Easy slim fold seat

摘要

A vehicle seating assembly including a seat having a top surface. A seatback includes a back support surface. A tab extends forward from the seatback. A track assembly includes a rail and a slide. A bracket is coupled to the slide and includes an elongate slot disposed at a mid-portion thereof. A linkage includes a first end coupled with the seat. A second end is coupled with the tab. A protrusion is disposed at an intermediate portion of the linkage and is engaged with the elongate slot. Movement of the protrusion is relative to the elongate slot, causing translation of the seating assembly between a deployed position, in which a planar extent of the seatback extends substantially orthogonally relative to a planar extent of the seat, and a stowed position, in which the top surface of the seat and the back support surface of the seatback are in abutting contact.

主权项

1. A vehicle seating assembly, comprising:
a seat including a top surface; a seatback pivotally coupled with the seat and including a back support surface; a tab extending forward from a lower portion of the seatback; a track assembly below the seat and including a rail and a slide; a bracket pivotally coupled directly at opposing ends with the seat and the slide and including an elongate slot disposed at a mid-portion thereof; and a linkage having a first link with a forward end coupled directly with the seat and a second link pivotally coupled directly with the tab and a rearward end of the first link, wherein the second link includes a protrusion slidably engaged with the elongate slot, wherein pivotal movement of the seatback forward to a stowed position moves the tab rearward and causes sliding movement of the protrusion relative to the elongate slot, thereby translating the seat from a deployed position, in which a planar extent of the seatback extends substantially orthogonally relative to a planar extent of the seat, rearward and downward to a collapsed position, in which the top surface of the seat and the back support surface of the seatback are in abutting contact.