Patent ID: 6644730
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A storage type seat for an automobile, comprising:a seat cushion having at least one leg portion; a lock mechanism operable to engage and disengage the at least one leg portion with and from a vehicle body floor; a seat back that can be folded down to a seat face of the seat cushion; a link member that links the seat with the vehicle body floor, the vehicle body floor having a recessed storage portion formed therein to the rear of the seat, the link member allowing the seat cushion and the seat back that are in a folded state to be stored in the recessed storage portion when the seat is not used, and allows the seat cushion and the seat back in the folded state to be returned to an original position for use so that the leg portion is brought into engagement with the vehicle body floor; a release permission mechanism which includes a control lever operating the lock mechanism, wherein a movement of the control lever is not transmitted to the lock mechanism when the seat cushion and the seat back are not in the folded state, and wherein the movement of the control lever is transmitted to the lock mechanism and the release permission mechanism permits the leg portion of the seat cushion to be released from the vehicle body floor when the seat cushion and the seat back are in the folded state; and wherein the release permission mechanism is connected by a connecting member to a reclining mechanism folding the seat back in the folded state.