Abstract: A seat assembly for use in an automotive vehicle comprising a seat cushion and a eat back pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a generally upright seating position and a fold flat position resting against the seat cushion. A side bolster panel is pivotally coupled to lateral opposing sides of each of the seat cushion and seat back and operable between a flexed position facing the toward the center of the seat cushion and the seat back and a relaxed position generally flush with the seat cushion and the seat back. A cam mechanism is operatively coupled to the each side bolster panel for automatically releasing the side bolster panels from the flexed position to the relaxed position in response to pivotal movement of the seat back from the seating position to the fold flat position to provide a low profile folded seat assembly.

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 headrest arrangement for a vehicle seat consisting of a back and a bottom seating part. Said arrangement comprises a headrest part that is connected to the back of the seat, with the connection configured in such a way that the headrest part can be moved between an in-use position arranged above the back of the seat and corresponding to its headrest function and a non-use position wherein the headrest part can be releasably locked in both positions. The headrest part in non-use position and relative to the in-use position is lowered in the direction of the seating part and is arranged horizontally in the area of the front part of the back of the seat. The invention also relates to a vehicle seat fitted with said headrest arrangement.

Abstract: Vehicle seat of retractable type having a rotary support link mechanism, which is displaceable between upper use position and lower storage position. The rotary support link mechanism comprises a forward link element and a backward link element smaller in length than the forward link element, wherein the forward link element has upper and lower pivotal support points between the seat and a vehicle floor, while the backward link element has upper and lower pivotal support points between the seat and vehicle floor. The lower pivotal support point of the backward link element is disposed backwardly of and above the lower pivotal support point of the forward link element, and the backward link element is inclined more backwardly than the forward link element. With this arrangement, the seat can be displaced by operation of motor between the upper use position and lower storage position in a manner analogous to a manual operation.

Abstract: A fold-in-floor vehicle seat is supported in a use position on a generally flat load floor. To move the seat into a storage position, the seat is lowered onto a portion of the load floor that acts as an articulated base for the seat. The base approximates the footprint of the seat, and covers a storage cavity directly below the seat and configured to closely receive the seat. The base is free floating with respect to the remainder of the load floor, but is pivotally connected to the vehicle by an articulating arm that allows the base to rotate about a pivot point through an arcuate section of guide track in the storage cavity, and the arm then articulates to allow the base to travel through a straight portion of track. The arm then returns to its starting position as the base traverses a second arcuate section of track, having now inverted so that the seat is lodged within the storage cavity.

Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly for storage in a floor tub within a vehicle floor. The seat assembly includes a seat frame defining a translational axis and a longitudinal axis. The seat assembly also includes a mounting system for mounting the seat frame to the floor tub for selective rotation between a deployed design configuration and a fully tumbled stored-in-floor configuration, with the seat frame being inside the floor tub in the stored-in-floor configuration. Notably, the seat assembly further includes a lateral translation system for positive inboard displacement of the seat frame along the translational axis during the selective rotation of the seat frame from the design configuration towards the stored-in-floor configuration. In the design configuration, the medial seat axis is laterally off-set from a central tub axis defined by the floor tub. In the stored-in-floor configuration, the medial seat axis is aligned with the central tub axis.

Abstract: A seat assembly (10) supports an occupant above a floor (7) having a load floor and a recess (6) extending therebelow. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion (12) extending between a seating surface (15) and a bottom surface (17). A riser mechanism (20) extends between the bottom surface (17) of the seat cushion and the floor (7) for allowing selective movement of the seat assembly between a seating position to support the occupant above the load floor and a stowed position disposed within the recess in the floor. A panel (70) is operatively coupled to the riser mechanism (20) for movement with the seat assembly between the seating position, wherein the panel (70) conceals the recess (6) in the floor, and said stowed position, wherein the panel is disposed within the recess to provide access thereto allowing the seat assembly to be stowed in the recess.

