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Seat structure in automobile

  • US 6,231,102 B1
  • Filed: 10/13/1999
  • Issued: 05/15/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/13/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A seat structure in an automobile including front and rear seats disposed at a longitudinal distance therebetween on a vehicle body floor, whereinsaid vehicle body floor includes a front floor section having said front seat disposed thereon, and a rear floor section which is disposed at the rear of said front floor section and which is higher in level than said front floor section;

  • rearward-extending support arms are provided at lower portions of sides of said front seat;

    said rear seat is comprised of a seat portion which is connected at a front end thereof to tip portions of said support arms and pivotally turnable between a predetermined tilted-down position and a standing position in which the seat portion is righted forwards, and a seat back which is connected at a lower end thereof to a front end of said rear floor section and pivotally turnable between a predetermined standing position and a tilted-down position in which the seat back is tilted down forwards; and

    a receiving surface for supporting said seat portion lying in the tilted-down position is formed between said front floor section and said rear floor section, and when said rear seat is in service, said seat portion is retained in the tilted-down position, and said seat back is retained in the standing position.

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