Vehicle seat assembly

Abstract

A vehicle seat assembly that elevates and rotates to enhance passenger seat access is disclosed. The vehicle seat assembly includes a seat and a plurality of links pivotally coupled to a lower surface of the seat at one end of each of the links and pivotally mounted with respect to a vehicle floor at the opposite end of each of the links. A motor may be used to drive at least one link to actuate the seat.

1 . A seat assembly comprising:
 a seat having a seating surface; and   a plurality of links;   wherein each link is configured to be pivotally mounted with respect to a floor of a vehicle such that it rotates about an axis parallel to the floor and pivotally connected to the seat; and   wherein said axes of adjacent links are nonparallel relative to each other.   
     
     
         2 . The seat assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of links comprises four links. 
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . The seat assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a base section configured to mount to the floor of a vehicle, wherein the plurality of links is pivotally mounted to the base section. 
     
     
         5 . The seat assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the base section is slidably mounted to the floor of the vehicle. 
     
     
         6 . The seat assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the base section is configured to removably mount to a vehicle. 
     
     
         7 . The seat assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising spherical bearings pivotally connecting the plurality of links to the seat.