Seat assembly with seat back lockout
AssigneeIntier Automotive Inc.
InventorsScott LaVoie, Omar Tame
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Abstract
The seat assembly (10) includes a seat cushion (12) and seat cushion frame. A riser mechanism secured to the seat cushion (12) and is operatively coupled to the floor of the vehicle. The seat assembly also includes seat back (14) and seat back frame. A recliner mechanism (20) is coupled between the seat cushion (12) and the seat back (14) for pivotally adjusting the seat back (14) relative to the seat cushion (12). A lockout mechanism (21) including a swing arm is associated with the recliner mechanism (20). The swing arm (26) includes a flange formed at a distal end (28). A lock arm is associated with the seat cushion (12) for selective movement in and out of a swing path of the flange of the swing arm (26).
Claims46
A seat assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a seat cushion having a seat cushion frame;
- a riser mechanism secured to the seat cushion and operatively coupled to a floor of the vehicle;
- a seat back having a seat back frame;
- a recliner mechanism coupled between the seat cushion and said seat back for pivotally adjusting the seat back relative to the seat cushion;
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- a lockout mechanism comprising a swing arm associated with the recliner mechanism, the swing arm including a flange formed at a distal end, and a lock arm associated with the seat cushion for selective movement in and out of a swing path of the flange of the swing arm.
A seat assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a seat cushion having a seat cushion frame;
- a riser mechanism secured to the seat cushion and operatively coupled to a floor of the vehicle;
- a seat back having a seat back frame and pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a seating position and a non-seating position;
- a recliner mechanism coupled between the seat cushion and the seat back for selectively locking the seat back in either of the seating and non-seating positions;
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- a lockout mechanism comprising a swing arm associated with the recliner mechanism, the swing arm including a flange formed at a distal end, and a lock arm associated with the seat cushion for selective movement in and out of a swing path of the flange of the swing arm for preventing actuation of the recliner mechanism between locked and unlocked states in response to the riser mechanism being unlocked from the floor of the vehicle.
A seat assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a seat cushion having a seat cushion frame;
- a riser mechanism secured to the seat cushion and operatively coupled to a floor of the vehicle;
- a seat back having a seat back frame;
- a recliner mechanism coupled between the seat cushion and said seat back for pivotally adjusting the seat back relative to the seat cushion, the recliner mechanism including a sector having a plurality of teeth extending radially outwardly from the seat back frame and a pawl including a notch, the pawl selectively moveable in and out of locking engagement with the rack of teeth of the sector;
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- a lockout mechanism comprising a lock arm having a pawl end and a cam end, the pawl end moveable in an out of the notch for maintaining and releasing the pawl from locking engagement with the rack of teeth of the sector.
A seat assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a seat cushion having a seat cushion frame;
- a riser mechanism secured to the seat cushion and operatively coupled to a floor of the vehicle;
- a seat back having a seat back frame, the seat back pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a seating position and a non-seating position;
- a recliner mechanism coupled between the seat cushion and said seat back for selectively locking the seat back in either of the seating and non-seating positions, the recliner mechanism including a sector having a plurality of teeth extending radially outwardly from the seat back frame and a pawl including a notch, the pawl selectively moveable in and out of locking engagement with the rack of teeth of the sector;
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- a lockout mechanism comprising a lock arm having a pawl end and a cam end, the pawl end moveable in an out of the notch for maintaining and releasing the pawl from locking engagement with the rack of teeth of the sector for preventing actuation of the recliner mechanism between locked and unlocked states in response to the riser mechanism being unlocked from the floor of the vehicle.
A seat assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a seat cushion having a seat cushion frame;
- a riser mechanism secured to the seat cushion and operatively coupled to a floor of the vehicle;
- a seat back having a seat back frame;
- a recliner mechanism coupled between the seat cushion and said seat back, the recliner mechanism comprising a first pawl moveable in and out of locking engagement with a slot formed in the seat back frame;
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- a lockout mechanism comprising a second pawl pivotally coupled to the seat cushion frame for movement in and out of engagement with a stop surface formed in the seat back frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.