Storage structure for motor vehicle seat
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKoji Uno, Koji Kamida, Kunimichi Odagaki
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Abstract
A storage structure stores a motor vehicle seat which has a seat cushion and a seatback foldable against the seat cushion and movable in a longitudinal direction of a motor vehicle. The storage structure has a fixed rail fixed to the motor vehicle, a movable rail movable along the fixed rail for longitudinal positioning adjustment of the seat, a holding mechanism disposed on a longitudinal end of the movable rail and the seat cushion, for fixing the seat cushion to the movable rail, and a pivot hinge disposed between an opposite longitudinal end of the movable rail and an engaging portion of the fixed rail, for allowing the seat cushion to swing thereabout with the seat cushion being released by the holding mechanism.
Claims20
A storage structure for storing a motor vehicle seat which has a seat cushion and a seatback foldable against the seat cushion and is movable in a longitudinal direction of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a fixed rail fixed to the motor vehicle;
- a movable rail movable along said fixed rail;
- holding means disposed on a longitudinal end of said movable rail and the seat cushion, for selectively fixing said seat cushion to said movable rail;
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- a pivot hinge disposed between an opposite longitudinal end of said movable rail and an engaging portion of said fixed rail, for allowing said seat cushion to swing thereabout with said seat cushion being released by said holding means.
A storage structure for storing a motor vehicle seat which has a seat cushion and a seatback foldable against the seat cushion, into a seat storage cavity defined in a floor of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a bracket fixed to the seat cushion;
- a housing space defined by a side lining in a passenger's compartment of the motor vehicle;
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- support means disposed in said housing space for supporting said bracket;
- said bracket having an extension extending outwardly transversely of the motor vehicle from an end of said seat cushion, and a turn arm integral with an end of said extension and angularly movably supported by said support means such that said turn arm extends downwardly when said seat cushion is kept in a position in which a passenger can be seated thereon.
A storage structure for selectively storing within a motor vehicle a seat having a seat cushion and a seatback selectively foldable against the seat cushion, the storage structure comprising:
- a seat storage cavity defined in a floor of the motor vehicle;
- a bracket fixed to the seat cushion;
- support means for supporting said bracket in operative and storage positions of said bracket;
- said bracket having a terminal extension pivotally connected to said support means for being rotated thereabout such that a bottom of said seat cushion is disposed in a spaced relationship above the floor of the motor vehicle substantially parallel thereto when the seat is disposed in said operative position thereof, and such that the bottom of the seat cushion is disposed flush with said floor when said seat is moved into said storage cavity in said storage position thereof;
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- holding means for selectively, securely holding said seat cushion when said seat is in said operative position thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.