Vehicle including a retractable sliding seat

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2006-11-08

2008-08-12

Patel, Kiran B. (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Seats with body modifications

Reexamination Certificate

active

07410199

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle is disclosed compi isingi a floor; a seat presenting an in-use position and a storage position; a runnet extending along a sliding direction, the tunnet being mounted to turn on the floor about an axis of rotation extending transversely to the sliding direction; and a translation-locking device having an active state and inactive state. The vehicle ftrrther comprises a rotation-locking device having an active state and an inactive state; and a control system for automatically placing the translation-locking device in its inactive state during at least a portion of the displacement of the seat between the in-use position and the storage position.

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