movable on a floor surface; a seat disposed above the vehicle body frame to support buttocks of a user; a lift unit provided between the vehicle body frame and the seat to raise and lower the seat between a low position and a high position; and at least one support member extending downward from the seat and provided, at a lower portion thereof, with a footrest for supporting soles of the user. The support member is provided to be displaceable vertically relative to the seat, and the support member is displaced such that a distance between the seat and the footrest when the seat is in the high position is greater than a distance between the seat and the footrest when the seat is in the low position.

MODULAR VEHICLE SEATING ASSEMBLY

A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat base operably coupled to a vehicle floor and a lift assembly operably coupled with the seat base, wherein the lift assembly is vertically operable between an engaged position and a disengaged position to vertically adjust a forward portion of the seat base when in the engaged position. The lift assembly includes a base bracket extending between the seat base and the vehicle floor, a first terminal bracket disposed on a first end of the base bracket, a second terminal bracket disposed on a second end of the base bracket, a drive shaft extending between the first terminal bracket and the second terminal bracket, and an articulating bracket operably coupled to the drive shaft, wherein the articulating bracket is configured to translate along the drive shaft to adjust the forward portion of the seat base when the lift assembly is in the engaged position.