Abstract: A seat assembly for a vehicle comprising a four joint link mechanism for storing a seat into concave portion provided on a floor of the vehicle and a motor device driving the four joint link mechanism, wherein a wire harness connected to the motor device is wired in a space provided between a cover attached to a rear link which forms the four joint link mechanism and the rear link.

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: A vehicle seat apparatus in which a seat is rotated around a rotational shaft to the rear of a vehicle in such a manner that a bottom surface of a seat cushion is made to face the inside of a passenger compartment so that the seat can be stowed in a recessed portion. The rotational shaft extends in a transverse direction along a front edge of the recessed portion to be fixed to a vehicle body at ends thereof. A seat cushion and a seat back of the seat are both divided into at least two in a widthwise direction. Respective seats so divided are rotatably supported on the rotational shaft individually.

Abstract: A cover assembly covers a recess in the floor of a motor vehicle. With a stowed vehicle seat in the recess, the cover assembly serves to completely cover the recess to form a continuous load floor in the vehicle. With the seat in a use position outside of the recess, the cover assembly includes a portion that is folded within the bin so that the support legs of the seat can extend from the recess to support the seat. The cover assembly includes multiple panels for folding the cover to provide clearance by the seat for opening the cover.

Abstract: A folding seating apparatus, for on-board stowage of an optionally deployable passenger seat, in a vehicle having a floor defining a floor surface that may be entirely flat when the seating apparatus is stowed. The seating apparatus includes a stowable seat having a seat cushion supported on one or more legs above the floor, a seat back that is foldable upon the seat cushion for stowage of the seat, and a seat receiving recess in the floor for on-board stowage of the seat. The seat is movable transversely in the vehicle in addition to being stowable.

Abstract: The present invention is a sinking seat for a vehicle assembled with a rear leg and a grooved leg integrally coupled to enable convenient handling due to the unification of parts. The mounting of the sinking seat onto a vehicle body is simplified by a folded lower part being unfolded to allow a lower part rotating axle to be rotatably coupled to the vehicle body. The assembly process is made simpler, and noise generated from the coupling portion between the vehicle body and the sinking seat is minimized.

Abstract: A fold-in-floor vehicle seat is supported in a use position on a generally flat load floor. To move the seat into a storage position, the seat is lowered onto a portion of the load floor that acts as an articulated base for the seat. The base approximates the footprint of the seat, and covers a storage cavity directly below the seat and configured to closely receive the seat. The base is free floating with respect to the remainder of the load floor, but is pivotally connected to the vehicle by an articulating arm that allows the base to rotate about a pivot point through an arcuate section of guide track in the storage cavity, and the arm then articulates to allow the base to travel through a straight portion of track. The arm then returns to its starting position as the base traverses a second arcuate section of track, having now inverted so that the seat is lodged within the storage cavity.

Abstract: In a vehicle seat storage assisting apparatus, a folded second rear seat can be rotated to a front side and a rear side about seat rotating shaft members provided at both side portions thereof. A rearward and forward biasing springs are provided between the seat rotating shaft members and floor support brackets respectively. The biasing force of the rearward biasing spring gradually decreases as the second rear seat which is being in a horizontal state A forward of the seat rotating shaft members rotates from the horizontal state A to a vertical state B. The biasing force of the forward biasing spring gradually decreases as the second rear seat which is being in a horizontal state C rearward of the seat rotating shafts rotates from the horizontal state C to the vertical state B.

Abstract: A physical therapy chair-bed is a patient bed consisting of three parts, the first, the second and the third parts. The first can also be used as backrest of a physical therapy chair with its flanking parts arranged as armrests. The second part can also form a seat. The third part can be kept inside a case underneath the first and the second parts. All the other components are kept inside the case. There are wheels and wheel-locks mounted under the case at each corner. The chair-bed is equipped with a foot-leg exercise set having a footwear set to help the seat occupant exercise his feet and legs in a bicycling manner. The armrests can move to have the patient's arms exercise. Rack guards and footrests are provided. The chair-bed can be mechanically or electrically and electronically controlled where a remote control may be applied.

