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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1995
James Bolsworth, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Robert E Adamson, Jr, Warren, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seat is provided including a front leg with first and second ends, the front leg being pivotally attached to the vehicle floor adjacent the front leg first end; a seat cushion with front and rear ends, the front end being pivotally connected to the front leg second end; a rear leg with a second end pivotally connected to the seat cushion rear end, the rear leg having a first end pivotally connected to the vehicle floor, the rear leg first end having an attached first gear; a sector link having first and second ends, the sector link second end pivotally connected relative to the vehicle floor, the sector link second end having a second gear attached thereto being meshed with the first gear; an intermediate link with a rear end and a front end, the front end being pivotally connected to the sector link first end; and a seat back pivotally connected to the vehicle and pivotally connected to the rear end of the intermediate link, whereby when folding the seat back forwardly, the seat cushion forward end is displaced forwardly to a position more adjacent to the vehicle floor.