Patent ID: 6231103
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A foldable motor vehicle seat comprising:a seat back,a seat cushion,a first hinge means operative to connect the seat cushion to the seat back for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis between a horizontal position generally perpendicular to the seat back and a vertical position folded against the seat back,a second hinge means operative to connect the seat back to a vertical side of a body of the motor vehicle for pivotal movement about a vertical axis between a seating position in a plane generally perpendicular to a longitudinal centerline of the motor vehicle and a cargo position in a plane generally parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the motor vehicle,a strut supported on the seat cushion for pivotal movement relative to the seat cushion between a lowered position defining a vertical brace between a floor of the motor vehicle and the seat cushion when the seat cushion is in the horizontal position thereof and the seat back is in the seating position thereof and a raised position juxtaposed a side of the seat cushion remote from the floor of the motor vehicle, anda control means operative to pivot the strut from its lowered position to its raised position in response to pivotal movement of the seat cushion relative to the seat back from its horizontal position to its vertical position and to pivot the strut from its raised position to its lowered position in response to pivotal movement of the seat cushion relative to the seat back from its vertical position to its horizontal position.