Vehicular seat structure

A vehicular seat structure comprising:

• a seat that includes a seat back that is forwardly foldable to a folded position;
• a slide mechanism operatively associated with the seat for permitting the seat to slide in a forward and rearward direction;
• a slide lock lever for engaging the slide mechanism to lock the slide mechanism and prevent the seat from sliding in the rearward direction;
• a reclining mechanism for forwardly bringing down the seat back of the seat;
• a slide lock release mechanism operatively connected to the slide lock lever for releasing the slide lock lever in response to forwardly bringing down the seat back to permit the seat to slide in the rearward direction;
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• a stopper mechanism for engaging the slide lock release mechanism as the seat moves in the rearward direction to cancel release of the slide lock lever and cause the slide lock lever to engage the slide mechanism and lock the slide mechanism to prevent the seat from sliding.

A vehicular seat structure comprising:

• a seat that includes a seat back that is forwardly foldable;
• a slide mechanism operatively associated with the seat for permitting the seat to slide in a forward and rearward direction;
• a slide lock lever for engaging the slide mechanism to lock the slide mechanism and prevent the seat from sliding in the rearward direction;
• a reclining mechanism for forwardly bringing down the seat back of the seat;
• a slide lock release mechanism operatively connected to the slide lock lever for releasing the slide lock lever to permit the seat to slide in the rearward direction;
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• a moving mechanism for automatically moving the seat in the rearward direction after releasing the slide lock lever.

A vehicular seat structure comprising:

• a slide mechanism for making a seat slidable in a forward and rearward direction of a vehicle, said slide mechanism being adapted to be locked;
• a reclining mechanism for forwardly bringing down a seat back of the seat to enlarge a space of a cargo compartment of a vehicle;
• a slide lock release mechanism for releasing locking of the slide mechanism while forwardly bringing down the seat back, the slide lock release mechanism including a first link, a second link and a rotatably mounted bell crank from which a pin extends, one end portion of the first link being provided with a notch that is engaged by the pin, said first link having an end portion opposite said one end portion that is connected to the second link so that rotation of the second link causes movement of the first link and rotation of the bell crank;
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• a moving mechanism for rearwardly moving the seat after releasing the locking of the slide mechanism.

A vehicular seat structure comprising:

• a seat that includes a seat back that is forwardly foldable;
• a slide mechanism operatively associated with the seat for permitting the seat to slide in a forward and rearward direction;
• a slide lock lever for engaging the slide mechanism to lock the slide mechanism and prevent the seat from sliding in the rearward direction;
• a reclining mechanism for forwardly bringing down the seat back of the seat;
• a slide lock release mechanism operatively connected to the slide lock lever for releasing the slide lock lever in response to forwardly bringing down the seat back to permit the seat to slide in the rearward direction, the slide lock release mechanism including a first link, a second link and a rotatably mounted bell crank from which a pin extends, the bell crank being adapted to engage the slide lock lever upon rotation of the bell crank to release the slide lock lever and permit sliding movement of the sliding mechanism, one end portion of the first link being provided with a notch in which is positioned the pin, the notch including an engaging portion that is engaged by the pin so that movement of the first link causes rotation of the bell crank, the first link having an end portion opposite said one end portion that is connected to the second link so that rotation of the second link causes movement of the first link and rotation of the bell crank when the pin is engaged in the engaging portion of the notch;
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• a moving mechanism for moving the seat in the rearward direction after releasing the slide lock lever.

A vehicular seat structure comprising:

• a seat that includes a seat back that is forwardly foldable;
• a slide mechanism operatively associated with the seat for permitting the seat to slide in a forward and rearward direction;
• a slide lock lever for engaging the slide mechanism to lock the slide mechanism and prevent the seat from sliding in the rearward direction;
• a reclining mechanism for forwardly bringing down the seat back of the seat;
• a slide lock release mechanism operatively connected to the slide lock lever for releasing the slide lock lever in response to forwardly bringing down the seat back to permit the seat to slide in the rearward direction, the slide lock release mechanism including a first link and a rotatably mounted bell crank from which a pin extends, the bell crank being adapted to engage the slide lock lever upon rotation of the bell crank to release the slide lock lever and permit sliding movement of the sliding mechanism, one end portion of the first link being provided with a notch in which is positioned the pin, the notch including an engaging portion that is engaged by the pin so that movement of the first link causes rotation of the bell crank, the bell crank being engaged by a spring to urge the bell crank in one direction;
• a stopper engaged by a portion of the first link upon sliding movement of the seat to cause the first link to move so that the pin moves out of the engaging portion of the notch, whereby the bell crank is urged to a position by the spring that causes the slide lock lever to lock the slide mechanism;
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• a moving mechanism for moving the seat in the rearward direction after releasing the slide lock lever.

