| 摘要 |
A recliner assembly for a vehicle seat, and the associated seat, is provided with seat back, a seat base, and a hinge that connects the seat back to the seat base, wherein the hinge includes a recliner assembly having a pair of recliner mechanisms that are disposed on opposite sides of the seat, and which may be shifted between the locked position and an unlocked position by manually pivoting a connector rod that operatively joins each of the recliner mechanisms. The connector rod is operably, but not directly, connected to at least one of the recliner mechanisms through engagement with a hub at a location on the inboard side of the recliner mechanism, which hub is, in turn, engaged with the recliner mechanism. The connector rod may also be indirectly connected to the other of the recliner mechanisms in a like manner. |
| 主权项 |
1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat base; a seat back attached to the seat base; a pair of recliner mechanisms disposed on opposite sides of the seat for connecting the seat back to the seat base, wherein each recliner mechanisms has a pivoting part and a stationary part that are each associated with one of the seat back and seat base, and wherein each of the pair of recliner mechanisms may be shifted between a locked position and an unlocked position; and a connector rod assembly for connecting the pair of recliner mechanisms such that the pair of recliner mechanisms may simultaneously be shifted from the locked to unlocked positions to facilitate rotation of the seat back with respect to the seat base, the connector rod assembly including,
a connector rod operably, but not directly, connected to each of the pair of recliners,a first hub including an outboard portion engaged with one of the pair of recliners, and an inboard portion connected to one end of the connector rod, anda second hub including an outboard portion engaged with the other one of the pair of recliners, and an inboard portion connected to the other end of the connector rod,wherein the outboard portion of each of the first and second hubs is configured to be engaged with, and substantially non-rotating with respect to, each of the recliner mechanisms to which the hubs are engaged, wherein the inboard portion of each of the first and second hubs has an opening extending into at least the inboard portion of the hub along the longitudinal axis of the hub, and wherein each end of the rod is configured to be inserted into the opening in the inboard portion of each of the first and second hubs such that the connector rod is retained within, and does not rotate with respect to, the hubs. |
