Patent ID: 6186572
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A full floating device of a rear seat cushion for an automobile comprising:a fixed frame fixed on a floor panel of the automobile;said fixed frame having a supporting bracket with an end;a pivot frame linked by a pivot pin to the end of a supporting bracket;the rear seat cushion being mounted on said pivot frame; andan angle adjusting means pivoting a rear end of the pivot frame about the pivot pin in order to adjust the inclination of the rear seat cushion mounted on the pivot frame, the angle adjusting means including a first pivot arm to which a rear end of a fixed frame is pivotally linked, a second pivot arm to which one end of the first pivot arm and the rear end of the pivot frame are pivotally linked, a spring connected between a pivot shaft and a seat cushion frame for the rear seat cushion so that the second pivot arm can be pivoted by the elastic force of the spring; anda lock release means for releasing a locking state of the pivot frame by the elastic for of the spring, the lock release means including a stopper to which the pivot frame is pivotally lined and having a teeth portion engaged with a teeth portion formed on the second pivot arm; a cam to which the pivot frame is pivotally linked and pushing a stopper so that the teeth portion of the stopper disengage the teeth portion of the second pivot arm; a lever pivotally linked to the pivot frame; a link rotating the cam so that the teeth portion of the stopper and the teeth portion of the second pivot arm selectively engage of disengage each other by pivoting the lever, and a torsion spring mounted between the stopper and the pivot frame for giving a torque to the lever and returning it to an original position.