FOLD UP OR DROP DOWN REAR SEAT INCORPORATING A SEATBACK SUPPORTED REAR FACING LATCH FOR SLIDABLY ENGAGING AN ELONGATED STRIKER

摘要

A rear row vehicle seat in which a pair of spaced apart and fixed supports are mounted upon a floor of a vehicle. A seat bottom exhibits a pair of side plates pivotally secured between said fixed supports. A seat back is pivotally mounted at its side ends to axially aligning locations of the side plates, offset from a pivot axis established between the seat bottom and the fixed supports, and such that upward pivoting of the seat bottom causes a combined pivotal and vertically induced displacement of the seatback. A latch is mounted to a rear facing location of the seatback and an elongated striker bar is mounted to a structurally supported and elevated location of the vehicle. The striker bar exhibits a combined arcuate and vertically extending profile for engaging the latch while accommodating vertical sliding of the seatback.

主权项

1. A rear row vehicle seat, comprising:
a pair of spaced apart and fixed supports mounted upon a floor of a vehicle; a seat bottom exhibiting a pair of side plates pivotally secured between said fixed supports; a seat back having spaced apart and downwardly extending sides which are pivotally mounted to axially aligning locations of said side plates offset from a pivot axis established between said seat bottom and said fixed supports and such that upward pivoting of said seat bottom causes a combined pivotal and vertically induced displacement of the seatback; a latch mounted to a rear facing location of the seatback; and an elongated striker bar mounted to a structurally supported and elevated location of the vehicle, said striker bar exhibiting a combined arcuate and vertically extending profile for engaging said latch while accommodating vertical sliding of the seatback.