Patent ID: 6113187
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A folding seat for a vehicle, said seat comprising:a movable member adapted to be mounted on a floor of a vehicle such that said movable member is movable lengthwise over said floor;a seat cushion, on said movable member, whose front end is connected with one end of said movable member by a shaft member such that said seat cushion is pivotable on said shaft member to invert said seat cushion at a predetermined forward position; anda seat back whose lower end is pivotally connected with the other end of said movable member and which is pivotally tiltable forward to a space from which said seat cushion has been pivoted for inversion,wherein a baggage-placing surface having approximately a uniform height and having a bottom surface of said inverted seat cushion and a rear surface of said seat back tilted pivotally forwardly is formed,wherein said shaft member is supported by a bracket provided on said movable member, and said bracket has a stopper to position said seat cushion such that a bottom surface of said seat cushion forms a baggage-placing surface by contact of a part of said seat cushion with said stopper when said seat cushion is pivoted for inversion.