Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Seats with body modifications
Patent
1998-12-04
2000-04-25
Pape, Joseph D.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Seats with body modifications
296 681, 296 6505, 296 6513, 296 6514, B60N 202
Patent
active
060535555
ABSTRACT:
An automotive seat assembly is removable from a vehicle. The seat assembly has a seat back assembly having a seat back frame and a lightweight back cushion mounted thereon. The seat back frame has an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion has rollers for rollingly supporting the seat back. The seat back frame has a structural member extending thereacross with an anchor pin at each end thereof. The structural member has at least one seat belt connecting member for receiving seat belt forces. A seat cushion assembly has a frame and a lightweight cushion mounted thereon. The seat cushion assembly is pivotally mounted to the seat back assembly for pivotal movement between an occupant seating condition and a folded condition wherein the seat cushion assembly is in a face to face relation with the seat back assembly. A first latch assembly selectively secures the upper portion of the seat back frame to an upper interior region of the vehicle. A second latch assembly selectively secures the seat cushion to the vehicle when the seat cushion assembly is pivoted to the occupant seating condition. A retaining member is mounted on opposite interior side walls of the vehicle. The retaining member is positioned to receive each of the pins as the seat back assembly is pivoted about the rollers, whereby when the anchor pins are fully registered within the retaining member, the first latch assembly and the second latch assembly are aligned for respective interengagement and the structural member operably engages the vehicle for transferring the seat belt forces thereto.
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Magna Seating Systems Inc.
Pape Joseph D.
Patel Kiran
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