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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2001
Christopher Welch, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ben Sung Chang, Northville, MI (US);
Colin G. Neale, Northville, MI (US);
Christopher Welch, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ben Sung Chang, Northville, MI (US);
Colin G. Neale, Northville, MI (US);
Intier Automotive Inc., Newmarket, CA;
Abstract
A rear seat assembly () movable between a use configuration and a stowed configuration within a passenger compartment () of a motor vehicle. The rear seat assembly () includes a seat cushion () having a front portion and a rear portion, a seat back () disposed adjacent to the rear portion of the seat cushion, and a translator coupled to the seat back. The translator () moves the seat back between the use configuration and the stowed configuration in which the seat back is adjacent to a rear lift gate () of the motor vehicle.