Storage structure for collapsible seat

• US 5,269,581 A
• Filed: 11/04/1992
• Issued: 12/14/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Odagaki, Kunimichi, Hatanaka, Katsumi
• Primary Examiner(s): PAPE, JOSEPH
• Application Number:
  US07/971,238
• Time in Patent Office: 405 Days
• Field of Search: 296/65.1, 296/66, 297/15
• US Class Current: 296/66
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/3011 the back-rest being hinged on the cushion, e.g. "portefeuille movement"
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/305 the cushion being hinged on the vehicle frame
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/3075 stowed in recess B60N2/3079 takes precedence

Abstract

A collapsible automobile seat pivotally mounted on an automobile floor having a storage recess defined therein. The collapsible automobile seat comprises a seat cushion pivotally coupled to the automobile floor and a seat back pivotally coupled to the seat cushion, the seat cushion having a lower surface normally facing the automobile floor. After the seat back is folded against the seat cushion, the automobile seat is angularly moved into a position in which the seat cushion and the seat back are fully stored in the storage recess with the lower surface facing upwardly and lying substantially flush with the automobile floor.

Claims

1. A storage structure for storing a collapsible sear, comprising:

a floor having a storage recess defined therein;

a collapsible seat including a seat cushion having a rearward end pivotally coupled to said floor and a seat back pivotally coupled to said rearward end of said seat cushion, said seat cushion having a lower surface,

wherein said seat back is foldable against said seat cushion when said collapsible seat is in a collapsed state,

wherein said collapsible seat is angularly movable in a collapsed state, falling into said storage recess until said lower surface faces upwardly and lies substantially flush with said floor, and

wherein said storage structure further includes a support leg pivotally coupled to said lower surface, said support leg resting on said floor before the collapsible seat is angularly moved into said storage recess.

2. A storage structure according to claim 1, wherein said seat cushion is pivotally coupled to said floor at an edge of said storage recess.

3. A storage structure for storing a collapsible seat, comprising:

a floor having a storage recess defined therein; and

a collapsible seat pivotally mounted on said floor and comprising a seat cushion pivotally coupled to said floor and a seat back pivotally coupled to said seat cushion, said seat cushion having a lower surface normally facing said floor, said collapsible seat being angularly movable, after said seat back is folded against said seat cushion, from a first position in which said seat cushion is placed on said floor into a second position in which said seat cushion and said seat back are fully stored in said storage recess with said lower surface facing upwardly and lying substantially flush with said floor,

wherein said storage structure further includes a support leg pivotally coupled to said lower surface, said support leg resting on said floor before the collapsible seat is angularly moved into said second position.

4. A storage structure according to claim 3, wherein said seat cushion is pivotally coupled to said floor at an edge of said storage recess.

5. A storage structure for storing a collapsible automobile seat, comprising:

an automobile floor having a storage recess defined therein; and

a collapsible automobile seat pivotally mounted on said automobile floor and comprising a seat cushion pivotally coupled to said automobile floor and a seat back pivotally coupled to said seat cushion, said seat cushion having a lower surface normally facing said automobile floor, said collapsible seat being angularly movable, after said seat back is folded against said seat cushion, into a position in which said seat cushion and said seat back are fully stored in said storage recess with said lower surface facing upwardly and lying substantially flush with said automobile floor,

wherein said storage structure further includes a support leg pivotally coupled to said lower surface, said support leg resting on said automobile floor before the collapsible seat is angularly moved into said position.

6. A storage structure according to claim 5, wherein said seat cushion is pivotally coupled to said automobile floor at an edge of said storage recess.