Patent ID: 6988768
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle seat apparatus comprising: a seat disposed on a surface of a floor of a vehicle and including a seat cushion and a seat back; a rotational shaft; and a recessed portion formed in the surface of the floor at a position rearward of the seat, wherein the seat is rotatable around the rotational shaft towards a rear of the vehicle so that a bottom surface of the seat faces inside of a passenger compartment when the seat is stowed in the recessed portion, wherein the seat cushion and the seat back are both divided into at least two along a widthwise direction to form divided seats, and wherein each of the divided seats is mounted to the rotational shaft, and the seat cushions of the divided seats each have a cushion frame having a concave bearing portion with an opening for receiving the rotatable shaft, the concave bearing portion being recessed to fully seat the rotatable shaft, and a detachable bracket for closing the opening with the rotational shaft interposed therebetween, and wherein the rotational shaft extends through sides of the cushion frames of the seat cushions in a transverse direction.