Abstract: A stowable vehicle seat assembly for use in a vehicle cabin having a cabin floor. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion member having downwardly extending front and rear legs. A mounting means is positioned on the front and rear legs for releasable engagement with the cabin floor. A control rod system is pivotably interconnected between the seat cushion member and the cabin floor, and is adapted to enable selective pivoting of said seat cushion member between a deployed design configuration and a raised stowed configuration. In the deployed design configuration, the mounting means is in engagement with the cabin floor as aforesaid, and the seat cushion member has a substantially horizontal orientation. The raised stowed configuration is located rearwardly of the deployed design configuration, whereat the mounting means is released from engagement with the cabin floor, with the seat cushion member has a substantially vertical orientation.

Abstract: A seat assembly for use in an automative vehicle comprising a seat back and a seat cushion pivotally coupled to the seat back. A pivot bracket is fixedly secured to each opposite lateral side of the seat back for supporting the seat assembly between opposing lateral side walls within the interior of the vehicle. Each pivot bracket includes a support flange for supporting the seat cushion cantilevered from the pivot bracket. A hook portion engages a latch post on the lateral side walls to retain the seat assembly in an upright seating position. A pivot flange is pivotally coupled to a main pivot post on the lateral side walls for pivoting the seat assembly between the upright seating position to a stow-to-floor position wherein the seat cushion is pivoted forwardly and downwardly to be supported on the floor of the vehicle and the seat back is pivoted against the seat cushion to form an extended cargo load floor.

Abstract: A folding seating apparatus, for on-board stowage of an optionally deployable passenger seat, in a vehicle having a floor defining a floor surface that may be entirely flat when the seating apparatus is stowed. The seating apparatus includes a stowable seat having a seat cushion supported on one or more legs above the floor, a seat back that is foldable upon the seat cushion for stowage of the seat, and a seat receiving recess in the floor for on-board stowage of the seat.

Abstract: A vehicle seat system includes a first-row seat as a driver seat, a second-row seat rearward thereof, and a third-row seat further rearward thereof. The second-row seat can be slid and reclined in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The third-row seat with a seat back folded is stored within a space immediately below the second-row seat. The second-row seat with the third-row seat stored can be slide and reclined in a vehicle longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A passenger vehicle is equipped with a rear seat bench which has a backrest and a seat cushion. The backrest and seat cushion are divided, in each case, into a ⅓ part and a ⅔ part. The backrest parts can be deposited in a storage space of the respective, assigned seat cushion part. The ⅔ seat cushion part is of removable design. Arranged behind the rear seat bench is a loading space having a height-adjustable loading floor which can be adjusted between a lower position in which the loading floor is situated approximately level with a vehicle floor, and an upper position in which an auxiliary storage space is formed between the loading floor and the vehicle floor. This auxiliary loading space is dimensioned in such a manner that the removed ⅔ seat cushion part can be accommodated therein.

Abstract: A vehicle rear structure is provided in which, when a seatback is tilted forward and folded, an upper surface of the seatback and a rear floor positioned behind the seat form a flat surface. A bridge plate is extended between the folded seatback and the rear floor. The bridge plate is rotatably attached to the front edge of the rear floor. A portion for lifting a front edge portion of the bridge plate in conjunction with the uprising movement of the seatback is provided at the rear of the seatback to prevent the seatback from getting stuck on the front edge portion of the bridge plate.

Abstract: A latch assembly secures a striker of a seat cushion to a floor of a motor vehicle. The latch assembly includes a hinge bracket fixedly secured to the floor. The hinge bracket defines an elongated slot for receiving the striker therethrough. The latch assembly also includes a retainer mechanism coupled to the hinge bracket. The retainer mechanism selectively locks the striker within the elongated slot to secure the seat cushion in a passenger supporting position generally horizontal relative to the floor.

