Patent ID: 7520566
Filing Date: 2009-04-21
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicular seat moveable between a deployed position and a stowed position, the seat comprising: a mount adapted to be coupled to an interior surface of a vehicle such that the mount is stationary with respect to the interior surface; a seat base coupled to the mount and moveable with respect to the mount, the mount extending substantially the distance between the interior surface of the vehicle and the seat base; a variable length strut coupled to the mount, the variable length strut having a first strut portion coupled to the mount and having a second strut portion coupled to the first strut portion and the seat base, the first strut portion movable with respect to the second strut portion; a lock having a locked state in which the first and second strut portions are not movable with respect to one another to substantially prevent movement of the seat base with respect to the mount, and an unlocked state in which the first and second strut portions are movable with respect to one another to allow movement of the seat base with respect to the mount; a seat back moveable between an upright position relative to the seat base and a folded position relative to the seat base; a latch selectively engaging the seat back to substantially prevent movement between the upright and folded positions; and a user-manipulatable control coupled to the lock and operable to change the state of the lock, and coupled to the latch and operable to disengage the latch from the seat back, thereby affording movement of the seat base with respect to the mount and movement of the seat back relative to the seat base, wherein the lock is coupled to the latch by a cable, the latch rotating in response to operation of the user-manipulatable control to disengage the seat back and afford movement of the seat back relative to the seat base, and wherein rotation of the latch for disengagement from the seat back pulls on the cable to unlock the lock.