Vehicle seat
AssigneeJohnson Controls Automotive Systems Corporation
InventorGil Sam Park
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Abstract
A seat for a vehicle is provided with a sliding device including a slide-lock mechanism, the sliding device sliding a seat body in a case of releasing the slide-lock mechanism, a seatback including a reclining device, the seatback being tilted forward in a case of releasing the reclining device, a seat cushion including a tip-up device, the seat cushion being tipped up in a case of operating the tip-up device and a walk-in mechanism including a lever, the walk-in mechanism configured to release the slide-lock mechanism, release the reclining device and operate the tip-up device in proportion to a shifting length of the lever. The tip-up device is operated in a case where the lever is shifted in an intermediate position and the slide-lock mechanism and the reclining device are released in a case where the lever is shifted in an end position.
Claims8
A seat for a vehicle comprising:
- a sliding device including a slide-lock mechanism, the sliding device configured to slide a seat body upon releasing the slide-lock mechanism;
- a seatback including a reclining device, the seatback configured to be tilted forward upon releasing the reclining device;
- a seat cushion including a tip-up device, the seat cushion configured to be tipped up upon operating the tip-up device;
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- a walk-in mechanism including a lever, the walk-in mechanism configured to release the slide-lock mechanism, release the reclining device, and operate the tip-up device relative to a position of the lever.
A seat for a vehicle comprising:
- a sliding device including a slide-lock mechanism, the sliding device configured to slide a seat body upon releasing the slide-lock mechanism;
- a seatback including a reclining device, the seatback configured to be tilted forward upon releasing the reclining device;
- a seat cushion including a tip-up device, the seat cushion configured to be tipped up upon operating the tip-up device;
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- a walk-in mechanism including a lever, the walk-in mechanism configured to release the slide-lock mechanism, release the reclining device, and operate the tip-up device relative to a position of the lever, wherein the walk-in mechanism is configured to operate the tip-up device upon moving the lever to an intermediate position, and to release the slide-lock mechanism and the reclining device upon moving the lever to an end position.
A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a sliding device for sliding the vehicle seat, the sliding device including a slide-lock mechanism;
- a seat cushion supported above the sliding device and including a tip-up device, the seat cushion configured to be tipped up upon operating the tip-up device;
- a seatback supported with respect to the seat cushion and including a reclining device, the seatback tilting forward upon release of the reclining device;
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- a walk-in mechanism including a lever, the walk-in mechanism configured to release the slide-lock mechanism and to release the reclining device and operate the tip-up device depending on the position of the lever.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.