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AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsWilliam J. Hentges, Vasile E. Bozintan, Tod A. Shivak, Srinivasa N. Sanku
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A positioning system is provided for moving a seat back in a vehicle, between a seating position and a cargo storage position. The positioning system includes a release mechanism actuatable between a first position to permit movement of the seat back and a second position to prevent movement of the seat back. A first actuator is provided on the seat back near an upper corner of the seat back and a second actuator is provided on the seat back near a lower corner of the seat back, so that the seat back can be moved from the cargo storage position to the seating position by a person actuating the first actuator from a location alongside the vehicle and by a person actuating the second actuator from a location behind the vehicle
In a seating system for a vehicle having a seat bottom and a seat back interconnected in a pivoting manner so that the seat back is configured for movement between a generally upright seating position and a generally horizontal stowed position, the improvement comprising:
A positioning system for moving a seat back in a vehicle between a seating position and a cargo storage position, comprising:
A system for moving a seat back in a vehicle between a cargo storage position and a seating position, comprising a first actuator disposed proximate an upper corner of the seat back and a second actuator disposed proximate a tower corner of the seat back, wherein the first actuator is configured to be actuated by a user from a side of the vehicle and the second actuator is configured to be actuated by a user from a rear of the vehicle, so that the seat back may be moved from the cargo storage position to the seating position by a user located at either the side or the rear of the vehicle.
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