Patent ID: 8651550
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A stowable seat arrangement for a vehicle having a floor, comprising: a seat having a seat back pivotably coupled to a seat bottom; a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs each pivotably coupled to the seat bottom; a first floor panel fixed to the pair of front legs and movable therewith; an access panel assembly pivotably coupled to the vehicle and the pair of front legs; and the seat configured to selectively articulate from a deployed position to a stowed position where the seat is adapted to be received in a stowage recess of the vehicle, the articulation of the seat from the deployed position to the stowed position configured to automatically open the access panel assembly to provide access to the stowage recess and then close the access panel assembly upon the seat being in the stowed position, the first floor panel being positioned substantially vertical to the vehicle floor when the seat is in the deployed position and configured to automatically move to a substantially horizontal position relative to the vehicle floor to provide a flat vehicle load floor configuration when the seat is in the stowed position.