Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC

Faurecia Automotive Seating Canada Limited

Boris Biletskiy

Wojciech Smuk

Thomas J Cooley

Dmitriy Zelmanov

An occupant support adapted for use in a vehicle includes a seat bottom coupled to a floor of the vehicle and a seat back configured to pivot about a seat-back pivot axis relative to the seat bottom between an upright position and a folded-forward position. The occupant support further includes a seat-motion controller configured to control movement of the seat back relative to the seat bottom.

Shafted recliners dual decoupling system

A vehicle seat includes a hook and cam latching mechanism that releasably couples an occupant support to the vehicle body. The latching mechanism has a hook and a cam that apply clamp loads at opposite sides of an anchor to lock the occupant support in a use position in a manner that can reduce or eliminate loose conditions and associated noise often associated with other types of latching mechanisms. Cam movement is coordinated with hook movement to accommodate an engaged condition with a secured clamp load along with easy engagement and disengagement of the hook. The latching mechanism can be used with easy-entry vehicle seats or other types of vehicle seats where movement of a seat bottom or seat back away from the vehicle body is desired.

Vehicle seat with hook and cam latching mechanism

A latching mechanism in a vehicle seat hinge assembly having a seatback hinge plate pivotally connected to a seat cushion hinge plate for movement about a hinge pivot axis between substantially upright and forwardly folded positions, comprises a guide and a stop in the seat cushion hinge plate. A link arm member has a follower member slidingly retained by the guide and is pivotally mounted on the seatback hinge plate for movement about a separate and distinct link pivot axis spaced from the hinge pivot axis between two latchable positions whereat the follower member contacts the stop, through an intermediate unlatching position whereat the follower member does not contact the stop. A latch is mounted on the seat cushion hinge plate for selectively holding the follower member in restrained contact with the stop, to thereby retain the seatback hinge plate in either the substantially upright or the forwardly folded position.

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West Bloomfield, MI, United States of America

Boris Biletskiy