Patent ID: 6012776
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
Reversible back for a bench seat, in particular for a rear seat of a vehicle, wherein parts of the seat back can be folded down into a flat transport position and raised into an upright seat position individually and independently of one another;characterized in that a middle seat-back part (10) is provided, which can selectively be folded down either together with one or both of the laterally adjacent, outer seatback parts (12, 14) or independently of the two outer seat-back parts (12, 14), as desired;the middle seat-back part (10) can be locked at each of its sides individually to the two outer seat-back parts (12, 14); andthe middle seat-back part (10) comprises a central actuating mechanism (20) with which locking mechanisms (16, 18) on both sides can be disengaged or engaged jointly and simultaneously;characterized in that the actuating mechanism (20) comprises a first pair of compression springs, which bias a pair of locking bolts outward into a locked position, and a turning device that turns the locking bolts through a predetermined angle of rotation into a rotationally locked position.