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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2003
David M. Blair, Troy, MI (US);
Thomas J. Cooley, Lapeer, MI (US);
Dan Dumitru Nae, Troy, MI (US);
Wojciech Smuk, Troy, MI (US);
Faurecia Automotive Seating Canada Limited, Mississauga, CA;
Abstract
A fold flat vehicle seat comprises a seat assembly mounted on a movable track member slidably engaging a fixed track member, and lockable by a track lock. The seat assembly includes a seatback member mounted on a seat cushion member for forward folding between a substantially upright occupiable design position and a substantially horizontal load supporting position. A downwardly and rearwardly sloped ramp is mounted on the fixed track member. A drive link assembly is mounted on the seatback member for translational engagement of a ramp contact member with the ramp. As the seatback member is forwardly folded from the upright occupiable design position to the load supporting position the track lock releases and the ramp contact member moves downwardly and rearwardly along the ramp to thereby cause rearward longitudinal movement of the seat assembly relative to the fixed track member to a predetermined rear longitudinal position.