Reversible Seat Assembly
First Claim
1. A reversible seat assembly for use in an automotive vehicle comprising:
- a pair of spaced apart seat risers adapted for mounting said seat assembly to a floor of the vehicle, said seat risers extending between a forward end and a rearward end and including first and second inclined edges;
a seat cushion pivotally coupled to said seat risers by a main pivot rod extending therebetween, said seat cushion pivotal between a first inclined position adjacent said second inclined edge and a second inclined position adjacent said first inclined edge;
a seat back including a pair of parallel forward and rearward control links operatively coupling said seat back to said seat risers, said forward control links extending between an upper end pivotally coupled to said seat back and a lower end pivotally coupled to said seat risers, said rearward control links extending between an upper end pivotally coupled to said seat back and a lower end pivotally coupled to said seat risers by a rearward control rod extending therebetween; and
a seat cushion control mechanism including a first link fixedly secured to said rearward control rod, a second link fixedly secured to said main pivot rod, and a third link pivotally coupled between said first and second links for automatically controlling said seat cushion between said first and second inclined positions in response to movement of said seat back between a first upright position adjacent said forward end of said seat risers and a second upright position adjacent said rearward end of said seat risers thereby defining a forward-facing seating position and a rearward-facing seating position.
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Abstract
A reversible seat assembly includes a pair of spaced apart risers. A seat cushion is operatively coupled to the risers for movement between a first inclined position wherein a front end is farther from the floor than a rear end and a second inclined position wherein the rear end is farther from the floor than the front end. A seat back is operatively coupled to the risers for movement between first and second upright positions adjacent the rear and front ends of the seat cushion, respectively. A seat cushion control mechanism includes a pair of forward and rearward linkages operatively coupled between the front and rear ends of the seat cushion and the risers for automatically controlling the seat cushion between the first and second inclined positions in response to movement of the seat back between the first and second upright positions thereby defining forward and rearward-facing seating positions.
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1. A reversible seat assembly for use in an automotive vehicle comprising:
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a pair of spaced apart seat risers adapted for mounting said seat assembly to a floor of the vehicle, said seat risers extending between a forward end and a rearward end and including first and second inclined edges; a seat cushion pivotally coupled to said seat risers by a main pivot rod extending therebetween, said seat cushion pivotal between a first inclined position adjacent said second inclined edge and a second inclined position adjacent said first inclined edge; a seat back including a pair of parallel forward and rearward control links operatively coupling said seat back to said seat risers, said forward control links extending between an upper end pivotally coupled to said seat back and a lower end pivotally coupled to said seat risers, said rearward control links extending between an upper end pivotally coupled to said seat back and a lower end pivotally coupled to said seat risers by a rearward control rod extending therebetween; and a seat cushion control mechanism including a first link fixedly secured to said rearward control rod, a second link fixedly secured to said main pivot rod, and a third link pivotally coupled between said first and second links for automatically controlling said seat cushion between said first and second inclined positions in response to movement of said seat back between a first upright position adjacent said forward end of said seat risers and a second upright position adjacent said rearward end of said seat risers thereby defining a forward-facing seating position and a rearward-facing seating position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A reversible seat assembly for use in an automotive vehicle comprising:
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a pair of spaced apart seat risers adapted for mounting said seat assembly to a floor of the vehicle; a seat cushion extending between a front end and a rear end, said seat cushion operatively coupled to said pair of seat risers for movement between a first inclined position wherein said front end is spaced farther from said floor than said rear end and a second inclined position wherein said rear end is spaced farther from said floor than said front end; a seat back operatively coupled to said risers by a pair of parallel forward and rearward control links, said forward control links extending between an upper end pivotally coupled to said seat back and a lower end pivotally coupled to said seat risers by a forward control rod extending therebetween, said rearward control links extending between an upper end pivotally coupled to said seat back and a lower end pivotally coupled to said seat risers by a rearward control rod extending therebetween; and a seat cushion control mechanism including a pair of forward linkages operatively coupled between said front end of said seat cushion and said seat risers and a pair of rearward linkages operatively coupled between said rear end of said seat cushion and said seat risers for automatically controlling said seat cushion between said first and second inclined positions in response to movement of said seat back between a first upright position adjacent said rear end of said seat cushion and a second upright position adjacent said front end of said seat cushion thereby defining a forward-facing seating position and a rearward-facing seating position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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