A vehicular seat structure comprising:

• a seat that includes a seat back that is forwardly foldable relative to a seat bottom;
• a slide mechanism operatively associated with the seat for permitting the seat to slide in a forward and rearward direction;
• a slide lock lever for engaging the slide mechanism to lock the slide mechanism and prevent the seat from sliding in the rearward direction;
• a slide lock release mechanism operatively connected to the slide lock lever for releasing the slide lock lever to permit the seat to slide in the rearward direction, the slide lock release mechanism including a first link, a second link and a rotatably mounted bell crank from which a pin extends, the bell crank being adapted to engage the slide lock lever to release the slide lock lever and permit sliding movement of the sliding mechanism, one end portion of the first link being provided with a notch in which is positioned the pin, the notch including an engaging portion that is engaged by the pin so that movement of the first link causes rotation of the bell crank, and a spring engaging the bell crank to urge the bell crank in one rotational direction, said first link having an end portion opposite said one end portion that is connected to the second link so that rotation of the second link causes movement of the first link and rotation of the bell crank when the pin is engaged in the engaging portion of the notch.

A vehicular seat structure comprising:

• a seat that includes a seat back that is forwardly foldable relative to a seat bottom;
• a slide mechanism operatively associated with the seat for permitting the seat to slide in a forward and rearward direction;
• a slide lock lever for engaging the slide mechanism to lock the slide mechanism and prevent the seat from sliding in the rearward direction;
• a slide lock release mechanism operatively connected to the slide lock lever for releasing the slide lock lever to permit the seat to slide in the rearward direction, the slide lock release mechanism including a first link and a rotatably mounted bell crank from which a pin extends, the bell crank being adapted to engage the slide lock lever to release the slide lock lever and permit sliding movement of the sliding mechanism, one end portion of the first link being provided with a notch in which is positioned the pin, the notch including an engaging portion that is engaged by the pin so that movement of the first link causes rotation of the bell crank, and a spring engaging the bell crank to urge the bell crank in one rotational direction;
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• a stopper engaged by a portion of the first link upon sliding movement of the seat to cause the first link to move so that the pin moves out of the engaging portion of the notch, whereby the bell crank is urged to a position by the spring that causes the slide lock lever to lock the slide mechanism.

A seat structure for a vehicle comprising:

• a seat that includes a seat back that is forwardly foldable;
• a slide mechanism operatively associated with the seat for permitting the seat to slide in a forward and rearward direction;
• a slide lock lever for engaging the slide mechanism to lock the slide mechanism and prevent the seat from sliding in the rearward direction;
• a slide lock release mechanism operatively connected to the slide lock lever for releasing the slide lock lever in response to forwardly bringing down the seat back to permit the seat to slide in the rearward direction;
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• a cancel mechanism which cancels said releasing of the slide lock lever by the slide lock release mechanism upon occurrence of an acceleration from a rear direction of the vehicle that is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.

A seat structure for a vehicle comprising:

• a slide mechanism for making a seat slidable in a forward and rearward direction of a vehicle, said slide mechanism being adapted to be locked;
• a reclining mechanism for forwardly bringing down a seat back of the seat to enlarge a space of a cargo compartment of the vehicle;
• a slide lock release mechanism for releasably locking the slide mechanism while forwardly bringing down the seat back, the slide lock release mechanism including a first link, a second link and a rotatably mounted bell crank from which a pin extends, the bell crank being adapted to engage the slide lock lever to release the slide lock lever and permit sliding movement of the sliding mechanism, one end portion of the first link being provided with a notch in which is positioned the pin, the notch including an engaging portion that is engaged by the pin so that movement of the first link causes rotation of the bell crank, and a spring engaging the bell crank to urge the bell crank in one rotational direction, said first link being connected to said second link so that rotation of the second link causes movement of the first link and rotation of the bell crank when the pin is engaged in the engaging portion of the notch, a stopper engaging a portion of the first link upon sliding movement of the seat to cause the first link to move so that the pin moves out of the engaging portion of the notch, whereby the bell crank is urged to a position by the spring that causes the slide lock lever to lock the slide mechanism.