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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2000
Wojciech Smuk, Troy, MI (US);
Bertrand Faure Components Ltd., Mississauga, CA;
Abstract
A rotary recliner control mechanism for use in a vehicle seat assembly, which vehicle seat assembly has a seat back member ( ). A cam pin ( ) is mounted on the link means ( ) for driving engagement with the camming shoulder ( ), upon forward pivotal movement of the seat back member ( ) to cause the rotation of the interlock plate member ( ) against the second biasing means ( ), when the link member ( ) is in the first link position. The cam pin ( ) is also mounted on the linkmeans ( ) for clearing motion of the camming shoulder ( ) when the link member ( ) is in the second link position. A connection means ( ) is interconnected between the interlock plate ( ) member and the track lock releasing means ( ) for unlocking the track lock means when the interlock plate member ( ) is rotated, under the driving contact of the cam pin ( ).