Disc recliner dump lock
US6890035B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/22
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A recliner mechanism for providing selective locking and adjustment of a seat back relative to a seat cushion between a plurality of reclined seating positions and a stowed position An input shaft is rotatably journaled to the recliner assembly between unreleased and released positions for actuating the recliner assembly between locked and unlocked states, respectively. A first trigger is rotatably assembled to the seat cushion and movable between first and second positions engagable with the input shaft in the released position for maintaining the recliner mechanism in the unlocked state during movement of the seat back between the plurality of reclined seating positions and the stowed position.
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