Patent ID: 7448665
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A pivot and stow seat segment of a vehicle passenger seat, the seat segment configured to fold and pivot into a stowed position proximate to a vehicle floor, the seat segment comprising: a seat base; a seat backrest pivotally coupled to said seat base, the backrest pivotable between an upright seating position and a downwardly folded position; and a pivot mechanism supporting the seat base and configured to allow pivotal movement about a first, second and third axis, wherein the seat segment is pivotable on the pivot mechanism about the first axis from a seating position in which the seat base is substantially aligned with the vehicle floor to a first raised position in which the seat base is substantially perpendicular to the vehicle floor, wherein the seat segment is then rotatably pivotable on the pivot mechanism about the second axis from the first raised position to a second raised position in which the seat base remains substantially perpendicular to the vehicle floor and in which the seat segment is aligned for downwardly pivoting about the third axis to drop the seat segment into the stowed position.