Two way cushion floor latch
AssigneeIntier Automotive Inc.
InventorVirgil A. Iliscu
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Abstract
A latch assembly secures a striker of a seat cushion to a floor of a motor vehicle. The latch assembly includes a hinge bracket fixedly secured to the floor. The hinge bracket defines an elongated slot for receiving the striker therethrough. The latch assembly also includes a retainer mechanism coupled to the hinge bracket. The retainer mechanism selectively locks the striker within the elongated slot to secure the seat cushion in a passenger supporting position generally horizontal relative to the floor.
Claims12
A latch assembly for securing a striker of a seat cushion to a floor of a motor vehicle, said latch assembly comprising:
- a hinge bracket adapted to be fixedly secured to the floor, said hinge bracket defining an elongated slot for receiving the striker therethrough;
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- a retainer mechanism including a lever coupled to said hinge bracket and having a release end and an opposing arm end defining a lever arm, said lever movable between a locked position in which said lever arm captures the striker within said elongated slot and an unlocked position in which said lever arm releases the striker, said retainer mechanism further including a spring elate selectively engaging said lever and having a striking surface for receiving the striker thereagainst after the striker passes through said elongated slot wherein said spring plate flexes downwards in response to being contacted by the striker in order to free said lever for movement into its locked position securing the seat cushion in a generally horizontal passenger supporting position relative to the floor.
A latch assembly for removably securing a seat cushion having a bottom surface to a floor of a motor vehicle for movement between a passenger supporting position and a stowed position, said latch assembly comprising:
- a striker extending out from the bottom surface of the seat cushion;
- a hinge bracket adapted to be fixedly secured to the floor and including an elongated slot for receiving said striker therethrough;
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- a retainer mechanism coupled to said hinge bracket for selectively locking said striker within said elongated slot of said hinge bracket to secure the seat cushion in the passenger supporting position, said retainer mechanism including a lever pivotally coupled to said hinge bracket for movement between a locked position engaging said striker to lock the seat cushion in the passenger supporting position and an unlocked position disengaged from said striker to allow movement of the seat cushion to the stowed position, said retainer mechanism further including a spring plate coupled to said hinge bracket for selectively retaining said lever in said unlocked position wherein said spring plate flexes downwards in response to being contacted by said striker in order to free said lever for movement into its locked position securing the seat cushion in a generally horizontal passenger supporting position relative to the floor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.