A seat mounted on a slide slidable on a track. The track has comfort and entry zones. Pitch linkage mounts on the slide and supports a seat back. The linkage pivotally connects a seat back to the slide between recline and forward positions. A track latch fixes the slide to the track in a plurality of positions in the comfort zone. The entry zone is used to enter the vehicle. A forward stop blocks the slide from moving from the comfort to the entry zone. The forward stop moves between stop and release positions. The stop position blocks the slide from moving from the comfort to the entry zone. The release position does not block the slide from moving. A forward stop mechanism moves the forward stop into the stop position when the pitch linkage is in the recline position and the slide is in said comfort zone.

A system for manual repositioning a vehicle seat includes a rail and complementary slide, a seat moving orthogonally to the rail and a pivoting seatback. A slide sensor has first and second sensor portions integral to the slide and rail. The slide sensor measures distances between the first and the second sensor portions. A control unit connects to the first and/or second sensor portions and receives a distance signal proportional to sensor positions. A memory element stores a distance signal in a selected position. A signalling unit stores a preferred position of the slide relative to the chassis, measures relative movement between the slide and rail, compares the distance signal determined by the slide sensor in an actual position of the slide with a preferred distance signal, and emits a notification signal when actual preferred positions are coincident. Other arrangements are for height and reclination adjustment.

A seating system for a vehicle having a seat bottom and a seat back connected to and manually rotatable relative to the seat bottom may include a manually-actuated dump-and-return arrangement for the seat back and a manually-actuated slide arrangement for the seat bottom. It may also include a motor-actuated dump-and-return arrangement for the seat back and a motor-actuated slide arrangement for the seat bottom.

A vehicle slide rail device including a memory operation link which is configured to release a lock mechanism while leaving a memory member in a state of defining a default position, a holding link which is configured to, in response to an operation of the memory operation link, be engaged with the memory operation link by being biased and hold the memory operation link in a release operated position, a detection member which is configured to come into contact with a trigger member installed and be moved so as to release the holding state of the memory operation link at the release operated position, and a variable structure which is engaged with the pressing portion of the holding link and is configured to change a position where the pressing portion is arranged in the holding link according to a movement of the memory operation link.

A vehicle seat comprising at least one first and one second adjustment part and a latching device is provided. The first adjustment part is formed by a backrest of the vehicle seat and the second adjustment part is formed by a seat part of the vehicle seat. The first adjustment part is lockable in a first adjustment region in a plurality of adjustment positions relative to the second adjustment part by means of the latching device, and is adjustable relative to the second adjustment part when the latching device is in a release position, for setting the backrest in its inclination with respect to the seat part. The first adjustment part is adjustable from the first adjustment region into a second adjustment region in which the backrest is folded forward in the direction of the seat part or even onto the seat part.

A vehicle slide rail device including a release operation member which is configured to release a lock mechanism and slide together with a memory member by removing the memory member from a state of defining a default position, wherein a second operating body of the release operation member removes the memory member from the state of defining the default position before a first operating body of the release operation member releases the lock mechanism as the release operation member is operated, and thereafter, the first operating body moves relatively to the second operating body, which is left in a state of removing the memory member from the state of defining the default position, until the first operating body releases the lock mechanism, and wherein an amount of relative movement between the first operating body and the second operating body is elastically absorbed.

A vehicle slide rail device including a release operation member which is configured to release a lock mechanism and slide together with a memory member in a slide direction by removing the memory member from a state of defining a default position; and a memory operation member which is configured to release the lock mechanism and maintain the released state while maintaining the memory member in the state of defining the default position, wherein the memory member has a receiving structure configured by an elastic structure by which the memory member is normally biased so as to maintain the state of defining the default position, and the memory member is pushed and tilted against the biasing by the movement of the release operation member, which is in an operated state, toward a predetermined operation position so that the release operation member is received into the predetermined operation position.

A vehicle seat includes a seat base, a backrest and a track arrangement with a fixed track part and a moveable track part and with a lockable range to lock the seat and the moveable track part relative to the a fixed track part. A lockout mechanism locks the backrest in a forward position with the seat base in a non-lockable track range. The lockout mechanism includes a lockout catch member connected to the backrest and a lockout hook connected to the seat base, which is pivotable between a locked position, with the lockout hook engaging the lockout catch member, and an unlocked position. A blocker member is connected to the seat base and is pivotable between a blocking position, with the blocker engaging the lockout hook to maintain the lockout hook in the locked position and an open position, with the blocker not engaging the lockout hook.

A seat assembly comprises a seat adjuster; and a seat including: a seat base connectable with a track assembly; a seat bottom pivotably connected to the seat base at a first pivot axis; a seatback pivotably connected to the seat base at the first pivot axis; and an adjustment member pivotably connected to the seat base at a second pivot axis and pivotably connected to the seat bottom at a member-bottom pivot axis. The seat adjuster is connected to the seat to adjust the seatback about the first pivot axis, the seat bottom about the first pivot axis, and the adjustment member about the second pivot axis to adjust the seat to a first seat position and to a second seat position.

It is provided a locking device, comprising: a rotary latch pivotally mounted on a housing between a locking position and an unlocking position, a blocking element movable between a blocking position and a release position, by which the rotary latch is blocked in the locking position when the blocking element is arranged in the blocking position, and a driving device that can be activated for moving the blocking element from the blocking position into the release position. There is provided an unlocking element that is pivotally mounted on the housing independently of the driving device and is adapted to urge the blocking element from the blocking position into the release position.