Patent ID: 6857703

Claim:
A seat adjustment mechanism for a vehicle seat including a seat bottom supported by the vehicle and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom, said mechanism comprising: a first latch mechanism connected to the vehicle seat and providing rotation of the seat bottom relative to the vehicle in an unlocked state and preventing rotation of the seat bottom relative to the vehicle in a locked state; a first kneel mechanism connected to the vehicle seat, said first kneel mechanism having a locking mechanism providing translation of the seat bottom relative to the vehicle in an unlocked state and preventing translation of the seat bottom relative to the vehicle in a locked state; and a first recliner mechanism coupled to the seat bottom and seat back and providing selective rotation of the seat back relative to the seat bottom, said recliner mechanism preventing rotation of the seat back relative to the seat bottom when at least one of said first latch mechanism and said first kneel mechanism is in said unlocked state.