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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marcel Ban, Troy, MI (US);
Alan Sturt, W. Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296 6509 ; 296 6514 ; 297 15 ;
Abstract
A vehicle seat that is folded and stowed in a recess in the floor of a vehicle. A rear portion of the seat has shiftable elements that are moved within channels formed in tracks. The shiftable elements may be rollers that move in box channel tracks. A front portion of the seat is supported by link arms that pivot as the seat is stowed in the recess. Locking pins on the link arms are received in a series of holes that permit fore and aft adjustment of the seat position.