Lear Corporation

Paul Golarz

David J Abdella

Neil G Goodbred

An automotive easy-entry assembly is provided, including a seat pan and a back frame rotatably attached to the seat pan . The back frame is rotatable between a back frame upright position and a back frame dumped forward position. A secured track includes a plurality of engagement slots and a memory block . An adjustment track is mounted to the seat pan and slidably engages the secured track . A locking arm including one or more engagement teeth is mounted to the adjustment track and is movable between an engagement position and a travel position . An actuator arm is in communication with the back frame such that as the back frame is moved into the back frame dumped forward position the actuator arm is moved into an actuator active position . A lifting cam is in communication with the actuator arm and locking arm such that as said actuator arm is moved into the actuator active position , the lifting cam moves the locking arm into the travel position . A locking cam is in communication with the lifting cam . A searing cam is in communication with the lifting cam such that the sear element engages the locking cam when the locking arm is in the travel position . A trigger element disengages the sear element and allows the locking arm to move into the engagement position after impacting the memory block . A lost motion element provides communication between the sear cam and the lifting cam such that the trigger element can move over the memory block without damage.

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West Bloomfield, MI, United States of America

Paul Golarz