Stow-in-floor seat assembly with pitched easy entry position

US10675998B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Magna Seating Inc. · CA

Inventors

• Nathan A. Jensen · Rochester, US
• Prasad D. Jagtap · Farmington, US
• Alan Proulx · Wixom, US
• Timothy Jon Brush · Waterford, US
• Senthil Kumar Chinnadurai · Farmington Hills, US
• Abhishek Kedia · Farmington Hills, US
• Umesh Handigol · Rochester, US
• Jeffrey P. Carroll · Beverly Hills, US
• Lyle Dadd · Beverly Hills, US
• Omar D. Tame · Beverly Hills, US
• Robert Thomas Coffey · Canton, US
• Avery Folk · Schreiber, CA
• Ravindra Thamake · Farmington Hills, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 23, 2019
• Grant date: Jun 9, 2020
• Expiry date: May 23, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2/874
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat is provided in which a seat cushion is pivotally coupled to a seat back by a recliner assembly. The recliner assembly is selectively operable between a locked condition preventing pivotal movement of the seat back and an unlocked condition allowing pivotal movement of the seat back. A riser assembly supports the seat assembly above a floor, such as the floor of a vehicle, and is configured for actuation and movement of the seat assembly between a generally upright seating position, a pitched easy entry position tilted forwardly and downwardly towards the floor to allow easier ingress and egress behind the seat, and a stowed position recessed within a compartment below the floor.