Device for folding seat
US11850977B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/22
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for folding a seat may include: a lower arm stopper fixed to a predetermined radial position with respect to a reclining hinge shaft of a seatback as a center; a lock plate configured to rotate about a rotation shaft as a center while being hooked to the lower arm stopper in a process of reclining forward together with the seatback with respect to the reclining hinge shaft as the center; and a folding link limited to rotate by being hooked to the lock plate and configured to make folding rotation together with the seatback with respect to a folding hinge shaft, as a center, located at a part above the reclining hinge shaft, by being released from being hooked to the lock plate according to the rotation of the lock plate.
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