Recliner mechanism actuator

US8960783B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Johnson Controls Technology Company · US

Inventors

• Brian S. Holder · Livonia, US
• Kurt A. Seibold · Farmington Hills, US
• Michael B. Clor · Wixom, US
• Aleksandar D. Malusev · Northville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 2, 2009
• Grant date: Feb 24, 2015
• Expiry date: Oct 28, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2/36
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A recliner mechanism for use in a seat assembly of a vehicle, the recliner mechanism comprising a cam stop member coupled to the seat assembly; a cam bracket pivotably coupled to the seat assembly; a catch lever pivotably coupled to the seat assembly; a release crank member coupled to the catch lever; a cable member coupled to the cam bracket and to the cushion pivot bracket; and wherein rotation of the seat assembly via the cushion pivot bracket causes the cable to wind about the cam of the cushion pivot bracket such that the first end of the cable member pulls an actuates the cam bracket causing the cam bracket to rotate against the pin catch lever causing the catch lever to actuate the release crank member to release the recliner mechanism and thereby enable reconfiguration of the seat assembly from a first position to a second position.