Reclining seat for motor vehicle
US5104189A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/2222
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herin is a reclining seat which is suited for a rear seat of a passenger motor vehicle. The reclining seat comprises a seat cushion; a seatback arranged behind the seat cushion, the seatback including an upper back part and a lower back part which are foldable relative to each other; a reclining mechanism incorporated with the lower back part of the seatback to incline the same to a certain reclined position together with the upper back part; and a seatback flexing mechanism including pivotally connected links, the links being incorporated with the reclining mechanism, the lower back part and the lower back part in such a manner that when, due to operation of the reclining mechanism, the lower back part is inclined to the certain reclined position, the upper back part is pivoted in such a direction as to cause an upper end portion thereof to move forward relative to aid lower back part, and at the same time, a given portion of the lower back part is pivoted in such a direction as to cause a lower end portion thereof to move rearward relative to the remained portion of the lower back part.
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