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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2002
Katsuhiko Shinozaki, Tochigi-ken, JP;
TS Tech Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
In a seat in which the seat is placed so as to be freely moved by a slide rail a striker lock retained and mounted to a striker standing up from a vehicle body floor F is provided in a lower portion close to a rear end of a lower rail , and the seat is placed so as to be freely kicked up from a rear portion side to an upper side in a folded state around a supporting shaft axially supporting and pivoting a front end side of the lower rail corresponding to a supporting point, there is provided a switching mechanism which makes it impossible to unlock the striker lock by an operation lever when the seat is kept at a front seated position, and makes it possible to lock the striker lock by the operation lever when the seat is moved to a predetermined rear position, whereby it is possible to mechanically execute a step of moving the seat to the predetermined position in the rear side within the vehicle, thereafter unlocking the striker lock and kicking up the seat.