Patent ID: 8408648
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A fold and tumble mechanism for a vehicle seat including a seat bottom, a seat back that is pivotable with respect to the seat bottom, and a latch associated with the seat bottom for coupling the seat to a vehicle body, the fold and tumble mechanism comprising: a seat back recliner mechanism adapted to pivotally mount the seat back to the seat bottom, the seat back recliner mechanism including a first bracket adapted to be connected to the seat bottom, and a second bracket adapted to be connected to the seat back; a recliner release lever associated with the seat back recliner mechanism and being movable to selectively release the seat back recliner mechanism to allow the seat back to pivot; a fold and tumble release lever including a cam that is engageable with the recliner release lever, the fold and tumble release lever being operable to move the recliner release lever to release the recliner mechanism, and further being operable to unlatch the latch; and a latch release lever that is movable with the fold and tumble release lever and configured to be associated with the latch for releasing the latch, wherein the latch release lever is engageable with one of the brackets of the recliner mechanism to inhibit movement of the fold and tumble release lever when the second bracket is in a use position relative to the first bracket.