Cable operated seat mount locks for rotatable vehicle seats
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorsMichael Allen Ritter, Bobby Leo Woodward
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Abstract
Apparatus for operation of a vehicle seat swivel or rotation mechanism are disclosed. A disclosed apparatus includes a cable assembly having a first end and a second end. The first end of the cable assembly is configured to be operatively coupled to a rotation mechanism of a vehicle seat. A release member is operatively coupled to the second end of the cable assembly so that the rotation mechanism is urged toward a locked condition in the absence of a force being applied to the release member by a person.
Claims24
An apparatus for operating a vehicle seat rotation mechanism, comprising:
- a cable assembly having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is configured to be operatively coupled to the vehicle seat rotation mechanism;
- a release member operatively coupled to the second end of the cable assembly so that the vehicle seat rotation mechanism is urged toward a locked condition in the absence of a force being applied to the release member;
- a first bias member configured to exert a first force on the first end of the cable assembly;
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- a second bias member configured to exert a second force in addition to the first force on the second end of the cable assembly to urge the vehicle seat rotation mechanism toward the locked condition.
An apparatus for adjusting a position of a vehicle seat, comprising:
- a seat rotation mechanism;
- a cable having a first end operatively coupled to the seat rotation mechanism;
- a control member operatively coupled to a second end of the cable, wherein the control member is configured to apply a force to the cable to cause the seat rotation mechanism to unlock;
- a first bias member configured to exert a first force on the first end of the cable;
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- a second bias member configured to exert a second force in addition to the first force to urge the seat rotation mechanism toward a locked condition.
A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a rotation mechanism configured to provide an unlocked condition in which the vehicle seat is enabled to rotate and a locked condition in which the vehicle seat is unable to rotate;
- an operating lever configured to be mounted to a surface of the vehicle seat or another surface of a vehicle;
- a substantially flexible coupling operatively coupled to the rotation mechanism and the operating lever so that a force applied to the operating lever urges the rotation mechanism toward the unlocked condition;
- a first bias member configured to exert a first force on a first end of the substantially flexible coupling;
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- a second bias member configured to exert a second force in addition to the first force on a second end of the substantially flexible coupling to urge the rotation mechanism toward the locked condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.