Seat recliner and floor latch with interlock
AssigneeFisher Dynamics Corporation
InventorsJacob Paul Hellrung, Christopher James Ryan
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Abstract
A latch system for providing adjustment of a seat back relative to a seat bottom includes a seat-back latch mechanism interconnecting the seat back and the seat bottom for movement of the seat back between a use position and a folded position and a floor-latch mechanism selectively connecting the seat bottom to the base for movement of the seat bottom between a deployed position and a stowed position. An interlock mechanism interacts with the floor-latch mechanism and the seat-back latch mechanism to selectively block operation of the floor-latch mechanism and the seat-back latch mechanism.
Claims13
A seat assembly, comprising:
- a seat bottom mounted to a base;
- a seat back adjustable relative to said seat bottom;
- a seat-back latch mechanism interconnecting said seat back and said seat bottom for movement of said seat back between a use position and a folded position;
- a floor-latch mechanism selectively connecting said seat bottom to said base for movement of said seat bottom between a deployed position and a stowed position;
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- an interlock mechanism interacting with said floor-latch mechanism and said seat-back latch mechanism to selectively block operation of said floor-latch mechanism and said seat-back latch mechanism, wherein said interlock mechanism blocks operation of said floor-latch mechanism when said seat back is in said use position and blocks operation of said seat-back latch mechanism when said seatback is in said stowed position.
A latch system for providing angular adjustment of a seat back relative to a seat bottom, comprising:
- a seat-back latch mechanism interconnecting said seat back and said seat bottom for movement of said seat back between a use position and a folded position;
- a floor-latch mechanism selectively connecting said seat bottom to said base for movement of said seat bottom between a deployed position and a stowed position;
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- an interlock mechanism interacting with said floor-latch mechanism and said seat-back latch mechanism to selectively block operation of said floor-latch mechanism and said seat-back latch mechanism, wherein said interlock mechanism blocks operation of said floor-latch mechanism when said seat back is in said use position and blocks operation of said seat-back latch mechanism when said seat bottom is in said stowed position.
A seat assembly, comprising:
- a seat bottom pivotally mounted to a base at a front portion and releasably mounted to said base at a rear portion;
- a seat back angularly adjustable relative to said seat bottom;
- a seat-back latch mechanism interconnecting said seat back and said seat bottom for pivotal movement of said seat back between a use position and a folded position;
- a floor-latch mechanism releasably mounting said seat bottom to said base for pivotal movement between a deployed position and a stowed position;
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- an interlock mechanism interacting with said floor-latch mechanism and said seat-back latch mechanism, said interlock mechanism including a first lock-out lever to selectively block operation of said floor-latch mechanism and a second lock-out lever to selectively block operation of said seat-back latch mechanism when said seat back is in said folded position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.