Automobile rear seat

Claim 2

An automobile rear seat assembly comprising: a pair of first rail members mounted on a floor panel of the automobile, a base member including a pair of second rail members slidably mounted on the pair of first rail members for displacement relative thereto in a front-to-rear direction parallel to the longitudinal sense of the automobile for adjustment of the base in that direction, a seat back including a lower portion mounted to a rear side of the base member by a pivot connection so that the seat back is pivotable downwardly toward the base member, a cushioning body mounted on the base member, a plurality of guide members rigidly connected to one of the cushioning body and base member and movable relative to the other of the cushioning body and base member in a front-to-rear direction parallel to the longitudinal sense of the automobile to permit the cushioning body to be displaced relative to the base member forwardly away from the pivot connection to enhance the extent to which the seat back can be pivoted toward the base member in order to facilitate the introduction of the seat assembly into the automobile, and restricting means detachably connectible between the cushioning body and the base member for restricting the displacement of the cushioning body relative to the base member.

Claim 3

The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said base member comprises a carrier frame member so shaped as to follow the contour of the cushioning body, and wherein the cushioning body includes a support frame member so shaped as to follow the contour of the cushioning body and fitted to the bottom of the cushioning body.

Claim 4

The assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said guide members connect the carrier frame member and said support frame member together.

Claim 5

The assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein said guide members are rigidly secured at one end to the support frame member and relatively slidably connected at the other end with the carrier frame member.

Claim 6

The assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein said guide members are rigidly secured at one end to the carrier frame member and relatively slidably connected at the other end with the support frame member.

Claim 7

The assembly as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a plurality of catch means provided on a rear frame portion of the carrier frame member for engagement with a rear frame portion of the support frame member thereby to avoid any possible rise of a rear portion of the cushioning body from the base member.

Claim 8

The assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said carrier frame member is a tubular frame.

Claim 9

The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second rail members comprise carriage frames telescopingly slidable on the first rail members.

Claim 10

The assembly as claimed in claim 8 further comprising a screw shaft having its opposite ends rigidly secured to each of the carriage frames in spaced parallel relationship thereto, said screw shaft adapted to be relatively driven by a motor to displace the base member in said direction parallel to the longitudinal sense of the automobile.

Claim 11

The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the restricting means comprises a plurality of bolt members disposed at a front side of the seat assembly for securing the cushioning body immovably to the base member.

Claim 12

The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base member includes a carrier frame member, and the cushioning body includes a support frame member slidably supported on portions of the carrier frame member, said portions of the carrier frame member being disposed beneath the cushioning body.

Claim 13

An automobile rear seat assembly comprising: a pair of first rail members mounted on a floor panel of the automobile, a base member including a pair of second rail members slidably mounted on the pair of first rail members for displacement relative thereto in a front-to-rear direction parallel to the longitudinal sense of the automobile for adjustment of the base in that direction, a seat back including a lower portion mounted to a rear side of the base member by a pivot connection so that the seat back is pivotable downwardly toward the base member, a cushioning body mounted on the base member, a plurality of guide members rigidly connected to one of the cushioning body and base member and movable relative to the other of the cushioning body and base member in a front-to-rear direction parallel to the longitudinal sense of the automobile to permit the cushioning body to be displaced relative to the base member forwardly away from the pivot connection to enhance the extent to which the seat back can be pivoted toward the base member in order to facilitate the introduction of the seat assembly into the automobile, the base member comprising a carrier frame member shaped to follow the contour of the cushioning body, and the cushioning body including a support frame member shaped to follow the contour of the cushioning body and fitted to the bottom of the cushioning body, and catch means provided on a rear portion of the carrier frame member for engagement with a rear portion of the support frame member only when the cushioning body is displaced rearwardly relative to the base member in order to resist any possible rise of a rear portion of the cushioning body from the base member.

Claim 14

An automobile rear seat assembly comprising: a pair of first rail members mounted on a floor panel of the automobile, a base member including a pair of second rail members slidably mounted on the pair of first rail members for displacement relative thereto in a front-to-rear direction parallel to the longitudinal sense of the automobile for adjustment of the base in that direction, a seat back including a lower portion mounted to a rear side of the base member by a pivot connection so that the seat back is pivotable downwardly toward the base member, a cushioning body mounted on the base member, a plurality of guide members rigidly connected to one of the cushioning body and base member and movable relative to the other of the cushioning body and base member in a front-to-rear direction parallel to the longitudinal sense of the automobile to permit the cushioning body to be displaced relative to the base member forwardly away from the pivot connection to enhance the extent to which the seat back can be pivoted toward the base member in order to facilitate the introduction of the seat assembly into the automobile, the base member comprising a carrier frame member shaped to follow the contour of the cushioning body, and the cushioning body including a support frame member shaped to follow the contour of the cushioning body and fitted to the bottom of the cushioning body, and catch means provided on a rear portion of the carrier frame member for engagement with a rear portion of the support frame member only when the cushioning body is displaced rearwardly relative to the base member in order to resist any possible rise of a rear portion of the cushioning body from the base member.

Claim 15

The assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein the second rail members comprise carriage frames telescopingly mounted on the first rail members.

Claim 16

The assembly as claimed in claim 12 further comprising a screw shaft having its opposite ends rigidly secured to each of the carriage frames in spaced parallel relationship thereto, the screw shaft adapted to be relatively driven by a motor to displace the base member in said direction parallel to the longitudinal sense of the automobile.