Lear Corporation

Matthew Kipf

Ian D Haynes

Chad Balk

Robert A Buono

Michele Palomba

Vikas Patwardhan

James C Dalian

Jon Liu

A latch mechanism and a vehicle seat having a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism includes a mounting plate, a latch, a pawl, and a cam. The latch, pawl, and cam are rotatably disposed on the mounting plate. The pawl engages the latch before the cam engages the latch to inhibit rotation of the latch. The pawl and cam disengage from the latch to permit the latch to rotate.

Latch mechanism and a vehicle seat having a latch mechanism

A tuned vibration absorbing system () for a seat system () includes a flexible extension member () that is coupled to the seat system (). A suspended element () is coupled to the flexible extension member (). The flexible extension member () and the suspended element () are configured to absorb vibration within the seat system (). A method of designing and manufacturing a seat system () includes designing the tuned vibration absorbing system () with the flexible extension member () and the suspended element () to absorb vibration within the seat system (), which is then manufactured and coupled to the seat system ().

Tuned vibration absorbing system for a seat system

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Farmington Hills, MI, United States of America

Matthew Kipf