Round latch for a vehicle seat
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorKyle M. Doxey
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Abstract
A vehicle seat is provided. The vehicle seat includes a seat cushion, a seat back, and a round latch connected to both the seat cushion and the seat back. The round latch includes a lock plate consisting of two sets of locking apertures and a guide plate including one or more pawls configured to selectively engage the two sets of locking apertures. A first of the two sets of locking apertures corresponds to a stowed position of the vehicle seat and a second of the two sets of locking apertures corresponds to a seating position of the vehicle seat.
Claims20
A vehicle seat comprising:
- a seat cushion;
- a seat back;
- and
- a round latch connected to both the seat cushion and the seat back, the round latch comprising:
- a lock plate consisting of exactly two sets of locking apertures configured to lock the seat in only two discrete positions;
- and
- a guide plate including one or more pawls configured to selectively engage the two sets of locking apertures,
- wherein a first of the two sets of locking apertures corresponds to a stowed position of the vehicle seat and a second of the two sets of locking apertures corresponds to a seating position of the vehicle seat, and wherein the first set of locking apertures is offset from the second set of locking apertures by at least ninety degrees.
A vehicle comprising:
- at least one seat comprising:
- a seat cushion;
- a seat back;
- and
- a round latch connected to both the seat cushion and the seat back, the round latch comprising:
- a lock plate consisting of exactly two sets of locking apertures configured to lock the seat in only two discrete positions;
- and
- a guide plate including one or more pawls configured to selectively engage the two sets of locking apertures,
- wherein a first of the two sets of locking apertures corresponds to a stowed position of the seat and a second of the two sets of locking apertures corresponds to a seating position of the at least one seat, and wherein the first set of locking apertures is offset from the second set of locking apertures by at least ninety degrees.
A round latch for a vehicle seat comprising:
- a lock plate consisting of exactly two sets of locking apertures configured to lock the seat in only two discrete positions;
- and
- a guide plate including one or more pawls configured to selectively engage the two sets of locking apertures,
- wherein a first of the two sets of locking apertures corresponds to a stowed position of the vehicle seat and a second of the two sets of locking apertures corresponds to a seating position of the vehicle seat, and wherein the first set of locking apertures is offset from the second set of locking apertures by at least ninety degrees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.