Articulating high latch for a seat

US7377584B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Johnson Controls Technology Company · US

Inventors

• Les Griswold · Ann Arbor, US
• David Allen · Manchester, US
• Kenneth Ptak · Van Buren Township, US
• Michael Laskowski · Pittsburgh, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 28, 2004
• Grant date: May 27, 2008
• Expiry date: Feb 14, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2/2245
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and a high latch for a vehicle seat. The vehicle seat has a seatback pivotably coupled to a seat base and the seat base is coupled to a vehicle body having a vehicle wall. The high latch includes a hook carriage including a structural hook, with the hook carriage coupled to the seatback. A striker assembly including a striker arm is configured to selectively engage the structural hook, with the striker assembly coupled to the vehicle body. With the structural hook and striker arm engaged, the seatback will move with the striker assembly from the first position to a second position.