Patent ID: 7125076
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A seat assembly for a passenger vehicle comprising: a seat bottom frame adapted to be mounted to a floor of the passenger vehicle, the frame having a forward end and a rearward end; a linear track mounted to the seat bottom frame extending generally from the forward end to the rearward end; a carriage slidably mounted to the track for linear translation along the track; a motor mounted to the carriage; a transmission mounted to the carriage, operably driven by the motor and operably connected to the seat bottom frame for driving the carriage along the track to a fore position and an aft position; a seat bottom cushion mounted to the seat bottom frame for receiving a passenger thereon; a transverse shaft mounted to the carriage, extending external from the seat bottom frame, the transverse shaft being in operable engagement with one of the carriage or seat bottom frame so that the transverse shaft is rotated as the carriage translates; and a seat back mounted to the transverse shaft for linear translation and rotation from the aft position to the fore position for providing at least two seating positions upon the seating assembly.