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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
May. 04, 1999
Yoshiaki Nishimura, Toyota, JP;
Kazunori Hashimoto, Toyota, JP;
Naruaki Abe, Toyota, JP;
Toru Iwamura, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
When a rear seat is moved forward, a front leg is swung forward around a roller arm. When the front leg of the rear seat is swung forward by a predetermined angle, a hook provided in the roller arm is detached from a round bar portion of a striker so that a roller is moved downward along a guide rail. Further, as the roller is moved downward along the guide rail, the front leg of the rear seat is swung forward around the roller arm. Therefore, a radius of rotation of the seat is reduced when the rear seat is moved to a position for storage on a vertical-front-side floor surface.