Tip-up/dive-down type reclining seat for vehicle
A vehicle seat is disclosed. The vehicle seat includes reclining lock mechanisms for releasably locking a seat back, a first releasing mechanism for unlocking the reclining lock mechanisms and causing the seat back to be brought to a condition where the seat back is allowed to be pivoted forward and rearward, the first releasing mechanism including a collapsible link bar member 70 , a braking link 71 having a laterally projecting induction pin 72 , a first link plate 73 , and a first operating lever 7 , a tipping-up lock mechanism for releasably locking a seat cushion, the tipping-up lock mechanism including cutout teeth 52 a to 52 c provided at the seat cushion, and a latch 80 and a cam member 81 which are supported to the seat back, and a second releasing mechanism for unlocking the tipping-up lock mechanism and causing the seat cushion to be brought to a condition where the seat cushion is allowed to be pivoted, the second releasing mechanism including a recess portion 80 d formed in the latch 80 for allowing the cam member 81 to be swung up, a second link plate 82 , and a second operating lever 8.
1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat cushion;
a seat back;
a leg portion that supports the seat cushion; and
a reclining lock mechanism configured for adjustment of an angle of the seat back relative to a vehicle body floor,
wherein:
a state of the vehicle seat is switchable among:
a seating state in which a seat occupant can be seated on the vehicle seat,
a tipped-up state in which the seat cushion is tipped up, and
a dived-down state in which the seat back and the seat cushion are stacked with each other and stored on the vehicle body floor, and
when the vehicle seat is in the tipped-up state, the leg portion is disposed in front of an imaginary vertical line in a seat front-to-rear direction, the imaginary vertical line passing through the reclining lock mechanism.
2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first lever that is provided to the seat back and is configured to place the vehicle seat into the dived-down state,
wherein:
when the vehicle seat is in the tipped-up state, the first lever is disposed at a rear of the imaginary vertical line in the seat front-to-rear direction.
3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second lever that is provided to the seat cushion and is configured to tip up the seat cushion to place the vehicle seat into the tipped-up state,
wherein:
when the vehicle seat is in the tipped-up state, the second lever is disposed in front of the imaginary vertical line in the seat front-to-rear direction.
4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a receiving base that is configured to engage and disengage the leg portion,
wherein:
the leg portion is engaged with the receiving base when the vehicle seat is in the seating state, and is disengaged with the receiving base when the vehicle seat is in the dived-down state.
5. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein:
when the vehicle seat is in the tipped-up state, at least a part of the leg portion is disposed in front of the reclining lock mechanism and at a rear of the receiving base in the seat front-to-rear direction.