Seating assembly for a vehicle

A seating assembly for a vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle body having a floor and a rear bulkhead configured to separate a passenger compartment from a rear storage compartment;
• a front seat connected to the vehicle body;
• a rear seat connected to the vehicle body, the rear seat including a seat base defining a seat surface for supporting a seat occupant and a seat back adjustable relative to the seat base between an upright, seated position where the seat back is oriented substantially perpendicular to the seat base and a folded position where the seat back is in opposing face-to-face relation with the seat base, the seat back is not connected to the seat base;
• a high latch locking assembly for releasably securing the seat back of the rear seat to the vehicle body in the upright position;
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• a four-bar linkage separate from the seat base and configured to pivotally connect the seat back to the body, the four-bar linkage defining a pivotal axis for the seat back, wherein as the seat back is moved toward the folded position the pivotal axis is moved toward the rear bulkhead thereby moving the seat back in a non-circular curve, wherein the four-bar linkage enables the seat back to be folded down onto the seat base and simultaneously moves the seat back in a vehicle longitudinal direction relative to the seat base toward the rear bulkhead so that at least a portion of the seat back protrudes past the rear bulkhead and into the rear storage compartment.

A seating assembly for a vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle body;
• a seat connected to the vehicle body, the seat including a seat base defining a seat surface for supporting a seat occupant, the seat base fixedly and non-movably connected to the vehicle body, and a seat back adjustable relative to the seat base between an upright, seated position and a folded position where the seat back is in opposing face-to-face relation with the seat base;
• a high latch locking assembly comprising a seat latch mounted to the seat back and a striker mounted to the vehicle body for releasably securing the seat back to the vehicle body in the upright position;
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• a lever arrangement configured to pivotally connect the seat back to the vehicle body, the lever arrangement configured to enable the seat back to be folded down onto the seat base and to move the seat back in a vehicle longitudinal direction relative to the seat base.