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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
William H Jones, Rochester, MI (US);
Les Griswold, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Hoover Universal, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2973611 ; 29735412 ;
Abstract
A linear seat rack recliner is disclosed having a lead screw mounted to a seat frame for rotation about its axis and a drive nut carried by the seat back frame movable along the lead screw upon rotation of the screw. A locking gear/thrust disk is fixed to the lead screw with a cam actuated locking pawl engageable with the gear to lock the gear in lead screw in position. The lead screw is also mounted for axial movement upon high loading with one face of the lock gear/thrust disk engaging a fixed wall surface to frictionally lock the gear and lead screw from rotation.