Patent ID: 8167372
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A seat assembly for supporting an occupant above a floor of a passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle having a pair of lower rails, said seat assembly comprising: a seat frame having a pair of upper rails in sliding engagement with the pair of lower rails to move said seat assembly between a seated position and a cargo position; a locking mechanism having a first lock to lock said upper rails to the lower rails when said seat assembly is in said seated position and a second lock to lock said upper rails to the lower rails when said seat assembly is in said cargo position; a lever mechanism having a handle pivotally mounted to said seat frame, said lever mechanism moveable between a first position and a second position, said lever mechanism engages with said locking mechanism such that when said lever mechanism is in said first position said first lock locks said upper rails to the lower rails when said seat assembly is in said seated position, and when said lever mechanism is in said second position said second lock locks said upper rails to the lower rails when said seat assembly is in said cargo position; and a seat back pivotally mounted to said seat for movement between a seated position and a stowed position, said seat back connected to said lever mechanism such that movement of said seat back from said seated position to said stowed position moves said lever mechanism from said first position to said second position and movement of said seat back from said stowed position to said seated position moves said lever mechanism from said second position to said first position.