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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2005
Mohammad Saberan, New Baltimore, MI (US);
James Klein, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
David Kolena, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Brian D. Phillips, Almont, MI (US);
Artur W. Dlugosz, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Sanjay Vakil, Troy, MI (US);
Fred Kresky, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Kyle Calvert, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Paul J. Glinka, Waterford, MI (US);
Mohammad Saberan, New Baltimore, MI (US);
James Klein, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
David Kolena, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Brian D. Phillips, Almont, MI (US);
Artur W. Dlugosz, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Sanjay Vakil, Troy, MI (US);
Fred Kresky, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Kyle Calvert, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Paul J. Glinka, Waterford, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly is attached to a floor attachment bracket by pivoted front and rear leg assemblies is disclosed. A seat base frame, the floor attachment bracket and the front and rear leg assemblies form a four bar link that support the seat assembly on a floor pan of a vehicle. The floor pan defines a stowage well in which the seat assembly may be selectively stored. The four bar link may be rotated to a limited extent when the seat back frame is in its normal seating position to provide a tip and kneel position. In the tip and kneel position the seat is disposed intermediate the seating position and fully stowed position with the seat back upright to provide improved ingress and egress to areas of the vehicle behind the seat assembly.