Powered seat-base release system

A motorized system for unlocking a seat assembly, comprising:

• a seat assembly comprising:
• a first frame member longitudinally aligned with a second frame member;
• a rod oriented transversely between the first frame member and the second frame member, wherein each end of the rod is rotationally coupled to the first frame member and the second frame member, respectively;
• a support member oriented transversely between the first frame member and the second frame member, wherein the support member is mechanically secured to the first frame member and the second frame member;
• a motor mounted to the support member and operatively coupled to the rod, wherein the motor upon being activated rotates the rod from a first position to a second position and holds the rod at the second position;
• a locking mechanism configured for preventing a position adjustment of the seat assembly in a locked orientation;
• a cable mechanically coupled between the rod and the locking mechanism, wherein upon the motor being activated the rod is rotated from the first position to the second position thereby pulling the cable to unlock the locking mechanism and enable position adjustment of the seat assembly;
• and
• a biasing mechanism, wherein upon the motor being deactivated, the biasing mechanism counter rotates the rod to the first position thereby back driving the motor and releasing the cable such that the locking mechanism returns to the locked orientation for once again preventing position adjustment of the seat assembly.

A seat locking system, comprising:

• a seat base having a pair of frame members aligned longitudinally and a rotatable rod oriented transversely between the pair of frame members;
• an electric motor capable of being reverse driven, wherein the rotatable rod is rigidly fixed from a locked orientation to an unlocked orientation and hold the rotatable rod at the unlocked orientation without overheating;
• a user interface configured to receive a user input and transmit signals to the motor for activating or deactivating the motor based on the user input;
• upon the motor being activated via the user interface, the motor rotates the rotatable rod to the unlocked orientation thereby enabling a position adjustment of the seat base;
• and
• a biasing mechanism configured to counter rotate the rotatable rod, wherein upon the motor being deactivated via the user interface, the biasing mechanism counter rotates the rotatable rod and reverse drives the motor to the locked orientation for preventing position adjustment of the seat base.