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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2001
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.