Fca US LLC

Fisher Dynamics Corporation

Song Chen

Frederick J Zweng

Saravanan Ganeshmurthy

Nathan J Kellaway

Matthew J O'Leary

Paul D Logan

A cam washer for a vehicle suspension system includes a point of rotation about which the washer is configured to rotate, and an outer surface profile where any point along the outer surface profile is configured to provide a friction angle less than a predetermined value to prevent the cam washer bolt from rotating under a load acting on the outer surface profile, the outer surface profile being a function of: i) a shortest distance from the point of rotation to the outer surface profile, ii) a longest distance from the point of rotation to the outer surface profile, iii) a position angle of the outer surface profile, and iv) a coefficient of friction of a material of the washer.

Self-locking cam washer

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, a vehicle suspension includes an upper member, a lower member, a spring, a jounce bumper, and a striker. The lower member is configured to pivot relative to the upper member. The spring is configured to bias the lower member away from the upper member. The jounce bumper is fixedly coupled to one of the upper and lower members. The striker is fixedly coupled to the other one of the upper and lower members. The striker has a striker surface configured to contact the jounce bumper when the lower member is pivoted to compress the spring greater than a predetermined amount. The striker surface is convex toward the jounce bumper.

Vehicle suspension with jounce bumper and striker

A seat hinge assembly for a vehicle seat having a single position memory feature that permits the seatback to be returned and latched in a predetermined &ldquo;design&rdquo; position after having been folded into a memory actuating position. The seat hinge assembly includes a lower hinge member adapted to be secured to the seat bottom, and upper hinge member adapted to be fixed to the seat back, a latching mechanism operable in the latch mode for securing the upper hinge member in a fixed position relative to the lower hinge member and an unlatched mode for releasing the upper hinge member for movement relative to the lower hinge member, and a memory mechanism operable in a non-actuated mode and an actuated mode. The upper hinge member is coupled to the lower hinge member for pivotal movement relative thereto between a forward dumped position and a fully reclined position. In its non-actuated mode, the memory mechanism permits independent actuation of the latching mechanism while in its actuated mode the memory mechanism maintains the latching mechanism in its unlatched mode. The memory mechanism includes a blocker coupled to the lower hinge member for movement between a blocking position and a retracted position, an actuator coupled to move with the upper hinge member and operatively engage the blocker to move the blocker into the blocking position when the upper hinge member is moved into a memory actuating position forward of the adjustment range and to move the blocker into the retracted position upon movement of the upper hinge member from the memory actuating position to a predetermined design position.

Sector recliner with single position memory

A linear seat recliner for a vehicle seat having a single-position memory feature that permits the seatback to be returned to a predetermined upright 'design' position after having been folded into a forward dump position.

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Troy, MI, United States of America

Song Chen