Abstract: A vehicle seat and a power seat adjuster assembly for a vehicle seat. The power seat adjuster assembly includes a track assembly having a lead screw and a lead screw constraint.

Abstract: A seating apparatus is described for arrangement in a driver's cabin of a construction vehicle, especially a soil compacting machine, comprising a treading surface and an operating desk. The seating apparatus comprises a driver's seat and an adjusting device, and the adjusting device comprises two guide rails and a seat carrier. The seat carrier is held on the guide rails and is adjustable transversally to the traveling direction of the construction vehicle. The guide rails are arranged next to the treading surface used by the driver in such a way that the seat carrier can be displaced relative to the treading surface in a freely floating manner over the same.

Abstract: An adjustable vehicle seat assembly having a track system and a drive system for power adjustment of the seat position within a vehicle.

Abstract: A seat adjusting assembly for a vehicle including a lower track member secured to the floor of the vehicle. An upper track member is slidingly coupled to the lower track member. The lower track member includes at least one slot formed therein. A lead screw having opposing first and second ends is disposed between the lower and upper track members. A support member is connected to the first and of the lead screw. The support member is additionally coupled to the lower track member. The support member includes at least one boss formed thereon. The at least one boss is received in the at least one slot of the lower track member for connecting a support member to the lower track member. The support member includes a neck portion deformable in response to bending of the lead screw for reducing breakage of the lead screw.

Abstract: A device for guiding two sub-assemblies of a motor vehicle displaceable in relation to one another. Said device comprises two guide elements positioned at a distance from one another in a transversal direction that is perpendicular to the guide direction and two guide units, in which a respective guide element is mounted so that it is displaceable in the guide direction. The guide elements are intercoupled and stops are allocated to the guide elements on the guide units, said stops limiting a displacement of the guide elements in relation to the respective guide units in the transversal direction, perpendicular to the guide direction. A first of the two guide elements in the allocated guide unit is mounted perpendicularly to the guide direction with a negligible displacement margin. The second guide element is mounted in the allocated guide unit with a greater displacement margin in the transversal direction.

Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided which includes a seat base detachably mounted on a vehicle floor, a seat cushion detachably provided on the seat base, and a backrest foldably supported on the seat base. The seat cushion is detached from the seat base, and the seat cushion and the seat base with the backrest folded are juxtaposed to be stored in a recess provided in the vehicle floor or an area under another seat. In the case of non-use, the vehicle seat can be removed from the vehicle floor to be efficiently stored inside a vehicle. A vehicle seat storing structure and a vehicle seat structure are also provided.

Abstract: Seat structure for a motor vehicle seat includes upper rails, which are longitudinally displaceable relative to lower rails mounted fixedly to the motor vehicle that include longitudinal slots, and a seat frame, which includes insertion tabs, which are inserted in the longitudinal slots of the upper tracks. To facilitate a quick and secure assembly at a low cost, the seat frame includes a front and back crossbeam, on which the insertion tabs are present. The insertion tabs each include a notch, which engages an upper rail and fixes it vertically. The crossbeams are fixed longitudinally on the upper rails by formfitting fasteners, and a seat pan is fastened to the crossbeams.

Abstract: In a longitudinal seat adjuster (3) for a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, with at least one seat rail assembly (5) including at least two seat rails (11a, 12, 13b) that define an installation space (15) and are powered by a motor to be relocatable in relative position to one another, at least a first spindle (20) and a first spindle nut (21) are located within the installation space (15) and interact with one another, and the installation space (15) allows room for a second spindle (30) and a second spindle nut (31).

Abstract: A system for managing an occupant in an occupant compartment of an automotive vehicle, a structure for use in an automobile, and methods of use thereof are provided for protecting an occupant during a near side impact collision.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new type of safety system that is designed to protect a vehicle occupant during a rollover crash. The safety system will generally include a vehicle seat and a sensor. The sensor is designed to sense the occurrence of a rollover crash. The safety system also includes a support member that has an undeployed mode and a deployed mode. The support member converts from the undeployed mode into the deployed mode when a signal is received from the sensor indicating a rollover. The support member will generally be housed within the vehicle seat when the support member is in the undeployed mode. The support member is also anchored to the floor pan of the vehicle. When the support member is deployed into the deployed mode, the support member is disposed in effective engagement with the vehicle roof to limit movement of the roof toward the vehicle seat during rollover conditions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a seat row arrangement for a vehicle, comprising two outer seats (5) and a central seat (4). It is defined in that the central seat (4d) can be displaced forward and/or rearward from the normal position between the two outer seats (5d) into a front and/or a rear seat position. It is thus possible for the vehicle occupants in the seat row to obtain more comfortable seat positions, which are offset in the longitudinal direction. The effect is produced immediately on displacing the central seat (4d), since the shoulders of the vehicle occupants are now no longer arranged in a row. Because the vehicle occupants are now no longer sitting directly shoulder to shoulder, the vehicle occupants have greater shoulder room and there is an immediate increase in their freedom of movement and feeling of space in the offset seat position.

