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US 9,050,911 B2Granted
Latching system associated with a seat
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsStanislaw Andrzej Wieclawski, Krzysztof Wroblewski
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Abstract
A latching system that may be associated with a seat. The latching system may include a latch arm configured to engage a striker and a biasing member having a first portion. The latch arm moves from an unlatched position to a latched position when the first portion disengages the latch arm.
Claims18
A latching system comprising:
- a latch arm having a striker slot that is configured to receive a striker;
- and
- a biasing member having a first coil portion;
- wherein the latch arm moves from an unlatched position to a latched position and the first coil portion moves across the striker slot when the first coil portion is disengaged from the latch arm.
1 more element
A latching system associated with a seat, comprising:
- a housing having an opening;
- a latch arm moveably disposed in the opening and configured to move between an unlatched position and a latched position;
- first and second pins disposed proximate the housing that extend through first and second slots in the latch arm, respectively, to guide movement of the latch arm;
- a third pin fixedly disposed on the housing and spaced apart from the first and second pins;
- and
- a biasing member having a first portion that engages the latch arm to hold the latch arm in the unlatched position and that biases the latch arm toward the latched position when the first portion disengages the latch arm, wherein the biasing member is disposed around the third pin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.