VEHICLE SEATING SYSTEM FOR A STATIONARY VEHICLE

Abstract

A vehicle seating system includes a support feature coupled to a sidewall within a cargo space of a vehicle. A seating assembly is coupled to the support feature. The seating assembly is rotatable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The seating assembly includes a seat base having a proximal end coupled to the support feature and a distal end. The distal end of the seat base is disposed adjacent to the sidewall in the stowed position. The seating assembly also includes a leg support coupled to the distal end of the seat base. The leg support is operable between a storage position and a support position.

Description

Claims

1. A vehicle, comprising: a body defining a cargo space, wherein the body includes at least one sidewall at least partially defining the cargo space;support features coupled to the at least one sidewall; andseating assemblies coupled to the support features in the cargo space, wherein each of the seating assemblies includes: a seat base operable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein a bottom surface of the seat base is disposed adjacent to the at least one sidewall when the seat base is in the stowed position; anda leg support operably coupled to the seat base, wherein the leg support is operable between a storage position and a support position, wherein an end of the leg support is disposed proximate to the seat base when in the storage position and configured to engage a floor of the cargo space when in the support position.

2. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the cargo space is a truck bed.

3. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the at least one sidewall includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposing the first sidewall, and wherein the first sidewall defines a first wheel housing and the second sidewall defines a second wheel housing.

4. The vehicle of claim 3, wherein two of the seating assemblies are coupled to the first sidewall on opposing sides of the first wheel housing, and wherein two of the seating assemblies are coupled to the second sidewall on opposing sides of the second wheel housing.

5. The vehicle of claim 1, further comprising: a frame coupled to the at least one sidewall proximate to a wheel housing, wherein the seat base includes pivot members configured to rotatably engage the frame.

6. The vehicle of claim 5, wherein the frame defines a receiving aperture configured to receive the seat base when the seat base is in the stowed position, and wherein a support surface of the seat base aligns with a front surface of the frame when the seat base is disposed in the stowed position.

7. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the leg support is rotatably coupled to a distal end of the seat base.

8. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the leg support includes leg portions coupled via a connector, and wherein the bottom surface of the seat base defines a channel for receiving the connector when the leg support is in the storage position.

9. A seating system for a vehicle, comprising: a sidewall at least partially defining a cargo space, wherein the sidewall defines a wheel housing;a first support feature coupled to the sidewall on a first side of the wheel housing;a second support feature coupled to the sidewall on a second side of the wheel housing;a first seating assembly selectively coupled to the first support feature; anda second seating assembly selectively coupled to the second support feature, wherein each of the first seating assembly and the second seating assembly include: a seat base rotatable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein the seat base extends along a surface of the sidewall when in the stowed position; anda leg support coupled to the seat base, wherein the leg support is operable between a storage position and a support position.

10. The seating system of claim 9, wherein the seat bases and the leg supports are each disposed parallel to the sidewall when the seat bases are in the stowed position, and wherein the seat bases are disposed perpendicular to the sidewall when in the deployed position.

11. The seating system of claim 9, wherein the seat bases of the first seating assembly and the second seating assembly each define a channel in a bottom surface thereof to receive the respective leg supports when the leg supports are in the storage position.

12. The seating system of claim 9, further comprising: a cushion selectively coupled to the seat base of at least one of the first seating assembly and the second seating assembly.

13. The seating system of claim 9, wherein the leg supports are operable between nested positions and extended positions to adjust lengths of the leg supports.

14. The seating system of claim 9, wherein the leg portions are coupled to a distal end of the seat bases, respectively, and wherein each leg support is configured to rotate between the storage position and the support position.

15. The seating system of claim 9, wherein each leg support is configured to slide from the storage position to an intermediate position and rotate between the intermediate position and the support position.

16. A vehicle seating system, comprising: a support feature coupled to a sidewall within a cargo space of a vehicle; anda seating assembly coupled to the support feature, wherein the seating assembly is rotatable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein the seating assembly includes: a seat base having a proximal end coupled to the support feature and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the seat base is disposed adjacent to the sidewall in the stowed position; anda leg support coupled to the distal end of the seat base, wherein the leg support is operable between a storage position and a support position.

17. The vehicle seating system of claim 16, wherein a bottom surface of the seat base is disposed adjacent to the sidewall when the seat base is in the stowed position.

18. The vehicle seating system of claim 16, further comprising: a frame coupled to the sidewall, wherein the frame defines a receiving aperture for receiving the seat base when the seat base is in the stowed position.

19. The vehicle seating system of claim 16, wherein the leg support is configured to telescope between a nested position and an extended position to adjust a length of the leg support.

20. The vehicle seating system of claim 16, wherein the seating assembly includes a coupling feature configured to selectively engage and disengage from the support feature.