Patent ID: 11872918
Assignee: FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A method comprising:
foldably coupling a backrest to a seat bottom;
pivotally coupling at least one armrest to one side of the backrest, wherein the at least one armrest has a bottom surface;
coupling at least one guiding member to one side of the seat bottom, wherein the at least one guiding member has an upper surface; and
automatically moving the at least one armrest to an arm folded position as the backrest is moved to a seat folded position via sliding contact between the bottom surface of the at least one armrest and the upper surface of the at least one guiding member, and
providing the upper surface of the at least one guiding member with a first surface oriented substantially parallel to a length of the seat bottom, and a second surface inclined at a first predefined acute angle with respect to an axis of the first surface, wherein the first surface extends towards a first end of at least one guiding member that is connected to the seat bottom and the second surface extends from the first surface towards a second end of the at least one guiding member.