VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY WITH DUAL LOCKED SEATING POSITIONS AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING A VEHICLE SEAT

摘要

A vehicle seat assembly adjacent a vehicle body panel includes a vehicle seat that has a seat bottom and a seat back pivotable with respect to the seat bottom. The vehicle seat assembly includes a striker assembly with a fixed striker fixed to the vehicle body panel, and a pivotable striker pivotably supported on the fixed striker. The pivotable striker is pivotable between a first position in which the pivotable striker extends further than the fixed striker toward the seat back, and a second position in which the fixed striker extends further than the pivotable striker toward the seat back. A latching mechanism fixed to the seat back latches to the pivotable striker when the pivotable striker is in the first position, and latches to the fixed striker when the pivotable striker is in the second position.

主权项

1. A vehicle seat assembly adjacent a vehicle body panel comprising:
a vehicle seat having a seat bottom and a seat back pivotable with respect to the seat bottom; a fixed striker fixed to the vehicle body panel; a pivotable striker pivotably supported on the fixed striker and pivotable between a first position in which the pivotable striker extends further than the fixed striker toward the seat back, and a second position in which the fixed striker extends further than the pivotable striker toward the seat back; a latching mechanism fixed to the seat back; wherein the latching mechanism latches to the pivotable striker when the pivotable striker is in the first position to lock the seat back in a first seating position, and latches to the fixed striker when the pivotable striker is in the second position to lock the seat back in a second seating position.