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US 4,627,656 AGranted
Seat for automobile
AssigneesMazda Motor Corporation, Delta Kogyo Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroyuki Gokimoto, Isao Kiyomitsu
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AssigneesMazda Motor Corporation, Delta Kogyo Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroyuki Gokimoto, Isao Kiyomitsu
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An automobile seat comprising a seat bottom rotatable around a transverse axis approximately parallel to a car body floor, a seat back inclinably mounted on the seat bottom, a seat bottom lock for releasably locking the seat bottom to the floor, a seat back lock for releasably locking the seat back to the seat bottom, and a link for interlocking these locks in such a manner that, when one of them is released, the other is automatically released. The seat bottom lock is provided with a striker fixed to the floor and a lock piece mounted on the seat bottom for engagement with the striker and the seat back lock is provided with a hook for locking the rotation of the seat back. The link transmits the movement of either the lock piece or the hook to the other. In a reclining seat, the seat back lock is formed to releasably lock a knuckle bracket of the reclining mechanism to the seat back or the seat bottom.
An automobile seat comprising a seat bottom rotatable around a transverse axis approximately parallel to a car body floor up to a position where the rear portion of the seat bottom is free from the floor, a seat back inclinably mounted on said seat bottom, a seat bottom locking means for releasably locking the rear portion of said seat bottom to said floor so as to allow forward rotation of said seat bottom around said transverse axis when unlocked, a seat back locking means for releasably locking said seat back to said seat bottom, and an operating member, movable from a first position to a second position, connected to said seat bottom locking means and said seat back locking means by a connecting means for simultaneously releasing both said seat bottom locking means and said seat back locking means when said operating member is moved from said first position to said second position.
An automobile seat comprising a seat bottom rotatable around a transverse axis approximately parallel to a car body floor up to a position where the rear portion of the seat bottom is free from the floor, a seat back inclinably mounted on said seat bottom, a seat bottom lock for releasably locking the rear portion of said seat bottom to said floor as to allow forward rotation of said seat bottom around said transverse axis when unlocked, a seat back lock for releasably locking said seat back to said seat bottom, and a means for interlocking said seat bottom lock with said seat back lock in such a manner that, when said seat bottom lock is released, the other is simultaneously released in response thereto.
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