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Vehicle seat

US8491054B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by

5References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Johnson Controls Technology Company · US

Inventors

Timothy S. Myers · Warren, US
Keith R. Ziegler · Westland, US
Michael J. Leighton · LaSalle, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 24, 2008
Grant date	Jul 23, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 22, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2/2358
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seat system including a seat-bottom (1.7) and a.seatback (15) wherein the seatback (15) is prevented from rotating by both a recliner mechanism (50) and a latch mechanism (60) connected to the seatback (15). The latch mechanism (60) is configured to be disengaged to permit rotation of the seatback (15), to a forward position to aid ingress into a rearward positioned seat, which in turn releases a pair of tracks to shuttle the seat forward, to provide for easier ingress into a rearward positioned seat. When the latch mechanism (60) is released or unlocked, the recliner mechanism (50) release handle is free to rotate, but the lockout mechanism is prevented from, releasing the recliner mechanism. The seat is configured so that the seatback (15) unfolds and returns to the specific comfort position prior to activation of the latch mechanism release handle (23).

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