Abstract: A retractable seat to be attached to a floor may include a seat cushion, a seat back rotatably supported on the seat cushion, and a link mechanism for supporting the seat cushion on the floor. The link mechanism includes a front leg and a rear leg that are pivotally connected to the seat cushion and the floor so that the seat can be switched between a use condition and a retracted condition. The front and rear legs respectively have a different link length so as to produce a difference between a rotating range of the front leg and a rotating range of the rear leg. The seat may further include a compensation mechanism for compensating for the difference between the rotating ranges of the front and rear legs within an operating range of the link mechanism.

Abstract: A seat assembly for use in an automative vehicle comprising a seat back and a seat cushion pivotally coupled to the seat back. A pivot bracket is fixedly secured to each opposite lateral side of the seat back for supporting the seat assembly between opposing lateral side walls within the interior of the vehicle. Each pivot bracket includes a support flange for supporting the seat cushion cantilevered from the pivot bracket. A hook portion engages a latch post on the lateral side walls to retain the seat assembly in an upright seating position. A pivot flange is pivotally coupled to a main pivot post on the lateral side walls for pivoting the seat assembly between the upright seating position to a stow-to-floor position wherein the seat cushion is pivoted forwardly and downwardly to be supported on the floor of the vehicle and the seat back is pivoted against the seat cushion to form an extended cargo load floor.

Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly for mounting on a vehicle floor including a seat bottom pivotally mounted relative to the vehicle floor. The seat bottom defines an upper surface and an opposed lower surface. The seat bottom is movable between a seating position, wherein the upper surface faces upwards, and a storage position, wherein the lower surface faces upwards. A panel is pivotally connected to the seat bottom. The panel is automatically moved between a first position underneath the seat bottom when the seat bottom is in the seating position, and a generally horizontally deployed position when the seat bottom is moved to the storage position.

Abstract: A fold-in-floor vehicle seat is supported in a use position on a generally flat load floor. To move the seat into a storage position, the seat is lowered onto a portion of the load floor that acts as an articulated base for the seat. The base approximates the footprint of the seat, and covers a storage cavity directly below the seat and configured to closely receive the seat. The base is free floating with respect to the remainder of the load floor, but is pivotally connected to the vehicle by an articulating arm that allows the base to rotate about a pivot point through an arcuate section of guide track in the storage cavity, and the arm then articulates to allow the base to travel through a straight portion of track. The arm then returns to its starting position as the base traverses a second arcuate section of track, having now inverted so that the seat is lodged within the storage cavity.

Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly for mounting on a vehicle floor including a seat bottom pivotally mounted relative to the vehicle floor. The seat bottom defines an upper surface and an opposed lower surface. The seat bottom is movable between a seating position, wherein the upper surface faces upwards, and a storage position, wherein the lower surface faces upwards. A panel is pivotally connected to the seat bottom. The panel is automatically moved between a first position underneath the seat bottom when the seat bottom is in the seating position, and a generally horizontally deployed position when the seat bottom is moved to the storage position.

Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a vehicle floor having a stowage cavity formed therein, and a collapsible seat pivotally connected to the vehicle and positioned on the vehicle floor adjacent the stowage cavity. The collapsible seat is pivotable from an upright position into a collapsed position within the stowage cavity. The assembly further includes a sliding cover positioned on the vehicle floor and selectively slidable between a first position beneath the collapsible seat when the collapsible seat is in the upright position and a second position covering the stowage cavity. The sliding cover is operative as a vehicle load floor when in the second position.

Abstract: A vehicle seat stowing structure has seats provided on a floor. The seats are rotated rearwardly of a vehicle around a rotational shaft fixed to a vehicle body so that the bottom surface of each of seat cushions is directed to the inside of a passenger compartment. The seats are stowed in a recess formed in the floor. The floor is formed so that at least a part thereof extending between a portion provided forwardly of a place, at which the seats are installed, and a front edge of the recess is flat. A casing is provided at a place, which is located forwardly of the recess and faces the bottom surfaces of the seat cushions, on the floor.

