Bertrand Faure Components Ltd.

Christian Couasnon

A fold flat vehicle seat comprises a movable track member slidably engaging a fixed track member. A seat assembly is mounted thereon for longitudinal sliding movement of the seat assembly relative to the fixed track member. A track lock is operatively interconnected between the movable and fixed track members and movable between a locked configuration whereat the movable track member is precluded from moving longitudinally relative to the fixed track member and a released configuration whereat the movable track member is permitted to move longitudinally relative to the fixed track member. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion member mounted on the movable track member and a seatback member mounted on the seat cushion member for forward folding about a seatback pivot axis between a substantially upright occupiable position and a substantially horizontal load supporting position. A seatback latch is operatively engaged between the seatback member and the seat cushion member to selectively control the forward folding of the seatback member. A spring biases the seatback member toward the substantially horizontal load supporting position. A link arm is provided for causing rearward longitudinal movement of the seatback member relative to the fixed track member to a predetermined longitudinal position as the seatback member is forwardly folded about the seatback pivot axis from the upright occupiable position to the substantially horizontal load supporting position when the track lock is in the released configuration. The link arm is operatively interconnected between the seatback member and the fixed track member.

Fold flat vehicle seat

A vehicle seat assembly comprises a seat cushion member mountable on the floor and a seatback member having a loadable back surface and a lockable member mounted on the seatback member adjacent the lower extent thereof. The seatback member is movable between a generally upright occupiable configuration in which the loadable back surface is positioned in a generally rearwardly facing, vertical orientation and the lockable member is retained in closely held juxtaposed proximity to a rearward extent of the seat cushion member, and a substantially horizontal load supporting configuration in which the loadable back surface is positioned in a generally horizontal, upwardly facing relation and the lockable member is rearwardly displaced from the closely held juxtaposed proximity. A lock is mounted on the seat cushion member and adapted to be selectively movable between a locked configuration whereat the lockable member is retained by the lock in the closely held juxtaposed proximity, and an unlocked configuration wherein the lockable member is released by the lock from the closely held juxtaposed proximity. A link member is interconnected between the seatback member and the seat cushion member for controlling movement of the seatback member relative to the seat cushion member between the generally upright occupiable configuration and the substantially horizontal load supporting configuration. Rollers are mounted on the seatback member adjacent the lower extent for supporting the seatback member in rolling relation as it moves between the generally upright occupiable configuration and the substantially horizontal load supporting position.

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Troy, MI, United States of America

Christian Couasnon