US 12,145,486 B2
Stowable seat assemblies and vehicles including same
Vasudeva S. Murthy, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Christopher M. Vargo, Plymouth, MI (US); and Nicholas J. Schutzman, Canton, MI (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US); and Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota (JP)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/991,276.
Prior Publication US 2024/0166103 A1, May 23, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 2/30 (2006.01); B60N 2/36 (2006.01); B60N 2/32 (2006.01); B60N 2/90 (2018.01)
CPC B60N 2/3075 (2013.01) [B60N 2/3011 (2013.01); B60N 2/305 (2013.01); B60N 2/32 (2013.01); B60N 2002/948 (2018.02)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a floor surface having a floor striker;
a seat moveable between a seated state and a stowed state, the seat including a seat cushion frame having a seat striker, a seat back rotatably coupled to the seat cushion frame, and a seat latch, in the seated state the seat latch engages with the floor striker and in the stowed state the seat latch engages with the seat striker,
wherein the seat striker is movably coupled to the seat cushion frame, the seat striker is configured to move with respect to the seat cushion frame between an engaged position and a disengaged position,
wherein upon movement of the seat from the seated state to the stowed state, the seat latch contacts the seat striker to move the seat striker from the disengaged position to the engaged position.