Patent ID: 6474739
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A seat track assembly comprising, in combination:a mount pivotable between a first position and a second position; a first track attached to the mount; a second track operably engaging the first track, the second track slideable between a full forward position and a full rearward position with respect to the first track; wherein orientation of the first track and the second track changes when the mount is pivoted between the first position and the second position; a seat back attachment arm supported for pivotal movement relative to the second track; a locking device supported on the second track, the locking device moveable between a locked position where the locking device maintains the second track in a desired position relative to the first track and an unlocked position where the second track is movable relative to the first track; a release member movable between a normal position and a release position, the release member maintaining the locking device in the unlocked position such that the second track can move relative to the first track when the release member is in the release position; a bypass link operatively connected to the seat back attachment arm, the bypass link causing the release member to move to the release position when the seat back attachment arm is pivoted to a fully folded position and the second track is in a predetermined release position, the bypass link moving independently of the release member when the second track is in a predetermined memory position relative to the first track such that the bypass link enters a bypass position when the seat back attachment arm is in the fully folded position and the second track is in the predetermined memory position; and whereby the first track and the second track are selectively movable between an operation position and a storage position with the locking device in the locked position by pivoting the mount when the seat back attachment arm is in the fully folded position and the second track is in the predetermined memory position.