Patent ID: 6769741
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A seat arrangement in a motor vehicle, particularly in a rear thereof, comprising a base (4) anti a back rest (6) which is pivotable at a lower region (8) thereof to provide a selected angle of inclination thereof, wherein adjustable latching means (10) is adapted to be secured to a feature selected from a first member in the form of an upper region (14) of at least one side of the back rest and a least one body part of the vehicle and wherein a rigid striker means (18) having spaced first and second striker portions (20, 22) is adapted to be secured to a second member in the form of the other or the back rest and the body part, the adjustable hitching means (10) comprising: a rotatable cam member (12) cooperating with the striker means (18); an elongate slider (24) slidably secured to the first member and subject to a biasing force towards a cam surface (30) of the cam member such that a first portion of the slider engages the cam surface, a second portion of the slider being adapted for manual retracting of the slider away from the cam surface against the biasing force; the cam member (12) further having first and second slots (44, 42) such that in a first position of the back rest (6) the first striker portion (20) of the striker means engages the first slot (44), with the cam member (12) orientated such that the first portion of the slider also engages the first slot (44) to effect locking of the back rest in the first position: and in a second position of the back rest (6) the second striker portion (22) of the striker means engages the second slot (42), with the cam member (12) orientated such that the first portion of the slider also engages the second slot (42) to effect locking of the back rest (6) in the second position.