Seatback recliner mechanism incorporating forward fold flat capability from any forward rearward reclined position
US6733076B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/206
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A seatback recliner mechanism incorporated into a vehicle, the seat including a seat bottom and a pivotally engaged seatback. The recliner mechanism includes a pair of lower supports forming a part of the seat bottom and secured to at least one of first and second sides of the seat bottom. A first gear is fixed between the lower support and at a generally upper end and a pair of upper supports are pivotally secured to the lower supports and include a second rotatable gear meshingly engaged with the first gear. The seatback includes an upper arm pivotally secured to the upper support in coaxial fashion relative to a third rotatable gear meshingly engaged with the second gear. A first lever is operative to pivot the upper support relative the lower support over a specified range of forward incline and rearward recline. A second lever is operative to pivot the upper arm, relative to the upper support, to a substantially forward and horizontal position. A third lever unseats and rotates an intermediate plate, disposed between the upper and lower support plates and operatively engaged to the upper support plates in the released position, to a predetermined and forwardly inclined positio…
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