Abstract: An improved mechanism and method to attach a hard tonneau cover to a vehicle and to raise either just the rear of the cover or raise both the rear and front of the cover. The cover is supported in the raised position by two extending arms in the rear and by two rigid arms in the front. In operation, the rear of the cover is manually raised first and then the front of the cover can be manually raised. One embodiment has clamping telescoping arms for greater strength and to lock the cover in any position. Another embodiment has linear actuators to assist raising the front of the cover. The mechanism is comprised of inexpensively manufactured or off-the-shelf components. It is easily tailored to the numerous vehicle bed sizes, it can handle popular heavy body-colored fiberglass covers and it can be sold and shipped separately from the cover.

Abstract: A folding seat apparatus for a vehicle comprising a slide mechanism for slidably moving a seat in a front-and-rear direction, and a pop-up mechanism for popping up a seat cushion. The slide mechanism and pop-up mechanism are connected to the control lever. The controller controls the actuator so that the control lever rotates in the forward or reverse direction. The pop-up mechanism is unlocked by rotating the control lever in a first direction, and the slide mechanism is unlocked by rotating the control lever in a second direction.

Abstract: A seat position adjusting apparatus for a vehicle includes a lower rail, an upper rail moved relatively with the lower rail, a locking mechanism restricting relative movement between the lower rail and the upper rail and releasing restriction on the relative movement, an operating member releasing restriction of the locking mechanism on the relative movement between the lower rail and the upper rail, a position memorizing mechanism for memorizing a position of the upper rail relative to the lower rail, a memorized position releasing member releasing the memorized position of the upper rail relative to the lower rail, wherein the position memorizing mechanism includes a movable member, an engaging member and a biasing member that has a first operating arm portion and a second operating arm portion that are positioned at two points on the engaging member with maintaining a predetermined distance therebetween in order to exert the operation force at the two points.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a floor module for a vehicle having a floor plate, already cut to size and ready for installation, which is integrally connected to at least one mounting rail. The floor plate is preferable bonded to at least one mounting rail, which may be a seat runner for mounting seats. The floor plate can have at least one slot-shaped cut-out to receive at least one mounting rail or the floor plate can consist of a plurality of elements joined together into one part by a mounting rail arranged between them.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a slider rail for adjusting a longitudinal position of a detachable vehicle seat. The slide rail includes right and left fixed rails capable of being mounted on a vehicle body floor panel in a longitudinal direction and in parallel to each other, and a moving rail installed inside the fixed rails and capable of adjusting the position thereof along the length of the fixed rail. The moving rail includes a plurality of strikers to which a locking device at the lower side of the seat is to be locked and a moving means for being moved inside the fixed rail. The rail comprises a locking assembly for selectively carrying out a locking or a locking-release between the fixed rails and the moving rail, and a locking-release operating means for operating the locking assembly so as to release a locking between the two rails.

Abstract: An emergency response type vehicle is provided. The vehicle comprises an operator compartment, a body supported rearward of the operator compartment and having at least one side wall, a guide structure supported at the side wall and extending substantially parallel with the side wall, and a seat assembly movably coupled to the guide structure. The seat assembly has a backrest that is substantially parallel with the side wall. The seat assembly is selectively positionable about the guide structure to provide a movable (e.g., repositionable, reconfigurable, adjustable, adaptable, etc.) seating system within the vehicle so that an attendant can access different areas of the vehicle while remaining seated and restrained in a seat assembly.

Abstract: The seat assembly includes a seat cushion. A front leg is pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for movement of the seat cushion between a seating position and a forwardly dumped position. A support bracket is pivotally attached to the front legs at lower portions of the front legs. A track assembly is attached to the support bracket. The track assembly is secured in a lateral orientation to a floor of a vehicle with respect to the seat assembly; whereby the seat assembly may be moved to a plurality of positions within the vehicle.

