Abstract: An operator opens the tail gate, and stretches his/her arm through the tail gate to make the seat back fall down forward. Then, the operator can pull the pull fitting to make both the seat back and the seat cushion turn over backward so as to be received in the storage concave portion. Accordingly, this design allows an operator to perform the rear seat rearrangement in a very easy posture from the outside of a car.

Abstract: A retractable automotive seat assembly having a seat back and a seat cushion. The seat assembly is moveable within an interior of a passenger vehicle between an operative position for supporting an occupant and a stowed position with the seat back stored against a headliner of the vehicle and the seat cushion recessed within a floor of the vehicle. The seat back is pivotally mounted to the headliner of the vehicle. A pair of upper retaining latches are mounted to a side wall of the vehicle for securing the seat back in a roof storing position disposed above the seat cushion and adjacent the headliner. A pair of lower retaining latches are mounted to the side wall of the vehicle below the upper retaining latches for securing the seat back in a seat back operative position abutting at least a portion of the seat cushion.

Abstract: A vehicle seat device includes a lower rail fixed on a vehicle floor, a seat supporting member slidably supported on the lower rail and possessing a flat portion at its front upper part and a flange extending inwardly at its rear part, and a seat cushion frame having horizontal flat portions. The horizontal flat portions are set on and spot-welded to the flat portion and the flange.

Abstract: A seat arrangement (2) includes seat segments (4, 5) which constitute a seat base arranged to rotate at least about a pivot corner (7) and possibly about a secondary pivot corner (10) in order to improve access through a door aperture (6) adjacent to the seat arrangement (2) to the rear of the arrangement (2). Thus, the seat arrangement (2) could constitute a bench-type configuration incorporating a driver's seat (3) which extends across the width of a motor vehicle and thereby increasing the available seating capacity of that vehicle. Additionally, through the increased access to the rear of the seating arrangement (2) the motor vehicle will be more convenient in terms of allowing vehicle occupants to sit in rear seating (1) or gain access to vehicle luggage space.

Abstract: An automotive seat assembly (10, 10′) including a platform (18, 18′) supported on an automotive vehicle (12, 12′). The platform (18, 18′) is movable through a storage compartment opening (22, 22′) in an exterior shell (14, 14′) of the vehicle (12, 12′) between an interior stowed position and a horizontal exterior use position. A platform support structure (24, 24′) secures the platform (18, 18′) in the use position. The platform support structure (24, 24′) includes a bumper (26, 26′) supported on the vehicle (12, 12′) below the storage compartment opening (22, 22′). The bumper (26, 26′) supports the platform (18, 18′) when the platform (18, 18′) is in the use position. A spacer pad (36) fixed to a bottom surface (62) of the platform (18) protects the finish of the bumper (26).

Abstract: A back seat arrangement for passenger compartments, especially of motor vehicles, has a back seat bench which can be folded up into an upright position about a pivot axis arranged in its front region, a backrest, which can be tilted forwards into a flat position about a pivot axis arranged in its lower region, at least one rear belt buckle, which can be fixedly connected to the bodywork of the motor vehicle, and a back seat section arranged in the abutment region between the back seat bench and the backrest which serves for the positioning of the at least one rear belt buckle. The back seat section arranged in the abutment region between the back seat bench and the backrest is an intermediate padded part, extending at least in sections into the width of the seat, secured on the bodywork and separate from the back seat bench and the backrest, which holds the at least one rear belt buckle in the operating position.

Abstract: A full floating device of a rear seat cushion for an automobile comprises a fixed frame fixed on a floor panel of the automobile, a pivot frame to which the end of the supporting bracket is linked by a pivot pin and on which a seat cushion is mounted, and an angle adjusting means pivoting the rear end of the pivot frame about the pivot pin in order to adjust the inclination of the seat cushion mounted on the pivot frame. The device in accordance with the present invention can adjust the angle of the rear seat cushion of the automobile according to the condition of the passenger, and the passenger can be comfortable.

Abstract: A vehicle utility seat in which the seat back can be rotated down onto the seat bottom to form a pass through opening into the trunk area of the vehicle. In addition, the seat bottom can be rotated upward to a stowed position immediately in front of the seat back providing increased cargo area in the rear seat area. A flat load floor is provided beneath the seat bottom for placing cargo thereon. The seat bottom and seat back are formed with complementary seating surfaces so that the seat bottom and seat back can nest together and occupy a minimal volume in the vehicle to maximize the cargo carrying capacity of the vehicle. In addition, the seat bottom and seat back are mounted to the vehicle for rotation about a common pivot axis.

Abstract: A vehicle seat that articulates and dumps is provided. The vehicle seat includes an articulation link connected to a bottom frame and a seat frame. The seat frame is also connected to a seatback frame. The seatback frame is connected to a bottom frame. The articulation link allows the seat frame to rotate down to the bottom frame while the seatback frame articulates forward and downwardly toward the seat frame. The vehicle seat can be dumped forwardly and upwardly around a dumping pivot. A dumping mechanism releases the bottom frame from the vehicle deck so that the bottom frame can rotate forwardly and upwardly. The bottom frame rotates about the dumping pivot which is attached to a dumping frame. The dumping frame is shaped so that it provides clearance for the headrest and the seat cushion end of the seat frame when the vehicle is substantially dumped in a vertical position relative to a vehicle floor pan.