Johnson Controls Technology Company

Robert Michael Heilman

Elizabeth Ann Allen

Nandakumar Sankaran

A vehicle seat () includes an improved seat frame member () used as a seat back, a recliner mechanism connection () and a vehicle seat track actuator mechanism (). The seat back frame member () includes a side frame member () having a side frame structural member () preferably made from a relatively high strength steel and a stiffening insert member () to provide strength and rigidity to the recliner mechanism connection () and to reduce the overall mass of the vehicle seat frame member and thereby the vehicle seat (). The seat frame member () further includes a recliner mechanism () welded to the side frame structural member () preferably utilizing a shaped laser weld pattern (). The vehicle seat track actuator mechanism () includes a bar (), first and second pivot pins () and connectors ().

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Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America

Robert Michael Heilman