Folding seat hinge assembly with quick disconnect
US4888854A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 1989 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE05Y2900/538
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pair of separable hinge assemblies mount a seat cushion on a vehicle for positioning between a normal seating mode and a folded stored mode. The hinge assemblies each comprise a body-half hinge plate mounted to the vehicle body and a seat-half hinge plate mounted to the seat cushion hardened undersurface. The body-half plate has upstanding side webs each formed with open end mirror image slots adapted to releasably capture a pintle pin extending transversely between parallel ear portions of the seat-half hinge plate. Each ear portion includes mirror image first and second cam shoulders adapted to frictionally retain the hinge assemblies in their respective normal or folded modes. Upon pivoting the seat cushion to an intermediate position both sets of cam shoulders of each seat-half hinge plate are spaced from their associated body-half plate camming surfaces allowing the separation of the hinge assemblies and removal of the seat cushion.
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