Abstract: A seat assembly secured to the floor of an automotive vehicle includes a generally horizontal seat cushion movable between a seating position spaced above the vehicle floor and a stowed position resting against the vehicle floor. A riser is operatively coupled to the seat cushion for supporting the seat cushion in each of the seating and stowed positions. A seat back is pivotally coupled to the riser for movement between a generally upright seating position and a folded position in overlapping relationship with the seat cushion. A slide mechanism is coupled between the riser and the seat cushion for slidably articulating the seat cushion along the riser between the seating position and the stowed position. A first link arm is coupled between the seat back and the seat cushion for automatically controlling the sliding articulation of the seat cushion between the seating and stowed positions in response to pivotal movement of the seat back between the upright seating position and the folded position.

Abstract: A vehicle seat wherein left and right seat backs are attached to left and right seat cushions, respectively, in such a manner as to be folded up thereon. A support shaft is provided on the left and right seat cushions for allowing the left and right seat cushions and the left and right seat backs folded up on the left and right seat cushions to be rotated toward the rear of a vehicle individually. The seat cushions and the seat backs so rotated about the support shaft are stored in a recessed portion in a vehicle body floor. The support shaft is provided on the vehicle body floor so that the support shaft is supported in the vicinity of edge portions of the recessed portion.

Abstract: A storage type seat for an automobile is provided with a seat cushion having at least one leg portion, a lock mechanism operable to engage and disengage the at least one leg portion with and from a vehicle body floor, a seat back that can be folded down to a seat face of the seat cushion, a link member that links the seat with the vehicle body floor, the vehicle body floor having a recessed storage portion formed therein to the rear of the seat, the link member allowing the seat cushion and the seat back that are in a folded state to be stored in the recessed storage portion when the seat is not used, and allows the seat cushion and the seat back in the folded state to be returned to an original position for use so that the leg portion is brought into engagement with the vehicle body floor, a release permission mechanism which permits the leg portion of the seat cushion to be released from the vehicle body floor only when the seat cushion and the seat back are in the folded state, and a standing permission me

Abstract: An automotive seating assembly (10) having a seat cushion (22) which is selectively stowed within a floor (14) of a vehicle. A rear support bracket defines a rear portion (36) of the seat cushion (22) and moves between a use position supporting the rear portion (30) above the floor (14) and a stowed position disposed within the floor (14). A front beam (40) defines a front portion (32) of the seat cushion (22) and moves between a use position supporting the front portion (32) above the floor (14) and a stowed position disposed within the floor (14). A flexible mesh material (56) is secured to the front beam (40) at one end (58) and is secured to the rear support bracket (36) at the other end (60) to define a seating portion (34) of the seat cushion (22). The mesh material (56) moves between a support position extending between the front (32) and rear (34) portions above the floor (14) and a retracted position collapsed below the floor (14).

Abstract: A seating system for a motor vehicle that provides one or more seats having independent tilting and height adjustments for an occupant's comfort or manipulation of the seat between a stowed and depolyed position. The seats have first and second support members adjustably linked to a third support member. The adjustable link between the first and third support members controls the tilt of the seat and the adjustable link between the second and third support member controls the height of the seat.

Abstract: A vehicle seat apparatus in which a seat is rotated around a rotational shaft to the rear of a vehicle in such a manner that a bottom surface of a seat cushion is made to face the inside of a passenger compartment so that the seat can be stowed in a recessed portion. The rotational shaft extends in a transverse direction along a front edge of the recessed portion to be fixed to a vehicle body at ends thereof. A seat cushion and a seat back of the seat are both divided into at least two in a widthwise direction. Respective seats so divided are rotatably supported on the rotational shaft individually.

