Patent ID: 7497511
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A locking device for a rear folding seat in a vehicle for locking the rear seat when stored in a storing space, wherein the rear folding seat includes a seat frame rotatably connected to a leg frame, and wherein the leg frame is rotatably connected to a floor of the vehicle near the storing space such that the seat can be folded into the storing space, the locking device comprising: a locking plate rotatably mounted to a side frame of the seat frame about a rotating axis and being provided with a hooking indentation formed toward a forward direction under the rotating axis; an operating cable including a first end which is connected to the locking plate, wherein the operating cable is operable by a user to rotate the locking plate such that the hooking indentation moves in a rearward direction; a return spring connected to the locking plate which biases the locking plate in the forward direction; and a locking pin installed to a side frame of the leg frame at a position at which the locking pin can be inserted into the hooking indentation of the locking plate when the seat is stored in the storing space, thereby locking the leg frame to the side frame.