US Patent 7510228 Seating apparatus for a vehicle

A seating apparatus for a vehicle includes a seat cushion, a seat back pivotally connected to the seat cushion, a contacting member provided at the seat back, a receiving portion supporting the contacting member, the receiving portion including a parallel link mechanism having a fixed link member, a facing link member, first and second link members connecting the fixed link member to the facing link member, a long groove, a connecting axial portion sliding in the long groove when the seatback is moved, an adjustment mechanism adjusting an inclination of the seat back by positioning the facing link member to be close to, or be spaced away from, the fixed link member.