Nissan Motor Company Limited

Ikeda Bussan Co. Ltd.

Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd.

Takayoshi Ogawa

Hiroyuki Tanizaki

Yuzo Kanazawa

Sakae Ebihara

Akimitsu Hatanaka

Yoshimi Ozaki

A seat device comprises a pair of main seat portions which can be turned backwards and arranged close to each other, a pair of main seat back portions projecting upwardly from the main seat portions, respectively, a pair of auxiliary seat portions attached to both sides of each main seat portion, and a pair of auxiliary seat back portion attached to both sides of each main seat back portion. All the auxiliary seat back portions and the seat portions are movable between an extended position and an unextended position. The seat device is suitable for use in a van type automotive vehicle.

Seat device

A rotatable seat for a multi-passenger automotive vehicle employs a latch mechanism releasable only by manual operation of an actuating lever. The latch mechanism includes latch-and-hook assemblies at both the front and rear of the seat to prevent inadvertent rotation of the seat. In addition, the seat rotation is governed by a cam having deep recesses at the two normal sitting positions. The cam is designed with sloping faces so that the weight of the seat drives rotation towards the normal positions. An additional safety mechanism prevents rotation of the seat unless the seat back is in a position preventing passengers from sitting thereon.

Rotatable seat for an automotive vehicle

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Oogaki, Japan

Takayoshi Ogawa