US 12,145,480 B2
Vehicle seat assembly
Dakota Stapleton, Flushing, MI (US); and Umesh Handigol, Rochester, MI (US)
Assigned to Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg (DE)
Filed by Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg, Coburg (DE)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/880,216.
Prior Publication US 2024/0042903 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 2/10 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/10 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat assembly for use in a vehicle, the seat assembly comprising:
a base;
a seat cushion pivotally coupled to the base;
a backrest pivotally coupled to the seat cushion;
a cam follower coupled to the seat cushion; and
a cam rotationally coupled to the base and configured to engage the cam follower, the cam configured to rotate between a first position, in which the seat cushion is in a use position, and a second position, in which the seat cushion is in a non-use position,
wherein as the cam rotates between the first position and the second position, a front portion of the seat cushion is tilted towards the base and a rear portion of the seat cushion is tilted away from the base.