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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
May. 24, 2000
Christian Couasnon, Troy, MI (US);
Bertrand Faure Components Ltd., Mississauga, CA;
Abstract
A fold flat vehicle seat comprises a movable track member slidably engaging a fixed track member. A seat assembly is mounted thereon for longitudinal sliding movement of the seat assembly relative to the fixed track member. A track lock is operatively interconnected between the movable and fixed track members and movable between a locked configuration whereat the movable track member is precluded from moving longitudinally relative to the fixed track member and a released configuration whereat the movable track member is permitted to move longitudinally relative to the fixed track member. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion member mounted on the movable track member and a seatback member mounted on the seat cushion member for forward folding about a seatback pivot axis between a substantially upright occupiable position and a substantially horizontal load supporting position. A seatback latch is operatively engaged between the seatback member and the seat cushion member to selectively control the forward folding of the seatback member. A spring biases the seatback member toward the substantially horizontal load supporting position. A link arm is provided for causing rearward longitudinal movement of the seatback member relative to the fixed track member to a predetermined longitudinal position as the seatback member is forwardly folded about the seatback pivot axis from the upright occupiable position to the substantially horizontal load supporting position when the track lock is in the released configuration. The link arm is operatively interconnected between the seatback member and the fixed track member.