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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2015
Jeffrey J Poniatowski, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Robert Elton, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Travis D Bechtel, Goodrich, MI (US);
Jeffrey J Poniatowski, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Robert Elton, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Travis D Bechtel, Goodrich, MI (US);
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a seat base and a seat bottom pivotally coupled to the seat base such that the seat bottom is movable between a seating position, stowed position, and reclined position. A seat guide assembly is configured to couple to a vehicle rear wall, and includes a guide bracket having a slot formed therein and a pin extending through the slot and configured to travel along the slot. The vehicle seat includes a seat back having an upper end, a lower end, and a latch coupled to the upper end. The lower end is pivotally coupled to the seat bottom, and the latch is configured to receive the pin. The seat back upper end travels with the latch and pin along the slot such that the seat back is movable between a seating position, stowed position, and reclined position along a predetermined path relative to the vehicle wall.