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US 10,518,667 · App. 15/817,728 · Granted Dec 31, 2019

Tip-up/dive-down type reclining seat for vehicle

Inventors: Hirohisa Abe (Tochigi, JP); Toshiyuki Tsujibayashi (Tochigi, JP)
Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
B60N2/10B60N2/20B60N2/2227B60N2/3009B60N2/3013B60N2/3045B60N2/3075
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Patent No.
US 10,518,667
App. No.
15/817,728
Granted
Dec 31, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

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.

Claims (66)

1. A vehicle seat comprising:

a seat cushion;

a seat back;

a support portion that supports the seat cushion; and

a reclining lock mechanism configured to adjust 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;

the seat cushion is rotatably coupled to the seat back via a rotating shaft; and

when the vehicle seat is in the seating state, at least a portion of the reclining lock mechanism is disposed between the support portion and the rotating shaft in a seat front-to-rear direction.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:

the seat back comprises a first operating lever configured to unlock the reclining lock mechanism; and

when the vehicle seat is in the seating state, at least a portion of the reclining lock mechanism is disposed between the support portion and the first operating lever in the seat front-to-rear direction.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:

when the vehicle seat is in the dived-down state, at least a portion of the reclining lock mechanism is disposed at a higher position than the rotating shaft.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:

the seat cushion comprises a second operating lever configured to tip up the seat cushion to place the vehicle seat into the tipped-up state;

the second operating lever is provided at a front portion of the seat cushion in the seat front-to-rear direction when the vehicle seat is in the seating state; and

at least a portion of the reclining lock mechanism is disposed at a same height as the second operating lever when the vehicle seat is in the seating state.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a receiving base that is provided at a vehicle body floor side of the vehicle seat and configured to support the support portion;

wherein:

the receiving base comprises a concave portion.

6. A vehicle seat comprising:

a seat cushion;

a seat back;

a leg portion that supports the seat cushion; and

a reclining lock mechanism configured to adjust 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;

the seat cushion is rotatably coupled to the seat back via a rotating shaft; and

when the vehicle seat is in the seating state, at least a portion of the reclining lock mechanism is disposed between the leg portion and the rotating shaft in a seat front-to-rear direction.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , wherein:

the seat back comprises a first operating lever configured to unlock the reclining lock mechanism; and

when the vehicle seat is in the seating state, at least a portion of the reclining lock mechanism is disposed between the leg portion and the first operating lever in the seat front-to-rear direction.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , wherein:

when the vehicle seat is in the dived-down state, at least a portion of the reclining lock mechanism is disposed at a higher position than the rotating shaft.

9. The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , wherein:

the seat cushion comprises a second operating lever configured to tip up the seat cushion to place the vehicle seat into the tipped-up state;

the second operating lever is provided at a front portion of the seat cushion in the seat front-to-rear direction when the vehicle seat is in the seating state; and

at least a portion of the reclining lock mechanism is disposed at a same height as the second operating lever when the vehicle seat is in the seating state.

10. The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a receiving base that is provided at a vehicle body floor side of the vehicle seat and configured to support the leg portion;

wherein:

the receiving base comprises a concave portion.

11. The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a receiving base that is provided at a vehicle body floor side of the vehicle seat and configured to support the leg portion;

wherein:

the leg portion is disengaged with the receiving base when the vehicle seat is in the dived-down state.

12. The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a receiving base that is provided at a vehicle body floor side of the vehicle seat and configured to support the leg portion;

wherein:

when the vehicle seat is in the tipped-up state, at least a portion of the leg portion is disposed between the reclining lock mechanism and the receiving base in the seat front-to-rear direction.

13. The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , wherein:

the seat cushion comprises a second operating lever configured to tip up the seat cushion to place the vehicle seat into the tipped-up state;

the second operating lever is provided at a front portion of the seat cushion in the seat front-to-rear direction when the vehicle seat is in the seating state; and

when the vehicle seat is in the dived-down state, a lower end of the second operating lever is disposed at a lower position than a lower end of the leg portion.

14. The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , wherein:

when the vehicle seat is in the tipped-up state, the rotating shaft is disposed at a rear of an imaginary line in the seat front-to-rear direction, the imaginary line being a line connecting the reclining lock mechanism and a leg rotating shaft that rotates the leg portion relative to the seat cushion.

15. The vehicle seat according to claim 11 , wherein:

when the vehicle seat is in the dived-down state, a rear end of the leg portion is disposed at a higher position than a front end of the leg portion.

Priority Claims (2)
JP 2005-379045 · Dec 28, 2005 · national
JP 2006-001869 · Jan 6, 2006 · national
Continuity (7)
Division 15149552 · May 9, 2016
Division 13957626 · Aug 2, 2013
Continuation 13735384 · Jan 7, 2013
Continuation 13529538 · Jun 21, 2012
Continuation 13288406 · Nov 3, 2011
Continuation 12159462
Related Publication 20180072191A1 · Mar 15, 2018
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