Vehicle seat recline and impact control mechanism
US6786543B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/2218
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle seat having a seat bottom and a seat back pivotally connected to the seat bottom. The vehicle seat also has a recliner mechanism for adjusting the angle between the seat back and the seat bottom. The recliner is capable of substantially supporting the seat back relative to the seat bottom below a threshold force acting on said seat back during normal operating loads. The operating loads are below a threshold level. The seat also has an impact control mechanism operatively connected to the seat back and the seat bottom. The impact control mechanism is operable between a disengaged position and an engaged position. In the disengaged position, the seat back is permitted to move relative to said seat bottom. In an engaged position, the impact control mechanism restrains the seat back from moving relative to the seat bottom.
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