Patent ID: 7216915
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle seat for being connected to a vehicle structure, the vehicle seat comprising: a seat cushion for extending at least generally horizontally in a rear use position of the vehicle seat; a backrest for extending uprightly from proximate the seat cushion during the rear use position; a coupler for being releasably locked to the seat cushion; at least one front link for being at least indirectly connected to the vehicle structure, wherein the seat cushion, the front link and the coupler are cooperative to at least partially define a multi-bar linkage while the coupler is unlocked with respect to the seat cushion, and the multi-bar linkage is operative so that wherein the vehicle seat can also be transferred from the rear use position to a front use position; wherein the vehicle seat being transferred from the rear use position to the front use position comprises a forward displacement of the backrest; and wherein the vehicle seat includes at least one rear link for coupling the backrest to the vehicle structure in a manner so that the at least one rear link pivots at least in phases to at least partially control the forward displacement of the backrest.