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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2007
Robert J. Szybisty, Livonia, MI (US);
Xiao Jun Wei, Canton, MI (US);
Ephraim Mark Dedios Lapingcao, Everett, WA (US);
Jeffrey P. Carroll, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Selvakumaresan Veluswamy, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Robert J. Szybisty, Livonia, MI (US);
Xiao Jun Wei, Canton, MI (US);
Ephraim Mark DeDios Lapingcao, Everett, WA (US);
Jeffrey P. Carroll, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Selvakumaresan Veluswamy, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Intier Automotive Inc., Newmarket, CA;
Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat back that is moveable between a first vertical position and a second vertical position forward and upward of the first vertical position. The vehicle seat assembly has a track assembly providing fore and aft adjustment. The vehicle seat assembly further includes at least one pivot assembly operatively coupled to the track assembly and pivotally mounted to a floor of a motor vehicle. The pivot assembly pivots the vehicle seat assembly between the seating position and a stand-up position. A stand-up link slidingly couples the pivot assembly and the seat back. A link lock locks to present a solid link between the pivot assembly and the seat back. The solid link guides the seat back between the first vertical position and the second vertical position as the vehicle seat assembly moves between the seating position and the stand-up position.