Patent ID: 7213861
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A retractable seat device comprising: a seat body having a first end rotatably connected to a first leg and a second end rotatably connected to a second leg; a first arm having a first end rotatably connected to a vehicle floor and a second end fixed to the first leg; a second arm having a first end rotatably connected to the vehicle floor and a second end rotatably connected to the seat body; a link having a first end rotatably connected to the first leg and a second end rotatably connected to the second leg; wherein, when the first arm is rotated in a first direction, the seat body is stored into a storage section provided at the vehicle floor in such a manner that the first leg and the second leg connected to the first leg with the link are folded, wherein, when the first arm is rotated in a second direction, the first leg and the second leg connected to the first leg with the link are unfolded, a first lock mechanism provided on the first leg becomes engaged with a first striker provided on the vehicle floor, and then a second lock mechanism provided on the second leg becomes engaged with a second striker provided on the vehicle floor, so that the seat body is supported on the vehicle floor by the first leg and the second leg, and wherein the first lock mechanism has an interlock structure including a ratchet and a pawl, and the second lock mechanism has a hook lock structure including a hook.