Round recliner assembly with rear folding latch
AssigneeFisher Dynamics Corporation
InventorScott Fast
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Abstract
A vehicle seat recliner and folding latch assembly is provided. The assembly generally includes a lower quadrant disk, a slide pin sub-assembly and a recliner arm. The slide pin sub-assembly is supported on the lower quadrant disk for pivotal displacement between a first position and a second position. The recliner arm is supported for pivotal displacement on the slide-pin subassembly. The recliner arm includes an engagement edge engaging the slide pin sub-assembly. The engagement edge is adapted to lock the slide pin sub-assembly in the first and second positions.
Claims22
A vehicle seat recliner and folding latch assembly, comprising:
- a lower quadrant disc;
- a slide-pin subassembly supported on said lower quadrant disc for pivotal displacement between a first position and a second position, said slide-pin subassembly operable to be locked in said first and second positions;
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- a recliner arm including a main body portion and a seat flange generally extending from said main body portion, said main body portion supported by said slide-pin subassembly for pivotal displacement relative thereto, said seat flange having at least one mounting aperture therethrough, said mounting aperture adapted for non-rotatably coupling said seat flange to a seat back, wherein said recliner arm includes an engagement edge engaging said slide-pin subassembly and adapted to lock said slide-pin subassembly in said first and second positions.
A vehicle seat assembly, comprising;
- a seat bottom;
- a seat back;
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- a vehicle seat recliner and floor latch subassembly, including:
- a lower quadrant disc;
- a slide-pin subassembly supported on said lower quadrant disc for pivotal displacement between a first position and a second position, said slide-pin subassembly operable to be locked in said first and second positions;
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- a recliner arm non-rotatably attached to said seat back and supported by said slide-pin subassembly for pivotal displacement relative thereto, wherein said recliner arm includes an engagement edge engaging said slide-pin subassembly and adapted to lock said slide-pin subassembly in said first and second positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.