Seat recliner and floor latch with interlock

USRE41964E1 · kind E1 · reissue

Assignee

• Fisher & Company, Incorporated · US

Inventors

• Jacob P. Hellrung · Grosse Pointe Farms, US
• Christopher J. Ryan · Fraser, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 17, 2007
• Grant date: Nov 30, 2010
• Expiry date: May 17, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

A latch system for providing adjustment of a seat back relative to a seat bottom includes a seat-back latch mechanism interconnecting the seat back and the seat bottom for movement of the seat back between a use position and a folded position and a floor-latch mechanism selectively connecting the seat bottom to the base for movement of the seat bottom between a deployed position and a stowed position. An interlock mechanism interacts with the floor-latch mechanism and the seat-back latch mechanism to selectively block operation of the floor-latch mechanism and the seat-back latch mechanism.