Patent ID: 6827404
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A fold flat vehicle seat comprising:a movable track member slidably engaging a fixed track member and having a seat assembly mounted thereon for longitudinal sliding movement of said movable track member and said seat assembly relative to said fixed track member along a longitudinal axis; a track lock means operatively interconnected between said movable and fixed track members and movable between a locked configuration whereat said movable track member is precluded from moving longitudinally relative to said fixed track member and a released configuration whereat said movable track member is permitted to move longitudinally relative to said fixed track member; wherein said seat assembly includes a seat cushion member mounted on said movable track member and a seatback member mounted on said seat cushion member for forward folding about a seatback pivot axis between a substantially upright occupiable design position and a substantially horizontal load supporting position; a seatback member latch means operatively engaged between said seatback member and said seat cushion member to selectively control said forward folding of said seatback member; a downwardly and rearwardly sloped ramp means operatively mounted in fixed relation with respect to said fixed track member; a drive link assembly having a ramp contact member and being operatively mounted on said seatback member for translational engagement of said ramp contact member with said ramp means, such that as said seatback member is forwardly folded about said seatback pivot axis from said upright occupiable design position to said substantially horizontal load supporting position said track lock means moves to said released configuration, and said ramp contact member moves downwardly and rearwardly along said ramp means to thereby cause rearward longitudinal movement of said seat assembly relative to said fixed track member to a predetermined rear longitudinal position.