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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2014
Hideki Kobayashi, Tochigi, JP;
Tetsuya Ishikawa, Saitama, JP;
Kazuhisa Nishimura, Saitama, JP;
TS TECH CO., LTD., Saitama, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a vehicle seat (car seat) including a first seat portion (seat cushion) movable between a use position and a retracted position, and a second seat portion (seat back) movable between a use position and a retracted position, an actuator mechanism is configured to cause the second seat portion to start moving toward its retracted position at a time when the first seat portion passes a predetermined intermediate position that is on a way from the use position toward the retracted position. In one embodiment, the actuator mechanism includes a biasing member (torsion spring) configured to bias each of the seat cushionand the seat backfrom the use position toward the retracted position, a lock member (lock arm) configured to lock the seat backin the use position, and an unlock device (cableA) configured to release the lock member to cause the seat backto start moving toward the retracted position, at a time when the seat cushionpasses the predetermined intermediate position that is on the way from a posture in which the seat cushion is ready for use toward a posture in which the seat cushionis tipped up.