A seat connection structure includes a reinforcing member and a rear seat. The reinforcing member reinforces a rear floor panel and left and right rear wheel houses. The rear seat is disposed in front of a vehicle body of the reinforcing member, and is connected to the reinforcing member via left and right fixing members. The left and right fixing members connect the seat back of the rear seat and the reinforcing member, and are connected to face a front surface portion of the reinforcing member formed on a front side of the vehicle body and facing a vehicle width direction.

An automated driving vehicle, including facing seats, a floor deck and a luggage deck. The facing seats includes a front seat assembly having at least a front seat and a front backrest, and a rear seat assembly having at least a rear seat and a rear backrest, the front and rear seat assemblies being disposed to cause the seated passengers to respectively face rearward and forward directions of the vehicle. The floor deck is provided to allow the passengers to rest their feet, the floor deck having no level difference. The luggage deck is for at least one piece of luggage to be placed thereon, and includes a front luggage deck disposed forward of a front end of the floor deck in the forward direction of the vehicle, and a rear luggage deck disposed rearward of a rear end of the floor deck in the rearward direction of the vehicle.

An automated driving vehicle, including facing seats, a floor deck and a luggage deck. The facing seats includes a front seat assembly having at least a front seat and a front backrest, and a rear seat assembly having at least a rear seat and a rear backrest, the front and rear seat assemblies being disposed to cause the seated passengers to respectively face rearward and forward directions of the vehicle. The floor deck is provided to allow the passengers to rest their feet, the floor deck having no level difference. The luggage deck is for at least one piece of luggage to be placed thereon, and includes a front luggage deck disposed forward of a front end of the floor deck in the forward direction of the vehicle, and a rear luggage deck disposed rearward of a rear end of the floor deck in the rearward direction of the vehicle.

A load floor arrangement for a motor vehicle is provided. The arrangement has a rear load floor element which, in a floor position, forms a floor portion of a load space. The load floor arrangement has a front load floor element which is connected to a backrest of a vehicle seat so as to be pivotable about a floor element pivot axis extending in the vehicle transverse direction, whereby it is adjustable between a contact position and at least one pivoted position in which its inclination relative to the horizontal is reduced compared to the contact position, when the backrest is inclined forwards in an inclined position about a backrest pivot axis.

A load floor arrangement for a motor vehicle is provided. The arrangement has a rear load floor element which, in a floor position, forms a floor portion of a load space. The load floor arrangement has a front load floor element which is connected to a backrest of a vehicle seat so as to be pivotable about a floor element pivot axis extending in the vehicle transverse direction, whereby it is adjustable between a contact position and at least one pivoted position in which its inclination relative to the horizontal is reduced compared to the contact position, when the backrest is inclined forwards in an inclined position about a backrest pivot axis.

A passenger seat includes a spreader frame structure and a seat back pivotally attached to the spreader frame structure. At least one cable can pass through apertures between the seat back and the spreader frame structure. The seat can rotate between an upright configuration wherein the seat back is in a deployed position, and a break over configuration wherein the seat back is in a stowed position. The length of the at least one cable between the aperture in the seat back and the aperture in the spreader frame structure is approximately the same in the upright configuration and in the break over configuration.

A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat and a seatback. The seatback includes a frame that has opposing first and second frame members and first and second displaceable panels that are pivotably coupled to the first and second frame members. The first and second displaceable panels are movable between stored positions and deployed positions in response to a force exerted on the seatback.

A vehicle includes a frame and a plurality of seats supported by the frame including at least one front seat and at least one rear seat. The at least one rear seat includes a seat back and a seat base, the seat back and the seat base being moveable between a lowered position and a raised position. The raised position is defined by the seat back and the seat base of the at least one rear seat being positioned at a first vertical height. The lowered position is defined by the seat back and the seat base of the at least one rear seat being positioned longitudinally rearward of the at last one front seat and at a second vertical height, the first vertical height being greater than the second vertical height.

A vehicle includes a frame and a plurality of seats supported by the frame including at least one front seat and at least one rear seat. The at least one rear seat includes a seat back and a seat base, the seat back and the seat base being moveable between a lowered position and a raised position. The raised position is defined by the seat back and the seat base of the at least one rear seat being positioned at a first vertical height. The lowered position is defined by the seat back and the seat base of the at least one rear seat being positioned longitudinally rearward of the at last one front seat and at a second vertical height, the first vertical height being greater than the second vertical height.

The present invention provides a control module (10) for controlling powered operation of a platform (2) for a vehicle compartment (101) that is movable between a first position in which the platform engages a moveable structure (102) of the vehicle (100) and a second position; wherein the control module (10) is configured to control movement of the platform (2) from the second position to the first position by first controlling a powered actuation means (5) to move the platform (2) from the second position through the first position and into a third position, and then controlling the powered actuation means (5) to move the platform (2) from the third position into contact with the moveable structure (102) to thereby bring the platform (2) into the first position.