Johnson Controls Technology Company

Adient US LLC

Brian S Holder

Robert A Wilson

Aleksandar D Malusev

Douglas A Siewert

Milton S Soditch

Sean A Riley

Vladimir Nastevski

Kurt A Seibold

Travis Matthew Reel

Michael B Clor

Michael S Demianenko

Kenneth C Farkas

Joseph B A Rajkumar

Allen W Holmes

Mark F Kowalski

Rebecca L Pennington

Jeffrey P Medvecky

A vehicle seat, such as for a motor vehicle seat, adapted to be transferable from at least one use position, which is suitable for transporting a passenger, into an easy entry position as a non-use position, and back, may have a seat cushion, a backrest, and a seat frame. The seat cushion and the backrest may be coupled to the seat frame, a base and a kinematics for the articulated connection of the seat frame to the base. The kinematics may have at least one link articulated connecting the seat frame to the base. The at least one link may be lockable by a disc shaped fitting or the at least one link may be lockable with the seat frame by a locking device.

Vehicle seat

A recliner mechanism for use in a seat assembly of a vehicle, the recliner mechanism comprising a cam stop member coupled to the seat assembly; a cam bracket pivotably coupled to the seat assembly; a catch lever pivotably coupled to the seat assembly; a release crank member coupled to the catch lever; a cable member coupled to the cam bracket and to the cushion pivot bracket; and wherein rotation of the seat assembly via the cushion pivot bracket causes the cable to wind about the cam of the cushion pivot bracket such that the first end of the cable member pulls an actuates the cam bracket causing the cam bracket to rotate against the pin catch lever causing the catch lever to actuate the release crank member to release the recliner mechanism and thereby enable reconfiguration of the seat assembly from a first position to a second position.

Recliner mechanism actuator

A head rest for a seat assembly includes a rotation mechanism that allows the head rest to rotate with respect to the seat assembly. The rotation mechanism may allow the head rest to incline when in a raised position to provide clearance for an occupant seated in the seat assembly. The rotation mechanism also may allow the head rest to rotate outward from the seat assembly when in a lowered position to displace the occupant with respect to the seat assembly.

Rotating head rests

One embodiment of the invention relates to a vehicle seat (). The vehicle seat () comprises a seat back () coupled to a vehicle () by a base bracket () or directly to the vehicle. A seat base () is coupled to the seat back and configured to rotate from a seating position () to a stored position (). A leg assembly () is coupled to the seat base () and configured to rotate from a deployed position to a retracted position. An indicator () is coupled to the seat base () to indicate a predetermined condition of the seat base.

Vehicle seat with auto-fold leg

One embodiment of the invention relates to a vehicle seat. The vehicle seat comprises a seat back coupled to a vehicle by a base bracket or directly to the vehicle. A seat base is coupled to the seat back and configured to rotate from a seating position to a stored position. A leg assembly is coupled to the seat base and configured to rotate from a deployed position to a retracted position. An indicator is coupled to the seat base to indicate a predetermined condition of the seat base.

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Livonia, MI, United States of America

Brian S Holder