Patent · US Expired

Reclining seat particularly for vehicles

US4570999A · kind A · utility

4Cited by
3References
6Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 30, 1984
Grant dateFeb 18, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 30, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/19716
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The seat has a cushion portion and a back portion connected thereto by a pivot. The back portion is rotated relative to the cushion portion about the pivot by a flexible threaded tube rotatably attached to the frame of the cushion portion and passing through a threaded member on the back portion. Rotation of the tube by means of a hand wheel, or an electric motor, drives the threaded member. The thread is selected to be self-locking.

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