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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2016
Adient Luxembourg Holding S.à.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Bruce Hiemstra, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yue Lang, Northville, MI (US);
Adient Luxembourg Holding S.à r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a seat base, a backrest and a track arrangement with a fixed track part and a moveable track part and with a lockable range to lock the seat and the moveable track part relative to the a fixed track part. A lockout mechanism locks the backrest in a forward position with the seat base in a non-lockable track range. The lockout mechanism includes a lockout catch member connected to the backrest and a lockout hook connected to the seat base, which is pivotable between a locked position, with the lockout hook engaging the lockout catch member, and an unlocked position. A blocker member is connected to the seat base and is pivotable between a blocking position, with the blocker engaging the lockout hook to maintain the lockout hook in the locked position and an open position, with the blocker not engaging the lockout hook.