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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1984
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, both of, JP;
Shiroki Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, both of, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for positioning the backrest of a vehicle seat to facilitate an occupant's entry and exit from the vehicle. The apparatus includes a seat frame mounted on the floor of a vehicle and a backrest frame pivotally connected to the seat frame. A pawl member releasably engages the seat frame from teeth on the backrest frame and is controlled by an operating lever to adjust the pivotable position of the backrest. A support member slidably positions the seat frame along the vehicle and includes a pair of spaced lower rails and a pair of complimentary upper rails slidably mounted on the lower rails. A locking device mounted on the upper rail prevents sliding movement between the upper and lower rails. A cable means extending between the backrest and the locking device releases the locking device to enable sliding movement between the upper and lower rails when the backrest is pivoted beyond a predetermined position. The backrest, which is biased toward the front of the vehicle, cannot be pivoted back to its original position until a positioning lever engages a cam surface mounted on the lower rail to disengage a restricting arm engaged within a groove on the backrest.