Patent ID: 6698835
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A seat for a vehicle that is adapted to be mounted on a floor of the vehicle for sliding movement relative to the floor of the vehicle, comprising:a seatback adapted to be inclined forward; a seat cushion movable between a normal position at which a passenger may sit on the seat and a lifted position at which the seat cushion is moved from the normal position; a locking member for selectively permitting and prohibiting the sliding of the seat; and a first actuating member for controlling the locking member, wherein the first actuating member is rotatable in a vertical plane and is capable of releasing the locking member to permit the sliding of the seat when the seat cushion is located at the normal position and the seatback is inclined forward with respect to the seat, and the first actuating member is incapable of releasing the locking member when the seat cushion is located at the lifted position and the seatback is inclined forward with respect to the seat.