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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2011
Taiyou Otsuka, Kariya, JP;
Toshio Araki, Kariya, JP;
Eiji Mizutani, Kariya, JP;
Ryo Hattori, Kariya, JP;
Masashi Fujimoto, Kariya, JP;
Shinji Yamada, Kariya, JP;
Yasunori Takenaka, Kariya, JP;
Taiyou Otsuka, Kariya, JP;
Toshio Araki, Kariya, JP;
Eiji Mizutani, Kariya, JP;
Ryo Hattori, Kariya, JP;
Masashi Fujimoto, Kariya, JP;
Shinji Yamada, Kariya, JP;
Yasunori Takenaka, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A retractable vehicle seat in which a seat main body disposed on a vehicle floor is flipped up laterally, so as to be retracted in a vehicle interior side wall of which the upper portion is inwardly inclined, may include a connection mechanism that is configured to rotatably connect the seat main body to a support stand. The connection mechanism includes a four-link mechanism having a stationary link integral with the support stand, an intermediate link integral with the seat main body, and a first link and a second link that connect these two links. The second link is configured to increase an angle between the first link and the intermediate link as the seat main body is flipped up.