Patent ID: 8702146
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a propshaft operatively coupled to a source of rotary power and a rear axle of the vehicle, the source of rotary power being disposed in a front portion of the vehicle; a vehicle body including an occupant cabin defined by a floor panel and a back wall panel, the floor panel disposed above the propshaft and defining a lower boundary of the occupant cabin, the back wall panel extending upward from the floor panel and defining a rearward boundary of the occupant cabin; and a seat assembly disposed above the propshaft and movable between a seating position and a stowed position, the seat assembly being received in a space of the vehicle body that is separate from the occupant cabin when the seat assembly is in the stowed position, wherein the space of the vehicle body is disposed between the back wall panel and a rear end of the vehicle, wherein the space of the vehicle body is generally L-shaped and includes a generally vertically extending portion and a generally horizontally extending portion, wherein the seat assembly includes a seatback and a seat cushion, the seatback being pivotable relative to the back wall panel into the vertically extending portion when moving between the seating and stowed positions, the seat cushion being horizontally slidable relative to the floor panel into the horizontally extending portion when moving between the seating and stowed positions.