Retractable seat for vehicle
AssigneeToyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTomohiro NAKAO, Tatsuya KATO
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Abstract
A retractable seat for a vehicle includes: a first leg with a proximal end that is rotatably attached to a seat cushion and a distal end that is rotatably attached to a floor; a second leg that is rotatably attached to the seat cushion; and an interlocking member that couples the first leg to the second leg so that the second leg is move in accordance with movement of the first leg. Rotating the first leg with respect to the floor moves the seat cushion from a use position to a retracted position. The rotation of the second leg through the interlocking member, from a position at which a second leg stands upright with respect to the seat cushion to a position which the second leg extends along the seat cushion.
Claims4
A retractable seat for a vehicle, the retractable seat comprising:
- a seat back that is rotatably attached to a seat cushion;
- a reclining device that locks reclining position of the seat back with respect to the seat cushion;
- a first leg with a proximal end rotatably attached to the seat cushion and a distal end rotatably attached to a main body of the vehicle;
- a second leg that is rotatably attached to the seat cushion;
- an interlock member that couples the first leg to the second leg so that the second leg is moved in accordance with movement of the first leg;
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- a release device that is provided at the proximal end of the first leg to unlock the reclining device,
- wherein rotating the first leg with respect to the main body of the vehicle moves the seat cushion from a use position to a retracted position and rotates the second leg, via the interlocking member, from a use position with respect to the seat cushion to a position where the second leg extends along the seat cushion, and
- the release device pulls a cable to unlock the reclining device .when the release device detects the rotation of the first leg with respect to the seat cushion .
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.