Abstract: A power seat slide apparatus includes: a housing fixedly mounted on the first rail and possessing a reverse U-shaped cross section projecting upwardly with an upper wall, which forms an upper surface of the reverse U-shaped cross section, and first and second sidewalls, which forms side surfaces of the reverse U-shaped cross section. The housing further includes a notch defined by a first notch end surface of the upper wall and a second notch end surface of the first and second sidewalls. A nut member is fitted into the notch of the housing, supported inside the housing, and is held tight in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle by the first notch end surface and the second notch end surface. A screw shaft is freely rotatably supported by the second rail and is engaged with the nut member.

Abstract: A seat track assembly for a seat of a motor vehicle having a floor and an airbag. The seat track assembly includes a stationary rail fixedly secured to the floor. The seat track assembly also includes a movable rail fixedly secured to the seat and slidably engaged with the stationary rail to move the seat therealong. The movable rail extends along a length between a forward position and a rearward position. A shunt defining an elongated body extends along a portion of the length of the movable rail. A sensor is fixedly secured to the stationary rail and disposed adjacent the shunt to produce a position signal indicating a position of the sensor relative to the shunt. The sensor and the shunt are disposed within the stationary and movable rails to be protected thereby.

Abstract: A detachment prevention device of a seat rail for a vehicle, designed to allow an outer side wall of a lower rail to be extended in the event of a crash and to suppress bent portions from being deformed, thereby ensuring passenger safety. The seat rail comprises a lower rail fixed to a bottom surface of a vehicle body by means of fixing means, an upper rail located on the lower rail and coupled thereto, bent portions formed at both sides of the lower rail and the upper rail, respectively, such that the lower rail is hooked to the upper rail by means of the bent portions, a bracket extended from a center of the upper rail to an upper portion thereof in order to fix a vehicle seat to the upper rail, and a buckle fixed to the bracket to fasten a seat belt.

Abstract: A vehicle rail fixed to a vehicle floor for relatively movably supporting a movable rail fixed to a seat includes a bottom wall member having a drawing portion at which the vehicle rail is fixed to the vehicle floor, and a guide member provided in a standing manner at both sides of the bottom wall member in a width direction for guiding a movement of the movable rail, the guide member being integrally formed with the bottom wall member by means of welding.

Abstract: A power seat slide device for a vehicle includes a first rail fixed on a vehicle floor, a second rail fixed at a vehicle seat, a first rolling body, a second rolling body, a screw shaft having a shaft center, a gear box including a gear housing and a supporting bracket and a plate, the supporting bracket including a main unit portion and extending portions, the main unit portion engaging with a top end surface of each of the second side wall portions and a top end surface of the cover portion and each of extending portions extends outward in a width direction thereof from the main unit portion and engaging with a top end surface of the base end portion of each of the second folded wall portions.

Abstract: A seat sliding device for a vehicle for unlocking or retaining an unlocked state of a movable rail that supports a seat relative to a fixed rail by interlocking with a turning of a seat back in a forward direction or an operation of an operation handle, includes a link mechanism provided at one of a pair of rails which are arranged in parallel with each other by keeping a predetermined distance therebetween and a lock mechanism provided at the other one of the pair of rails. After the seat is moved in the forward direction with the seat back being turned forward, the link mechanism makes the lock mechanism inoperative so that the seat can be moved in a rearward direction regardless of a state of the seat back being positioned in the forward.

Abstract: Preferably a seat mounting rail for a passenger aircraft includes a base connected to a crown by a web. The crown includes two support flanges protruding laterally in opposite directions from a reinforcement zone that connects to the web and that has a seat-securing groove extending longitudinally therealong. Floor panel elements can be supported on the support flanges. The reinforcement zone top surface preferably does not protrude above the support flange top surfaces but rather is at least substantially flush and planar therewith. The single horizontal base flange forming the base, the single vertical web and the support flanges preferably form a generally I-shaped sectional profile. The reinforcement zone may include a triangular sectional hollow lower reinforcement structure tapering to the top of the web. Large-area floor panels can span continuously laterally over the rail and can be arranged independently of the spacing between the rails.

Abstract: A vehicle slouch seat includes a cushion frame attached to a seat back frame such that the cushion frame is pivotable from an upright position to a slouch position. The slouch seat is also foldable and stowable against a vehicle cabin wall. Motion between the upright and the slouch positions is mediated by a guide hook attached to the back side of seat back frame.

Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly is attached to a floor attachment bracket by pivoted front and rear leg assemblies is disclosed. A seat base frame, the floor attachment bracket and the front and rear leg assemblies form a four bar link that support the seat assembly on a floor pan of a vehicle. The floor pan defines a stowage well in which the seat assembly may be selectively stored. The four bar link may be rotated to a limited extent when the seat back frame is in its normal seating position to provide a tip and kneel position. In the tip and kneel position the seat is disposed intermediate the seating position and fully stowed position with the seat back upright to provide improved ingress and egress to areas of the vehicle behind the seat assembly.

Abstract: There is provided a power-supply device includes: a case receiving a curved wire harness; a guide rail mounted on the case; a slider mounted slidably on the guide rail, through which the wire harness being routed out from the case; an urging member having a resilient part mounted on the slider, and a long rack. The long rack alternately has crests and troughs, and slidably engaged with the resilient part of the urging member. Preferably, the long rack is mounted on the guide rail, and the urging member is mounted on a slidable engaging part of the slider for engaging with the guide rail. Preferably, the urging member is slidably engaged with the slider.

Abstract: A vehicle seat having a supporting device includes a lower rail fixed to a vehicle floor, an upper rail supported by the lower rail so as to be slidable in a front-rear direction, a lower arm fixed to the upper rail, a supporting cover provided at the side of a door so that a passenger gets in/out of the vehicle interior with putting his/her hand on the supporting cover, a bracket for supporting the supporting cover from underneath thereof, an upper surface portion formed in a plate shape at the bracket so as to extend in an approximately horizontal direction, an extending portion formed in a plate shape at the bracket extending downward from the upper surface portion and forming a vertical portion at which the bracket is fastened to the lower arm, and a through hole formed on the upper surface portion of the bracket.

Abstract: An automotive slouch rear seat with improved adjustability is provided including an upper seat back and a lower seat bottom. The upper seat back includes a fixed rear seat back, a pivotal seat back, and a sliding seat back. The pivotal seat back has an upper end and a lower end for connecting to the lower seat bottom. The sliding seat back is slidably engaged to the fixed rear seat back. The sliding seat back is rotatably engaged to the upper end of the pivotal seat back. The lower seat bottom includes a fixed rear seat bottom, and a sliding seat lower. The sliding seat lower is slidably engaged to the fixed rear seat bottom. The sliding seat lower is rotatably engaged to the lower end of the pivotal seat back. Also, an automotive slouch rear seat assembly and a method of assembling a pre-installation automotive slouch rear seat assembly are provided.

Abstract: A structure of seat with seat lifter having two lifter links pivotally connected between a seat cushion and an upwardly extending support element fixed on vehicle floor, which includes a horizontal bar element extended between the two lifter links to prevent forward slippage of a passenger on the seat cushion. A reinforcing element is provided between the two lifter links and an upwardly extending support element so as to reinforce the two links, while allowing for movement of the two lifter links with respect to the upwardly extending support element, via a connecting element. The reinforcing element may comprise two reinforcing brackets connected with the respective two lifter links and the upwardly extending support element via the connecting element, or may comprise a lower extension area formed in each of the lifter links, which is movably connected with the upwardly extending support element via the connecting element.

Abstract: A locking assembly includes a first housing including legs at opposed corners and including a flange extending from a bottom thereof that includes an aperture for receiving a fastener therethrough. The first housing has a pair of slots formed along the top thereof, a third slot medially formed of the pair of slots, defines a cavity therein and has a notch in a rear thereof. A second housing is positional within the first housing and includes a conduit that has a threaded inner surface and guide tracks conjoined to the sidewalls thereof. A mechanism is included for adapting the second housing between retracted and extended positions. A mechanism is included for prohibiting the seat from unintentionally biasing between retracted and extended positions. An actuating arm having is disposed within the third slot, is pivotally connected to the first housing and includes a spring member.

Abstract: A seat sliding device for a vehicle for unlocking or retaining an unlocked state of a movable rail that supports a seat relative to a fixed rail by interlocking with a turning of a seat back in a forward direction or an operation of an operation handle, includes a link mechanism provided at one of a pair of rails which are arranged in parallel with each other by keeping a predetermined distance therebetween and a lock mechanism provided at the other one of the pair of rails. After the seat is moved in the forward direction with the seat back being turned forward, the link mechanism makes the lock mechanism inoperative so that the seat can be moved in a rearward direction regardless of a state of the seat back being positioned in the forward.

