Porter Group, LLC

Porter Systems Inc.

Sobieslaw Derbis

Edward Poulos

Michael A Blake

Steve Lin

The present invention is a simplified pawl and sector adjustable armrest device. Both the pawl and sector have a toothed edge, which engage one another in the locked position. The locked position prevents the armrest from rotating. A pawl-return torsional spring maintains engagement between the pawl and sector. A release cable can disengage the pawl from the sector, unlocking the adjustable armrest, allowing it to rotate in either position. A protrusion from the sector limits the rotation by butting up against a built-in stop.

Pawl and sector locking adjustable armrest

The vehicle seat latch () disclosed includes an elongate pivot plate () pivotally mounted by a first pivotal connection () on a seat frame () by a mounting plate (). A second pivotal connection () mounts a latch assembly () on the pivot plate (). The latch assembly () includes a throat plate () having a throat () for receiving a vehicle body mounted striker (), and the latch assembly () also includes at least one latch member () movable between latched and unlatched positions for securing the latch to the striker (). Pivoting of the pivot plate () about the first pivotal connection () and pivoting of the throat plate () about the second pivotal connection () provide the latch assembly with compliance that accommodates for striker position variation along transverse directions, which are vertical and horizontal when the seat is latched to the vehicle floor.

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Auburn Hills, MI, United States of America

Sobieslaw Derbis