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US 11,142,101 B2Granted
Seat assembly having a reclining mechanism
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsJeffrey A. Jones, Johannes Barzen, Eckhard Nock
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Abstract
A seat assembly includes a seat back that is pivotable about an axis of rotation, and a reclining assembly. The reclining assembly includes a base, a carrier secured to the base and including a rod guide, a curved rod interfacing the rod guide, a spring having a fixed end and a rotatable end, and a curved spring housing that extends over the spring.
Claims20
A vehicle seat assembly comprising:
- a seat back that is pivotable about an axis of rotation and including a first connector;
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- a reclining assembly that includes
- a base adapted to be mounted to a portion of a vehicle,
- a carrier secured to the base and including a rod guide,
- a curved rod interfacing the rod guide for movement relative to the base, wherein the curved rod has a radius of curvature that extends from an origin proximate the axis of rotation when the seat assembly is mounted in the vehicle,
- a second connector attached to the curved rod and attachable to the first connector, and
- a spring disposed about the curved rod and having a fixed end that is fixed relative to the base and a movable end that is movable with respect to the fixed end, wherein the spring is movable between a first orientation for retaining the curved rod with respect to the base and a second orientation for allowing the curved rod to move with respect to the base to adjust pivot angle of the seat back.
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An adjustable connector assembly for use with a vehicle seat back pivotally mounted in a vehicle, the connector assembly comprising:
- a base adapted to be mounted to a portion of the vehicle;
- a carrier secured to the base and including a rod guide;
- a curved rod interfacing the rod guide for movement relative to the base, the curved rod defining a first curved central axis;
- a connector attached to the curved rod and attachable to the seat back;
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- a spring disposed about an outer perimeter of the curved rod, the spring having a fixed end and a movable end, wherein the spring is movable between a first orientation for retaining the curved rod with respect to the base and a second orientation for allowing the curved rod to move with respect to the base.
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A vehicle seat adjustable striker assembly comprising:
- a base adapted to be mounted to a portion of a vehicle;
- a first carrier secured to the base and including a first rod guide defining a first central axis;
- a second carrier secured to the base and including a second rod guide defining a second central axis that intersects the first central axis at an oblique angle;
- a spring housing extending between the first and second carriers;
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- a spring disposed at least partially within the spring housing and extending between the first and second carriers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.