Abstract: A front seat 2 is divided into a driver seat 2a and a front passenger seat 2b, a second-row seat 3 and a rearmost seat 4 are divided into a first seat 3a, 4a and a second seat 3b, 4b, the front passenger seat 2b and the second seat 4b of the rearmost seat 4 are configured so as to be foldable, and the second seat 3b of the second-row seat 3 is configured so as to be movable to the vicinity of the driver seat 2a and to the vicinity of the first seat 4a of the rearmost seat 4. Therefore, infants seated on the first seats 3a and 4a of the second-row seat 3 and the rearmost seat 4 can easily be taken care of and communicated with. Also, by moving the second seat 3b of the second-row seat to the vicinity of the driver seat 2a, communication with a driver can be provided easily.

Abstract: A device, which may be placed in a floor such that the floor remains flush in the situation where the device is raised above the level of the floor or where the device is folded into the floor, is described herein.

Abstract: A vehicle seat system includes a first-row seat as a driver seat, a second-row seat rearward thereof, and a third-row seat further rearward thereof. The second-row seat can be slid and reclined in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The third-row seat with a seat back folded is stored within a space immediately below the second-row seat. The second-row seat with the third-row seat stored can be slide and reclined in a vehicle longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A seat mounted (18) on a floor of a vehicle (10) includes a seat button (18a) having front and rear portions. The seat bottom is movable between an upper position such that the front and rear end portions are at respective first positions, and a lowered position such that the first and rear end portions are at respective second positions. The front end portion moves downwardly a greater distance from its respective first to second position than the distance the rear end portion moves from its respective first to the second position when the seat bottom is moved from its upper position to its lowered position. The seat can further include a seat back (18b) pivotally connected to the seat bottom (18a) such that the seat back is movable to a generally horizontal position. A pair of seats (14, 18) can be incorporated into a vehicle interior (10) to define front (14) and rear (18) seats. The front seat (14) has a panel (24) pivotally attached to the seat back (14b) of the front seat (14).

Abstract: A device, which may be placed in a floor such that the floor remains flush in the situation where the device is raised above the level of the floor or where the device is folded into the floor, is described herein.

Abstract: The vehicular seat support mechanism includes a vehicular seat having a seat cushion that forms a sitting portion, the seat cushion having a pivot axis, which is horizontal with respect to the width direction of a vehicle, provided toward the rear thereof, which enables the seat cushion to pivot in a fore-and-aft direction of a vehicle, and a link mechanism that moves the pivot axis of the seat cushion to rear and downward. This support mechanism reduces the height of the pivoting locus of the seat drawn when the seat is placed into storage, thus allowing the seat to be pivoted into storage without requiring a large space.

Abstract: In a seat-receiving structure for a vehicle, seats are mounted on a floor surface within a vehicle room, and are arranged in a forward-rearward direction, and a seat-receiving recess is formed in and extends downwardly from a floor surface disposed rearwardly of the rearmost-row seat, and the rearmost-row seat can be folded in such a manner that a seat back thereof is brought down forwardly to be laid on a seat cushion thereof, and the folded seat can be turned rearwardly about rotation shafts to be received in the seat-receiving recess. The floor surface, in which the seat-receiving recess 11 is formed, is disposed at a level higher than a foot-resting floor surface 3c for the rearmost-row seat. The rotation shafts 26 on the seat cushion 10a of the rearmost-row seat 10 are disposed at a level which is lower than the floor surface 3f, in which the seat-receiving recess 11 is formed, and also is lower than an upper side 11a of the receiving recess.

Abstract: A load floor seat assembly for an adjustable seat is disclosed movable from a normal position to a load floor position. A seat base is adapted to be attached to a motor vehicle floor, at least one seat back arm is pivotably mounted to the seat base about a seat back pivot, and a seat back is pivotably attached to the seat back arm about a load floor pivot. A load floor assembly is attached to the seat back so that in the normal position the seat back is generally perpendicular to the seat base, and in the load floor position the seat back is generally parallel with the seat base and rotated about the load floor pivot, so that the load floor assembly covers the seat back and the seat base.

