Patent ID: 6123379
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: B60N,E05B,E05C

Abstract:
A vehicle seat provided with a seat locking mechanism for locking and unlocking a seat cushion with respect to a floor of the vehicle, comprising:a base plate secured on the seat cushion;a striker secured to the fixed member;a latch rotatably supported on the base plate to engage the striker, the latch including an engaging portion;a pawl rotatably supported on the base plate, the pawl including an engaging portion adapted to engage the engaging portion of the latch to maintain engagement between the striker and the latch to effect a locked condition of the locking mechanism;a cam member rotatably supported on the base plate to pinch the striker together with the latch in the locked condition of the locking mechanism; anda first spring connected to the pawl and the cam member for applying an urging force to the cam member causing the cam member to rotate in a direction in which the cam member pinches the striker together with the latch.