Abstract: A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seat frame assembly, an armrest assembly coupled to the seat frame assembly and including a mounting bracket coupled to the seat frame assembly and an armrest pivotably mounted on the mounting bracket and configured to be moved between a deployed position and a stowed position. The armrest assembly further includes an actuator or an elastic member mounted on the armrest and on at least one of the seat frame assembly or the mounting bracket. The actuator or the elastic member is configured to move the armrest to the deployed position in response to the armrest having been moved away from the deployed position to the stowed position or any position between the stowed position and the deployed position.

Abstract: A modular seat assembly includes a seat frame, a seat assembly, and a mounting assembly. The seat frame is operable to be attached to the vehicle and includes a seat support platform. The seat assembly is arranged on the seat frame and includes a seat back and a seat bottom. The mounting assembly includes a support member coupled to the seat support platform adjacent to an inner side of the seat platform and a protrusion extending away from a lateral side of the seat bottom. The seat bottom is coupled to and is pivotable about the support member between a raised arrangement and a lowered arrangement, and the support member includes a resilient recess operable to receive the protrusion when the seat bottom is in the raised arrangement so as to retain the seat bottom in the raised arrangement.