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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Nicholas J. Schutzman, Canton, MI (US);
Vikas Bhatia, South Lyon, MI (US);
Yi-Ru C. Sosnowski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A latch for a vehicle seat includes a latch body and a bracket having a plate defining a pivot point and a slot is provided. The latch body is pivotably coupled to the bracket at the pivot point and movably coupled to the bracket at the slot such that the latch body pivots about the pivot point between a latched position and a variation absorbing position. The latch body has a supporting shaft slidably supported by the plate at the slot. A biasing assembly is disposed between the pivot point and the supporting shaft and biasing the latch body toward the latched position.