Convertible vehicle seat
AssigneeHoover Universal, Inc.
InventorNed W. Mizelle
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AssigneeHoover Universal, Inc.
InventorNed W. Mizelle
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A vehicle seat assembly having seat and back members pivotally connected to each other and movably mounted on a frame for movement between a seat-defining position in which the seat member is generally horizontal and the back member is upright and a bed-defining position in which the members are in general horizontal side-by-side positions. The seat member is slidably mounted on the frame by a pair of track portions that enable the horizontal reciprocal movement of the seat member between a rearward location in the seat defining position of the vehicle seat assembly and a forward location in the bed defining position of the vehicle seat assembly. A link member connects the rear member with the frame so that in response to forward movement of the seat member, the link member serves to pivot the back member rearwardly and downwardly to the horizontal position. When the seat member is moved rearwardly to its rearward location, the link member operates to pivot the back member upwardly and forwardly to the upright position.
A vehicle seat assembly having a frame, a seat member having an inclined support surface and a back member movably mounted on said frame for movement between a seat-defining position in which the seat member is generally horizontal and the back member is upright and a bed-defining position in which the members are in general horizontal side-by-side positions, the back member having upper and lower ends, means pivotally supporting the back member at the lower end thereof for pivotal movement relative to the seat member, coacting track and roller means on said frame and said seat member supporting the seat member for general horizontal reciprocal movement relative to said frame between a forward location in the bed-defining position and a rearward location in the seat-defining position, said track and roller means including a least a pair of track portions and at least a pair of roller members spaced apart longitudinally of said track portions, said pair of roller members being engaged with one of said track portions in said seat-defining position and being movable therefrom into engagement with the other of said track portions in the bed-defining position of said seat assembly, said other track portion and said pair of roller members cooperating to maintain said seat member in a position in which said seat member support surface is generally horizontal, and means cooperating with the seat member to provide for the downwardly and rearwardly pivoting of the back member to its horizontal side-by-side position with the seat member in response to a forward movement of the seat member to its forward location in the bed-defining position of the vehicle seat assembly, and to provide for the upwardly and forwardly pivoting of the back member to its upright position in response to the rearward movement of the seat member to its rearward location in the seat-defining position of the vehicle seat assembly.
A vehicle seat assembly having a frame, a seat member, and a back member movably mounted on said frame for movement between a seat-defining position in which the seat member is generally horizontal and the back member is upright and a bed-defining position in which the members are in general horizontal side-by-side positions, means pivotally supporting the back member at the lower end thereof on said seat member, means supporting said seat member on said frame for reciprocal movement relative to said frame between a forward location in the bed-defining position and a rearward location in the seat-defining position, lock means securing said seat assembly in the bed-defining position and releasable to enable the movement of said seat assembly to the seat-defining position, link means pivotally connected to said back member and pivotally connected to said frame at a point located rearwardly of the pivotal connection to said back member in the upright position of said back member, said link means being operable to pivot said back member to said generally horizontal position in response to the forward movement of said seat member from said rearward location, said link means being moved to a toggle position in the bed-defining position of said seat assembly, and means biasing said link means from said toggle position so that when said lock means is released, said link means and said bias means cooperate to pivot said back member upwardly from said horizontal position to enable the rearward movement of said seat member from said forward location.
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