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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2020
Magna Seating Inc., Aurora, CA;
Avery Folk, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Kristof M Kurzeja, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Kai Zhao, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Louis Vetere, II, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Detjon Marini, White Lake, MI (US);
Cheikh Dioum, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
James Rudberg, Northville, MI (US);
Creston A Zang, Northville, MI (US);
Donald W Gray, Jr., Brighton, MI (US);
Magna Seating Inc., Aurora, CA;
Abstract
A disc recliner mechanism for use in an automotive vehicle includes a plurality of pawls and a cam mounted between a guide plate and a tooth plate. Rotation of the cam moves the pawls between an extended position in which the pawls engage the tooth plate to lock the disc recliner mechanism and a retracted position in which the pawls disengage the tooth plate to unlock the disc recliner mechanism and allow rotation between the guide plate and the tooth plate. A notch is disposed on an engagement surface of a cam lobe disposed on the cam for reducing friction when the cam lobe engages a cam follower disposed on the pawls. The tooth plate includes a circumferential outer lip with a concentric channel for retaining lubricant and reducing rotational friction between the tooth plate and the guide plate.