One touch stow in floor seat assembly with automatic lateral displacement
First Claim
1. A seat assembly secured to the floor of an automotive vehicle comprising:
- a seat cushion;
a seat back pivotally coupled to said seat cushion for movement between a plurality of reclined seating positions and a fold flat position overlying said seat cushion;
a recliner assembly operatively coupled between said seat back and said seat cushion for actuation between a locked condition and an unlocked condition to provide said pivotal movement of said seat back;
a riser assembly pivotally coupled to said seat cushion and adapted to be pivotally latched to the floor for actuation between a latch condition and unlatched condition to allow pivotal movement of said seat cushion between a horizontal seating position and a forwardly upright tumbled position with said seat back in said fold flat position; and
a release mechanism operatively coupled between said seat back and said riser assembly for automatically synchronizing actuation of said recliner assembly and said riser assembly to provide movement of said seat assembly to said tumbled position in response to said pivotal movement of said seat back to said fold flat position.
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Abstract
A seat assembly is provided for supporting in an automotive vehicle. The seat assembly comprises a seat cushion and a seat back pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a reclined seating position and a fold flat position. A recliner assembly is coupled between the seat back and the seat cushion to provide pivotal movement of the seat back. A riser assembly is pivotally coupled to the seat cushion and pivotally latched to the floor to allow pivotal movement of the seat cushion between a horizontal seating position and a forwardly upright tumbled position. A release mechanism is coupled between the seat back and the riser assembly for automatically synchronizing actuation of the recliner assembly and the riser assembly to provide movement of the seat assembly to the tumbled position in response to the pivotal movement of the seat back to the fold flat position.
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21 Claims
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1. A seat assembly secured to the floor of an automotive vehicle comprising:
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a seat cushion; a seat back pivotally coupled to said seat cushion for movement between a plurality of reclined seating positions and a fold flat position overlying said seat cushion; a recliner assembly operatively coupled between said seat back and said seat cushion for actuation between a locked condition and an unlocked condition to provide said pivotal movement of said seat back; a riser assembly pivotally coupled to said seat cushion and adapted to be pivotally latched to the floor for actuation between a latch condition and unlatched condition to allow pivotal movement of said seat cushion between a horizontal seating position and a forwardly upright tumbled position with said seat back in said fold flat position; and a release mechanism operatively coupled between said seat back and said riser assembly for automatically synchronizing actuation of said recliner assembly and said riser assembly to provide movement of said seat assembly to said tumbled position in response to said pivotal movement of said seat back to said fold flat position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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