Front latch assembly for vehicle seat cushion
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1. A latch assembly for supporting a front end of a vehicle seat cushion of a vehicle seat on an associated a vehicle, the latch assembly comprising:
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an attachment latch including an attachment latch member mounted on the latch plate for movement between a latched position and an unlatched position with respect to a vehicle striker to secure or release the latch plate with respect to the vehicle;
a support bracket pivotally mounted on the latch plate for pivotal movement about a pivotal axis between a use position and a storage position, and the support bracket having a support portion for mounting the front end of the vehicle seat cushion such that pivotal movement of the support bracket between the use and storage positions moves the seat cushion on the associated vehicle between a generally horizontal use position and a generally vertical storage position; and
a blocking member that permits movement of the attachment latch member from its latched position to its unlatched position when the support bracket is in its use position but blocks movement of the attachment latch member from its latched position to its unlatched position when the support bracket is moved from its use position a predetermined extent toward its storage position such that the blocking prevents release of the latch assembly and the seat cushion from the vehicle when the seat cushion is moved the predetermined extent from its use position toward its storage position.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat cushion front latch assembly (32) includes an attachment latch (72) for providing attachment to an associated vehicle and includes a support bracket (78) whose pivotal positioning about a latch plate (66) is controlled by a blocking member (86) prevents movement of the attachment latch (72) to an unlatched condition when the support bracket (78) is moved a predetermined extent from its use position toward a storage position.
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1. A latch assembly for supporting a front end of a vehicle seat cushion of a vehicle seat on an associated a vehicle, the latch assembly comprising:
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a latch plate;
an attachment latch including an attachment latch member mounted on the latch plate for movement between a latched position and an unlatched position with respect to a vehicle striker to secure or release the latch plate with respect to the vehicle;
a support bracket pivotally mounted on the latch plate for pivotal movement about a pivotal axis between a use position and a storage position, and the support bracket having a support portion for mounting the front end of the vehicle seat cushion such that pivotal movement of the support bracket between the use and storage positions moves the seat cushion on the associated vehicle between a generally horizontal use position and a generally vertical storage position; and
a blocking member that permits movement of the attachment latch member from its latched position to its unlatched position when the support bracket is in its use position but blocks movement of the attachment latch member from its latched position to its unlatched position when the support bracket is moved from its use position a predetermined extent toward its storage position such that the blocking prevents release of the latch assembly and the seat cushion from the vehicle when the seat cushion is moved the predetermined extent from its use position toward its storage position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A latch assembly for supporting a front end of a vehicle seat cushion of a vehicle seat on an associated a vehicle, the latch assembly comprising:
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a latch plate;
an attachment latch including a pair of attachment latch members pivotally mounted about a common axis on opposite sides of the latch plate for movement between latched and unlatched positions to secure or release the latch plate with respect to the vehicle;
a support bracket pivotally mounted on the latch plate for pivotal movement about a pivotal axis between a use position and a storage position, and the support bracket having a support portion for mounting the front end of the vehicle seat cushion such that pivotal movement of the support bracket between the use and storage positions moves the seat cushion on the associated vehicle between a generally horizontal use position and a generally vertical storage position;
a positioning latch including a positioning latch member having a latched position for either limiting movement of the support bracket from its use position or for holding the support bracket in its storage position and having an unlatched position that allows the support bracket to move between its use and storage positions; and
the support bracket including a blocking member that permits movement of the attachment latch member from its latched position to its unlatched position when the support bracket is in its use position but blocks movement of the attachment latch member from its latched position to its unlatched position when the support bracket is moved a predetermined extent from its use position toward its storage position to prevent release of the latch assembly and the seat cushion from the vehicle when the seat cushion is moved from its use position the predetermined extent toward its storage position.
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18. A latch mechanism for supporting a front end of a vehicle seat cushion of a vehicle seat on an associated a vehicle, the latch mechanism comprising:
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a pair of front latch assemblies and a connecting rod that extends laterally between the pair of front latch assemblies;
each front latch assembly including;
a latch plate;
an attachment latch including a pair of attachment latch members pivotally mounted about a common axis on opposite sides of the latch plate for movement between latched and unlatched positions to secure or release the latch plate with respect to the vehicle;
a support bracket pivotally mounted on the latch plate for pivotal movement about a pivotal axis between a use position and a storage position, and the support bracket having a support portion for mounting the front end of the vehicle seat cushion such that pivotal movement of the support bracket between the use and storage positions moves the seat cushion on the associated vehicle between a generally horizontal use position and a generally vertical storage position; and
the support bracket including a blocking member that permits movement of the attachment latch member from its latched position to its unlatched position when the support bracket is in its use position but blocks movement of the attachment latch member from its latched position to its unlatched position when the support bracket is moved a predetermined extent from its use position toward its storage position to prevent release of the latch assembly and the seat cushion from the vehicle when the seat cushion is moved the predetermined extent from its use position toward its storage position; and
one of the front latch assemblies including a positioning latch that includes a positioning latch member having a latched position for limiting movement of the support bracket from its use position or for holding the support bracket in its storage position, and the positioning latch member having an unlatched position that allows the support bracket to move between its use and storage positions.
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