发明名称 |
Recliner hold-open mechanism for a vehicle seat |
摘要 |
A vehicle seat includes a seat back is coupled to a seat base for movement between an upright position and a folded-forward position when a vehicle seat recliner is in an open configuration. The vehicle seat includes a recliner hold-open mechanism that locks the recliner in the open configuration even after a user releases a handle or otherwise disengages an actuator of the recliner. The seat back is thus free to move between the upright and folded-forward positions without the user being required to hold the actuator in any particular position during the movement. The hold-open mechanism may be configured to cooperate with a seat-base motion controller to free the vehicle seat for movement along a foundation frame while the seat back is between the upright and folded-forward positions. |
申请公布号 |
US9545857(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2017.01.17 |
申请号 |
US201313943213 |
申请日期 |
2013.07.16 |
申请人 |
Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC |
发明人 |
Cooley Thomas J |
分类号 |
B60N2/12;B60N2/20;B60N2/30;B60N2/36;B60N2/44 |
主分类号 |
B60N2/12 |
代理机构 |
Reising Ethington P.C. |
代理人 |
Reising Ethington P.C. |
主权项 |
1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
a seat base; a seat back coupled to the seat base for movement between an upright position and a folded-forward position about a seat-back pivot axis; a recliner having an actuator configured to change the recliner from a closed configuration to an open configuration when the actuator is engaged, wherein seat back movement about the seat-back pivot axis is prevented in the closed configuration and allowed in the open configuration; and a recliner hold-open mechanism configured to hold the recliner in the open configuration when the actuator is disengaged during movement of the seat back between the upright position and the folded-forward position, wherein the recliner is in the closed configuration when the actuator is disengaged while the seat back is in the folded-forward position, wherein the recliner hold-open mechanism comprises a cam plate coupled to the seat back for movement therewith about the seat-back pivot axis and a cam follower coupled to the seat base for movement about a different pivot axis that passes through the cam follower and is in a fixed position relative to the seat base during movement of the seat back between the upright position and the folded-forward position. |
地址 |
Troy MI US |