Patent ID: 8746772
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A seating assembly for a vehicle comprising: a vehicle body having a floor and a laterally extending dividing wall configured to separate a passenger compartment from a rear storage compartment; a rear seat including a seat base defining a seat surface for supporting a seat occupant and a seat back adjustable relative to the seat base between an upright, seated position where the seat back is oriented substantially perpendicular to the seat base and a folded position where the seat back is in opposing face-to-face relation with the seat base; and a lever arrangement configured to pivotally connect the seat back to the vehicle body, the lever arrangement configured to enable the seat back to be folded down onto the seat base and to move the seat back in a vehicle longitudinal direction relative to the seat base toward the dividing wall so that at least a portion of the seat back protrudes rearwardly past the dividing wall and into the rear storage compartment, wherein the lever arrangement is a four-bar linkage including a first lever and a second lever spaced from the first lever, the first lever including a first end portion pivotally connected to the vehicle body and a second end portion pivotally connected to the seat back, the second lever including a first end portion pivotally connected to the vehicle body and a second end portion pivotally connected to the seat back, wherein the lever arrangement is located above the seat base, wherein in the upright position of the seat back, the first lever extends upwardly away from the seat base and the second lever extends downwardly toward the seat base, as the seat back is moved toward the folded position, the first lever rotates in a forward direction away from the dividing wall and the second lever rotates in a rearward direction toward the dividing wall, and in the folded position of the seat back, the first lever and the second lever extend substantially parallel to the seat base.