Patent ID: 11951883
Assignee: MAGNA SEATING INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A seat assembly adapted to be mounted to a floor of an automotive vehicle for movement between a plurality of positions, the seat assembly comprising:
a seat cushion having a front portion and a rear portion for supporting an occupant in the automotive vehicle;
a seat back including a lower seat back portion pivotally coupled to an upper seat back portion at a first pivot point (P1) defining a first axis (A1), the lower seat back portion releasably coupled to the rear portion of the seat cushion; and
a five-bar linkage comprising
a first link extending between a first end and an opposite second end, the first end rotatably coupled to the seat back at a second pivot point (P2) disposed coaxial to the first pivot point (P1), and the second end defining a third pivot point (P3),
a second link extending axially between the first and second pivot points (P1, P2),
a third link defined by the lower seat back portion and the seat cushion and extending between the first pivot point (P1) and a fifth pivot point (P5) disposed adjacent the front portion of the seat cushion,
a fourth link extending between a first end and an opposite second end, the first end rotatably coupled to the third link at the fifth pivot point (P5), and the second end defining a fourth pivot point (P4), and
a fifth link defined between the third pivot point (P3) and the fourth pivot point (P4).