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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1999
Jose N. Wyszogrod, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Frank D. Moburg, Whittier, CA (US);
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an automobile including front and rear seats Sf and Sr disposed at a longitudinal distance on a vehicle body floor F, rearward-extending support arms A are provided at lower portions of sides of the front seat Sf. The rear seat Sr includes a seat portion,which is connected at its front end to tip portions of the support arms A and pivotally turnable between a predetermined tilted-down position,H and a standing position,S, and a seat back,which is connected at its lower end to a front end of a rear floor section Fr and pivotally turnable between a predetermined standing position,S and a tilted-down position,H. A receiving surface Fm for supporting the seat portion,lying in the tilted-down position,H is formed between the front floor section Ff and the rear floor section Fr higher in level than the front floor section Fr, and when the rear seat Sr is in service, the seat portion,is retained in the tilted-down position,H, and the seat back,is retained in the standing position,S. Thus, an occupant can sit in a forward-facing attitude on the rear seat. Moreover, the baggage chamber space is enlarged, and the floor structure simplified. Further, the seat arrangement is diversified.