Patent ID: 6196613
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A flattable seat structure of an automobile, comprising:a slide rail fixed to a floor of the automobile;a seat cushion composing a seat, the seat cushion having a front roller at its front side projected to a vehicle transverse direction outer side, the front roller being engaged with the slide rail in a front-and-rear direction slidably;a first lock mechanism for maintaining the seat cushion in a seated state;a seat back composing the seat, the seat back having a lower-end roller at its lower end projected to the vehicle transverse direction outer side, the lower-end roller being engaged with the slide rail in the front-and-rear direction slidably;a second lock mechanism for maintaining the seat back in a seated state;a cushion link whose one end is connected with a middle fulcrum of the seat cushion positioned in a rear side further than the front roller, the other end of the cushion link being connected with a middle portion of the slide rail; anda back link whose one end is connected with a middle fulcrum of the seat back positioned in an upper side further than the lower-end roller, the other end of the back link being connected with the middle portion of the slide rail,wherein after the first lock mechanism is released, the front roller is slid to the rear side so that the seat cushion is turned over in a forward-rotational direction; andwherein after the second lock mechanism is released, the lower-end roller is slid to the rear side so that the seat back is folded in a forward-rotational direction,thereby a back surface of the seat cushion, which faces upward and is in a horizontal state, is substantially level with a rear surface of the seat back which faces upward and is in the horizontal state.