Abstract: A vehicle seat has a bottom part which is supported by a front leg and a back leg on the vehicle floor. Bottom ends of the legs are mounted pivotably on the vehicle floor and the top ends of the legs are mounted pivotably on the bottom part of the seat. The seat has a seat-adjustment device operable to adjust the seat between two positions in the direction of a seat longitudinal axis running from the back towards the front. This seat-adjustment device has a tube which is mounted pivotably on the vehicle floor, and a rod which is mounted in the tube in such a manner that it can be adjusted in two directions and is pivotably mounted on the bottom part of the seat. The seat-adjustment device has a locking device which fixes the tube and the rod in axial positions relative to one another, which positions are each associated with one of the seat positions.

Abstract: A rear passenger seat adapted for use in a vehicle compartment, the passenger seat having a seat cushion the front end portion of which is supported by a support leg assembly pivotally mounted on a recessed portion of the compartment floor and the rear end portion of which is locked in place by means of a lock mechanism on a deck portion of the compartment floor, wherein the support leg assembly includes a support leg pivotally mounted on the recessed portion of the compartment floor for pivotal movement in a fore-and-aft direction, a leg support member pivoted at its lower end to an upper end of the support leg and pivoted at its upper end to a support frame of the seat cushion to be folded forward at the upper end of the support leg and retainer means provided on a vertical wall between the recessed portion and deck portion of the compartment floor for releasably retaining the support leg assembly in an upright position by engagement therewith, and wherein a pneumatic spring is disposed a between the leg su

Abstract: A pivot assembly is provided for pivotally attaching a pivotable seat component to a fixed seat component. The fixed component includes first and second apertures, first and second outer surfaces and first and second inner surfaces adjacent the apertures, and the pivotable component includes at least one pivot hole therein. The pivot assembly includes a bolt having a head, a cylindrical portion and a threaded portion. A threaded nut is engageable with the threaded portion of the bolt. A generally cylindrical plastic bushing is fitted over the cylindrical portion of the bolt and includes a peripheral lip abutting the head of the bolt and a plurality of swageable flanges extending at least partially over the threaded portion of the bolt.

Abstract: A folding and positioning device for tier-seats comprising several linked seats 1 in the same row with their pedestals 3. At least one rotational leg 2 is fixed in the middle on the rotational shaft 7 on the upper front side inside the pedestal, its upper end fixed on the seat 1 and the lower end having a step. In the lower rear inside the pedestal is another rotational shaft 5, on which is fixed a bracketing arm 6 in the position corresponding to the rotational leg 2. When the seats are being erected to their upright position, the free end of the bracketing arm 6 abuts against the step at the lower part of the rotational leg 2. Compared with conventional technologies, the present invention calls for very little force in order to erect or lay down the seats. Furthermore, the seats in the entire row are linked joint motion, thus greatly enhancing the efficiency.

Abstract: A storage type seat for an automobile is provided with a seat cushion having at least one leg portion, a lock mechanism operable to engage and disengage the at least one leg portion with and from a vehicle body floor, a seat back that can be folded down to a seat face of the seat cushion, a link member that links the seat with the vehicle body floor, the vehicle body floor having a recessed storage portion formed therein to the rear of the seat, the link member allowing the seat cushion and the seat back that are in a folded state to be stored in the recessed storage portion when the seat is not used, and allows the seat cushion and the seat back in the folded state to be returned to an original position for use so that the leg portion is brought into engagement with the vehicle body floor, a release permission mechanism which permits the leg portion of the seat cushion to be released from the vehicle body floor only when the seat cushion and the seat back are in the folded state, and a standing permission me

Abstract: A lid 24 is constituted by an extending portion 41 of a first carpet 35 extending from the front of a lower portion of a seat cushion 21, a second carpet 43 integrally mounted on the extending portion 41 via a base material 42, and the first carpet 35 is made to function as a hinge 45. In addition, the lid 24 is constructed so as to be retained to a floor 15 with a surface fastener 44.