Stowable vehicle seat
AssigneeTs Tech Co., Ltd.
InventorTatsuo Sayama
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Abstract
A stowable vehicle seat includes a seat supporting portion that supports one end portion side of a seat cushion movably in a front-and-rear direction, a seat back that can be folded to a seat cushion through a reclining mechanism, a link mechanism that is connected to the reclining mechanism and is movable, and a strap connected to the reclining mechanism through the link mechanism. The link mechanism has a fourth link member that prohibits return from a moved position to an initial position after movement by the strap, and since an unlocked state of the reclining mechanism is maintained even if a pulling operation of the strap is stopped, the seat back can be reliably folded and stowed.
Claims14
A stowable vehicle seat comprising:
- a seat support that supports one end portion side of a seat cushion movably in a front-and-rear direction;
- a seat back that is foldable onto said seat cushion;
- a reclining mechanism that folds said seat back onto said seat cushion;
- a link mechanism that is connected to said reclining mechanism and is movable;
- and
- an operating element connected to said reclining mechanism through said link mechanism, wherein
- said link mechanism has a prohibiting member that is moved by said operating element and then, prohibits said link mechanism from returning from a moved position to an initial position;
- wherein:
- said link mechanism has a first link member connected to said operating element and said reclining mechanism;
- said prohibiting member has a locking portion that is engageable with and disengageable from said first link member;
- if said first link member has been moved by said operating element to a predetermined position, the first link member is engaged with said locking portion of said prohibiting member so that movement of said link mechanism to return to the initial position is prohibited.
A stowable vehicle seat comprising:
- a first seat support that supports one end portion side of a seat cushion movably in a front-and-rear direction;
- a seat back that is foldable onto said seat cushion;
- a reclining mechanism that folds said seat back onto said seat cushion;
- a second seat support disposed on the other end portion side of said seat cushion;
- locking and unlocking elements that lock and unlock said second seat support and a vehicle body floor side;
- a link mechanism that is connected to said reclining mechanism and said locking and unlocking elements and is movable;
- and
- operating element connected to said reclining mechanism and said locking and unlocking elements through said link mechanism, wherein
- said link mechanism has a prohibiting member that is moved by said operating element and then, prohibits said link mechanism from returning from a moved position to an initial position;
- wherein
- said link mechanism has a first link member connected to said operating element and said reclining mechanism;
- said prohibiting member has a locking portion that is engageable with and disengageable from said first link member;
- if said first link member has been moved by said operating element to a predetermined position, the first link member is engaged with said locking portion of said prohibiting member so that movement of said link mechanism to return to the initial position is prohibited.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.