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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Denis Ganot, Flers, FR;
Assignee:
Bertrand Faure Equipements S.A., Boulogne, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29721614 ; 29737811 ; 297367 ;
Abstract
A vehicle seat hinge has a fixed first cheek plate, a moving second cheek plate provided with an inwardly-directed circular set of teeth, and at least one slug suitable for co-operating with the teeth of the moving cheek plate, said slug being radially displaceable by means of a cam which is controlled by an actuator device to lock the hinge in the event of the vehicle being subjected to a predetermined level of impact.