Patent ID: 8439444
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A seat assembly for supporting an occupant above a floor in an automotive vehicle, said seat assembly comprising: a seat cushion; a seat back coupled to said seat cushion for pivotal movement relative to said seat cushion between a plurality of reclined seating positions and a forwardly folded position; a track assembly adapted to be mounted to the floor and coupled to said seat cushion, said track assembly operable between a locked condition and an unlocked condition allowing forward and rearward movement of said seat assembly; a recliner assembly operatively coupled between said seat back and said seat cushion, said recliner assembly controlling said pivotal movement of said seat back relative to said seat cushion; a stop member fixedly secured to said seat cushion, said stop member engaging said seat back to limit forward pivotal movement of said seat back thereby defining said forwardly folded position; and a trigger mechanism pivotally coupled to said seat cushion and operatively coupled to said track assembly, said seat back actuating said trigger mechanism to release said track assembly from said locked condition to said unlocked condition in response to pivoting said seat back to said forwardly folded position, wherein actuating said track assembly to said unlocked condition urges said seat assembly to a forward position and wherein said trigger mechanism pivots from a first position angularly spaced with said stop member to a second position angularly aligned with said stop member in response to pivoting said seat back to said forwardly folded position.