Vehicle seat including an interlock assembly

摘要

A vehicle seat comprises a latch mechanism, a seat frame bracket, a seat back bracket and an interlock assembly. The interlock assembly is configured to inhibit movement of the seat back bracket from the folded position to the upright position when the latch mechanism is in an unlatched condition. The interlock assembly includes a lever movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The lever is coupled to the latch mechanism such that movement of the latch mechanism from the latched condition to the unlatched condition moves the lever to the extended position. The lever is coupled to the latch mechanism such that movement of the latch mechanism from the unlatched condition to the latched condition permits the lever to move to the retracted position.

主权项

1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
a latch mechanism movable between a latched condition and an unlatched condition; a seat frame bracket coupled to the latch mechanism and configured to be releasably secured to a vehicle floor via the latch mechanism; a seat back bracket rotatably coupled to the seat frame bracket, the seat back bracket being movable between an upright position and a folded position; and an interlock assembly configured to inhibit movement of the seat back bracket from the folded position to the upright position when the latch mechanism is in the unlatched condition, the interlock assembly including:
a lever movable between an extended position and a retracted position,a lever biasing member coupled to the lever and seat frame bracket and configured to bias the lever to the retracted position, anda pawl rotatably coupled to the seat frame bracket, the pawl coupling the latch mechanism to the lever such that movement of the latch mechanism from the latched condition to the unlatched condition rotates the pawl and moves the lever to the extended position, and movement of the latch mechanism from the unlatched condition to the latched condition permits the pawl to rotate and the lever to move to the retracted position, wherein the lever directly contacts the pawl.