Patent ID: 9216671
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle seat flip-up mechanism that is capable of switching a posture of a seat cushion between a normal sitting posture and a stowed posture where the seat cushion is stowed while being inclined forward, the vehicle seat flip-up mechanism comprising: a pair of links that is formed by elongated bodies extending in a front to back direction while being separated from each other in a seat width direction; a pair of mounting brackets that is attached to ends of the pair of links and supports the seat cushion; a connection member that is installed in the pair of mounting brackets; a pair of support mechanisms that rotatably supports the pair of links; and a mounting plate that is disposed below the pair of support mechanisms and is locked to a vehicle body floor, wherein: the mounting plate extends rearward relative to the links and comprises: an intersection point in a top view between the connection member and an imaginary line connecting an apex at an inside of a rear end of the mounting surface portion in the seat width direction and an apex not overlapping the mounting member in a rear end of the fixing member is disposed nearer an other end of the fixing member compared to a center portion of the connection member in an extension direction.