Patent · US Expired

Storage structure for motor vehicle seat

US5868451A · kind A · utility

59Cited by
4References
20Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 16, 1996
Grant dateFeb 9, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 16, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2/36
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A storage structure stores a motor vehicle seat which has a seat cushion and a seatback foldable against the seat cushion and movable in a longitudinal direction of a motor vehicle. The storage structure has a fixed rail fixed to the motor vehicle, a movable rail movable along the fixed rail for longitudinal positioning adjustment of the seat, a holding mechanism disposed on a longitudinal end of the movable rail and the seat cushion, for fixing the seat cushion to the movable rail, and a pivot hinge disposed between an opposite longitudinal end of the movable rail and an engaging portion of the fixed rail, for allowing the seat cushion to swing thereabout with the seat cushion being released by the holding mechanism.

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