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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
May. 13, 2024
Camaco, Llc, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jeff Carroll, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Sanjay Vakil, Troy, MI (US);
Mohammad Fazli, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Yang Cao, Bejing, CN;
Harish Bijwe, Novi, MI (US);
CAMACO, LLC., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A locking mechanism for a recliner assembly. The locking mechanism includes a plate and a pawl. The plate includes a peripheral lip having an interior face that defines a plurality of teeth. The pawl includes first teeth positioned at opposing ends thereof and second teeth positioned between the first teeth. Each of the first teeth has a first flat face and a second flat face. Each of the second teeth has one flat face and one curved face. The pawl is positionable between (i) a first position where the pawl does not engage with the plate and (ii) a second position where the pawl engages with the plate.