A STOWABLE AUTOMOTIVE SEAT ASSEMBLY

摘要

An automotive seating assembly (10) having a seat cushion (22) which is selectively stowed within a floor (14) of a vehicle. A rear support bracket defines a rear portion (36) of the seat cushion (22) and moves between a use position supporting the rear portion (30) above the floor (14) and a stowed position disposed within the floor (14). A front beam (40) defines a front portion (32) of the seat cushion (22) and moves between a use position supporting the front portion (32) above the floor (14) and a stowed position disposed within the floor (14). A flexible mesh material (56) is secured to the front beam (40) at one end (58) and is secured to the rear support bracket (36) at the other end (60) to define a seating portion (34) of the seat cushion (22). The mesh material (56) moves between a support position extending between the front (32) and rear (34) portions above the floor (14) and a retracted position collapsed below the floor (14). A retractor (64) is integrally connected with the mesh material (56) to mount one end of the mesh material to the rear support bracket (36). The retractor (64) retracts the mesh material (56) between the support position with the mesh material (56) unwound from the retractor (64) and the retracted position with the mesh material (56) is stored within the retractor (64) when the rear support bracket (36) and the front beam (40) are in the stowed position disposed within the floor (14).