Seat assembly with automatic stow feature
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Abstract
A seat assembly for use with a vehicle having a vehicle body includes a seat bottom that is configured to be pivotably mounted to the vehicle body, a seat back pivotally connected to the seat bottom, a seat back latch associated with the seat back for inhibiting movement of the seat back with respect to the seat bottom, and an automatic stow arrangement for moving the seat bottom and seat back from a use position to a stowed position. The stow arrangement is associated with the seat back latch and is configured to release the seat back latch to allow the seat back to pivot in a first direction toward the seat bottom. The stow arrangement is further configured to pivot the seat bottom and seat back in a second direction opposite the first direction to the stowed position.
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31 Claims
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1-10. -10. (canceled)
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11. A seat assembly for use with a vehicle having a vehicle body, the assembly comprising:
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a seat bottom that is configured to be pivotably mounted to the vehicle body such that the seat bottom is moveable between a use position and a stowed position;
a latch associated with the seat bottom and being configured to engage the vehicle body to inhibit movement of the seat bottom with respect to the vehicle body; and
a motorized stow arrangement for moving the seat bottom from the use position to the stowed position, the stow arrangement being associated with the latch and configured to automatically release the latch to allow the seat bottom to pivot to the stowed position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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17. (canceled)
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27. A seat assembly for use with a vehicle having a vehicle body, the seat assembly comprising:
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a seat bottom;
a mounting arrangement associated with the seat bottom for mounting the seat bottom to the vehicle body, the mounting arrangement including a pivot member about which the seat bottom may pivot;
a first latch associated with the seat bottom and being engageable with the vehicle body for inhibiting movement of the seat bottom with respect to the vehicle body;
a seat back pivotally connected to the seat bottom;
a second latch associated with the seat back for inhibiting movement of the seat back with respect to the seat bottom; and
an automatic stow arrangement for moving the seat bottom and seat back from a use position to a stowed position, the stow arrangement being associated with the first and second latches and configured to release the latches to allow the seat back to pivot in a first direction toward the seat bottom, and to allow the seat bottom and seat back to pivot together in a second direction opposite the first direction to the stowed position, the stow arrangement including a locking mechanism that is configured to inhibit movement of the seat back away from the seat bottom after the first latch has been released, and a drive mechanism mounted on the seat bottom and being engageable with the pivot member to automatically pivot the seat bottom and seat back to the stowed position. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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