US 12,291,134 B2
Vehicle seat assembly
Evan Frank, West Bloomfield, MI (US); Steven P. Livesey, Walled Lake, MI (US); and Martin Murau, Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Assigned to Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US); and Adient US LLC, Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US); and Adient US LLC, Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/897,104.
Prior Publication US 2024/0067062 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/3011 (2013.01) [B60N 2/3088 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
a pivot structure having at least one link member that includes a pivot pin extending through an opening in the at least one link member, the pivot pin defining a pivot axis about which the at least one link member pivots;
a seat attached to the pivot structure, the pivot structure and the seat being configured to move between a seating orientation and a rear access orientation; and
a bushing fitted into the opening of the at least one link member with the pivot pin extending through the bushing, the bushing being configured to elastically deform in response to movement of the link member relative to the pivot pin.