Patent ID: 6412870
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: B60N,B64D

Abstract:
A seat unit for a passenger vehicle comprising:a base; a reclinable seat back; a seating portion; a hinge pivotally connecting a rear edge of the seating portion to a bottom edge of the seat back; a guide track having a front end and a rear end and the guide track is mounted on the base; a slider mounted in the guide track and supporting the hinge between the seat back and the seating portion; a front strut pivotally connected at a lower end to a front portion of the base and pivotally connected at an upper end to the seating portion at a location in front of the hinge; a rear strut pivotally connected at a first end to a rear portion of the base and pivotally connected at a second end to the seat back at a location spaced apart from the hinge; and a drive operative to cause movement of the slider along the guide track, whereby the seating portion moves forward as the seat back reclines.