SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING FORWARD ROTATING SEATBACK WITH LINKAGE INTERCONNECTED AND FORWARD COLLAPSIBLE SEAT BOTTOM, IN COMBINATION WITH POWERED UPRIGHT RESETTING OF BOTH SEAT BOTTOM AND BACK

摘要

A seat assembly having stanchions secured to a floor of a vehicle interior, a seatback pivotally secured between the stanchions. A seat bottom has an arm extending therefrom which is pivotally engaged to the seatback at a location offset from the seatback pivot with the stanchions. The seat bottom is pivotally connected at forward locations by a linkages extending to additional floor locations such that pivoting of the seatback results in slaved pivoting and combined displacement of the seat bottom between upright design and forward folded positions. A motor is pivotally secured to the vehicle interior, a rotatable screw extending from the motor and supporting an interiorly threaded collar in length displaceable fashion along the screw. A support arm is pivotally secured to the floor and to the screw supported collar. The support arm responds to actuation of the motor in at least a rewind direction in order to upwardly displace the seat bottom and slaved seatback to the upright design position.

主权项

1. A seat assembly, comprising:
a pair of stanchions secured to floor locations of a vehicle interior; a seatback pivotally secured between said stanchions; a seat bottom having an arm extending therefrom which is pivotally engaged to said seatback at a location offset from said seatback pivot with said stanchions, said seat bottom also pivotally connected at forward locations by a pair of second linkages extending to additional floor locations such that pivoting of said seatback results in slaved pivoting and combined displacement of said seat bottom between upright design and forward folded positions; a motor pivotally secured to the vehicle interior, a rotatable screw extending from said motor housing and supporting an interiorly threaded collar in length displaceable fashion along said screw; and a support arm pivotally secured to the vehicle interior at a first location and to said screw supported collar at a second location, said support arm responding to actuation of said motor in at least a rewind direction in order to upwardly displace said seat bottom and slaved seatback to the upright design position.