Patent ID: 7055901
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: B60N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A passenger seat for a multi-passenger motor vehicle, the vehicle having a body with a seat mounting surface, comprising: a seat frame, mountable to the seat mounting surface; an immovable rear seat frame engaged to said seat frame, said rear seat frame providing energy absorbing obstruction to protect a passenger of a vehicle rearward seat from moving out of his safety zone in a forward direction in the event of a vehicle rapid deceleration; a movable front frame, pivotably engaged to said seat frame forward of said immovable rear seat frame, said movable front frame providing a back resting surface for a passenger; said immovable rear frame being comprised of a rear frame seat structure, and an energy absorbing back pan; a three point seat belt engaged to said movable front frame, said seat belt causing a pivoting force upon said movable front frame during an activation event; a movable plunger being rigidly attached to said front frame; a rear frame release bracket with a hole to accept said plunger being rigidly attached to said back pan of said rear frame; said plunger fitting into said rear frame release bracket hole inhibiting front frame rotation away from said rear frame; said movable plunger within a piston being engaged to said movable front frame through a piston bracket; said piston having a spring with a tendency to urge said plunger into engagement with said hole in said rear frame release bracket; and said plunger having a cable accessible at an end near a lower portion of the seat and said cable end when pulled disengaging said plunger from said rear frame release bracket hole and allowing said front frame to be moved forward.