Track release mechanism for a seating assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJoseph Michael Kish, Macit Aktas
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Abstract
A seating assembly comprises a seat base operably coupled to a track assembly, a latch assembly, and a release bar including a front bar and a rear bar and configured to allow fore and aft movement of the seat base along the track assembly when a curve of the rear bar is depressed by the release cam. The latch assembly comprises a striker plate coupled to the track assembly, a dual cam latch configured to engage with a striker pin, and a sector arm that includes a pivot operably coupled to a release cam and the striker plate.
Claims19
A seating assembly comprising:
- a seat base operably coupled to a track assembly;
- a latch assembly comprising:
- a striker plate coupled to the track assembly;
- a dual cam latch configured to engage with the striker plate;
- and a sector arm that includes a pivot operably coupled to a release cam and a striker pin;
- and a release bar including a front bar and a rear bar and configured to allow fore and aft movement of the seat base along the track assembly when a curve of the rear bar is depressed by the release cam.
A seating assembly comprising:
- a seat base;
- a striker plate operably coupled to a track assembly;
- a latch assembly comprising:
- a sector arm defining a first pivot axis aligned with the seat base and a second pivot axis aligned with a pin of the striker plate;
- and a release cam aligned along the second pivot axis;
- and a release bar extending below the seat base along the track assembly and actuatable by the release cam.
A seating assembly comprising:
- a latch assembly including a sector arm;
- a release cam coupled to the sector arm;
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- a release bar including a front portion operably coupled to a rear portion and
- configured to allow fore and aft movement of a seat base along a track assembly, wherein the rear portion is lowered by the release cam, and further wherein a striker plate is operably coupled to the track assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.