Patent ID: 8708393
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A stowable seat assembly for a vehicle having a floor, the seat assembly comprising: a seat bottom; a seat back coupled relative to the seat bottom; a pair of front legs each having an upper end and an opposite lower end, each upper end pivotably coupled to the seat bottom; a pair of rear legs pivotably coupled to the seat bottom; and an articulation arrangement, including: the seat assembly being selectively movable from a deployed position to a stowed position whereby the seat bottom is articulated forward and downward about the front legs to the stowed position during which the second guide members are selectively movable within the guide channels and relative to the first guide members to enable the front legs to selectively translate from a first position associated with the deployed position to a second position associated with the stowed position of the seat assembly; the biasing member being configured to provide a biasing force against the translation of the front legs in a first direction from the first position to the second position, and a biasing force assisting in the translation of the front legs in a second opposite direction from the second position toward the first position, wherein the upper ends and the lower ends of the front legs move vertically relative to the floor while the front legs translate between the first and second positions.