Abstract: A vehicle seat has a backrest which is mounted displaceably in the vehicle by a sliding block guide. In order to enable a vehicle seat of compact configuration to be easily fitted, the backrest has a locking mechanism which secures the backrest releasably in the sliding block guide.

Abstract: A detachable seat for automobiles that folds and tumbles in a single operation while being firmly maintained in a desired position via a seat slide unit. The seat slide unit is fastened along a central line of a lower end thereof to an automobile body and includes an inside long slide rail and an outside long slide rail. The detachable seat also includes a seat detachment unit having a seat frame with rotatably mounted front and rear locks that are coupled to the inside long slide rail such that the front and rear locks rotate simultaneously. The detachable seat further includes a seat tumbling unit coupled to the rear lock of the seat detachment unit for simultaneously folding the detachable seat and unlocking the rear lock. The seat tumbling unit both folds a seat back part of the detachable seat and tumbles the detachable seat.

Abstract: A seat track assembly for a seat of a motor vehicle having a floor and an airbag. The seat track assembly includes a stationary rail fixedly secured to the floor. The seat track assembly also includes a movable rail fixedly secured to the seat and slidably engaged with the stationary rail to move the seat therealong. The movable rail extends along a length between a forward position and a rearward position. A shunt defining an elongated body extends along a portion of the length of the movable rail. A sensor is fixedly secured to the stationary rail and disposed adjacent the shunt to produce a position signal indicating a position of the sensor relative to the shunt. The sensor and the shunt are disposed within the stationary and movable rails to be protected thereby.

Abstract: A device used to fix a rail to a motor vehicle floor pan. The device includes a mechanism to position one of the ends of the rail in relation to the floor pan before the rail is fixed to the floor pan.

Abstract: A seat arrangement for a cabin of a pick-up truck vehicle is provided. The seat arrangement includes a seat bottom member having a latch mechanism attached thereto. The latch mechanism is arranged to maintain the seat bottom member in a deployed seating position. A release mechanism is coupled to the latch mechanism and arranged to selectively release the seat bottom member from the deployed seating position. A track mechanism is attached to the seat bottom member and extends beyond a rear wall of the cabin into an adjoined cavity such that when the seat bottom member is selectively released, the seat bottom member can move along the track mechanism to a stowed position in the cavity adjoined to the cabin.

Abstract: Disclosed is a folding split seat which is easy to move from a seating position to a cargo position and back and which accomplishes this by moving the seat cushion forward and downward out of the way of the folded seat back without the need to fold or flip the seat cushion. Also disclosed is a embodiment of the folding split seat that also provides for a reclining seat back.

Abstract: A seat track mechanism for a vehicle seat, comprises a pair of substantially parallel movable rails attached to the vehicle seat, a pair of substantially parallel stationary rails attached to a floor section of a vehicle, the movable rails being combined with the stationary rails so as to be slidable along the stationary rails, and shutter members for covering the stationary rails, the shutter members being movably supported to the stationary rails so as to pass around one ends of the stationary rails, around the other ends of the stationary rails, and then under bottom portions of the stationary rails, the shutter members having openings, and the movable rails being combined with the stationary rails through the openings of the shutter members.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a locking guide of a locking device for a vehicle seat. The locking device comprises a lower rail, an upper rail coupled to the lower rail, a locking guide fixed to a bottom surface of the upper rail, a pair of lock members having a plurality of locking protrusions, a plurality of locking grooves engaged with the locking protrusions, and a lock spring. The locking guide is formed by pressing a plate member having a predetermined thickness.

Abstract: A slidable vehicle seat with automotive electronic parts, includes an electrically wiring construction for the parts, and a longitudinal housing member provided at a floor section of the vehicle, and having a longitudinally extending slit, the wiring construction including a first electrical wiring member led out of the parts, a second electrical wiring member movably housed within the housing member so as to be capable of traveling along the housing member according to movement of the seat, and a third electrical wiring member connected to a power source the second wiring member having first and second ends, the first end being led out of the housing member via the slit and connected to an end of the first wiring member which is distal the parts, and the second end penetrating the housing member, and connected to an end of the third electrical wiring member which is distal the power source.

