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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2011
Shigekazu Otake, Shizuoka, JP;
Shingo Kimata, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoshinobu Kimpara, Shizuoka, JP;
Takahiro Mitsui, Shizuoka, JP;
Shigekazu Otake, Shizuoka, JP;
Shingo Kimata, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoshinobu Kimpara, Shizuoka, JP;
Takahiro Mitsui, Shizuoka, JP;
TS Tech Co., Ltd., Saitama, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a seat frame and a stowable vehicle seat which enables high assembling work efficiency and easy stowing operation. There are provided a reclining mechanism, a seat slide mechanism which slides a seat bottom frame, a slide lock mechanism which prohibits or allows the operation of the seat slide mechanism in cooperation with the reclining mechanism, a striker lock mechanism, and an assist mechanism which assists an operation of stowing and returning a stowable vehicle seat. The seat slide mechanism includes a lower rail, an upper rail, and a slide biasing member which automatically slides the upper rail in cooperation with a tilting movement of a seat back frame to a predetermined angle upon stowage of the stowable vehicle seat. The seat slide mechanism and the slide lock mechanism are mounted to the seat bottom frame.