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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2019
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yousuf S. Riad, Ostrander, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle seat storage system includes a passenger seat including a seatback and a seat base. The seat has a seating condition where the seat is releasably attached to a floor of the vehicle and a stowed condition where the seat is unattached from the floor and the seat base is folded against the seatback. The seat includes risers pivotally attached to the seat base. The risers have a deployed position for supporting the seat base in the seating condition and a folded position where the risers are folded inwardly against the seat base in the stowed condition. An interior sidewall of the vehicle includes a recessed portion sized and configured to receive the seat in the stowed condition. The interior sidewall includes a guide configured to direct the seat in the stowed condition into and out of the recessed portion and support the seat in recessed portion.