Abstract: A feeder assembly 1 of a sliding seat comprising a case 2 having a harness receiving section 6, a movable portion 3 moving along the case, and a wiring harness 4, bent in the harness receiving section, supported one end by the movable portion and other end by the case, wherein a slit 10 is formed in the case 2 for the insertion of the movable portion 3, a foreign substance invasion space 53 is formed between the case 2 and a case bottom 11, and the space is isolated from the harness receiving section by partition walls 14 and 15. A foreign substance discharge hole 12 is disposed at the case bottom 11. The movable portion comprises a harness pathway 21 to make each electric wire 4a of the wiring harness 4 arrange flatly in parallel, and a harness holder 22 which bundles each electric wire in circular cross-section following the harness pathway. A clearance is disposed between the movable portion and the case so that the movable portion 3 positions with non-contact or almost non-contact of the case 3.

Abstract: A seat device for a vehicle of the present invention includes a rail, a seat, a front leg, and a rear leg. The seat is made movable between a first position in which a seat cushion is supported on a lower floor via the front leg and the rear leg, and a second position in which the rear leg is disengaged from the lower floor and pivoted toward the seat cushion, a front portion of the seat cushion is supported on the lower floor via the front leg, and a rear portion of the seat cushion is supported on an upper floor.

Abstract: This seat (1) has a mechanism comprising: a link rod called the transmission link rod (16) rotationally connected, at one of its ends, to the backrest (3), and a link rod called the bearing link rod (17) rotationally connected, at one of its ends, to the vehicle structure, these two link rods (16, 17) being rotationally connected to one another at their second end, the rotation of the backrest (3) towards the seat part (2) causing the bearing link rod to rotate into a fixed position in which the link rod bears against a stop that is fixed with respect to the vehicle structure, then the seat (1) to move into a predetermined position owing to the transmission, via the transmission link rod (16), of the rotational movement of the backrest (3) into a translational movement of the seat (1).

Abstract: A seat assembly for a motor vehicle includes a seat cushion translatable on at least one track to a position generally above a tub disposed at least partially in a floor of the vehicle. The seat cushion is stowable in the tub.

Abstract: Vehicle seat with seat cushion tip-up structure and lock mechanism for slide rail comprising upper and lower rails, wherein the upper rail fixed to the seat is locked and unlocked to the lower rail through the lock mechanism. An unlocking lever provided to the seat cushion is operatively connected via a first connecting link with a first arm element, wherein the first connecting link and first arm element are disposed at the seat cushion. The first arm element is connected with a second arm element disposed outwardly of the seat cushion, the second arm element being operatively connected via a second connecting link with the lock mechanism, wherein the second connecting link is disposed outwardly of the seat cushion. Operating the unlocking lever actuates the lock mechanism to unlock and lock the seat from and to the lower rail, irrespective of whether the seat cushion is tipped up or not.

Abstract: There is provided a movable seat for a vehicle which makes it possible for passengers to feel more liberating. The vehicle is partitioned into a cab and the bed by a partition wall. A plurality of seats are provided in the cab and arranged in parallel in the direction of the width of a vehicle body. A seat moving mechanism is provided between the seats and the vehicle body, for holding the plurality of seats such that the plurality of seats can move in the direction of the width of the vehicle body, and moving the plurality of seats from the cab rearward onto the bed and holding the plurality of seats.

Abstract: A seat a seat arrangement and attachment structure in a motor vehicle comprises at least two rows of passenger's seats arranged in a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle, including one row and another row defined by at least two passenger's seats juxtaposed transversely across a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, wherein one of the passenger's seats is disposed adjacent to a lateral side of the motor vehicle, transverse rails for supporting another of the passenger's seat for movement from a position closely adjacent to the one passenger's seat in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle, to a side position in the passenger compartment which is spaced from the one passenger's seat in the transverse direction; a first holder for holding said other passenger's seat in the position closely adjacent to the one passenger's seat, and a second holder for holding the other passenger's seat in the side position in the passenger compartment which is spaced from the one passenger's seat in said transv

Abstract: A seat device of a vehicle including a substantially flat floor surface substantially extending across a full cabin space of the vehicle, front row seats, center row seats and a rear row seat disposed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle on the floor surface, a seat storage pan extending rearward the rear row seat and downward a level of the floor surface, the front row seats being disposed with a space, the center row seats including a plurality of seats in which at least one of the seats is movable in a lateral direction of the vehicle. When the rear row seat is received in the seat storage pan, a substantially flat and continuous surface of a substantially same level as the floor surface is formed rearward the center row seats to a rear end of the cabin space with a substantially full width of the cabin space.