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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2001
Pierre Moradell, Saint Georges des Groseilliers, FR;
Yann Reubeuze, Landigou, FR;
François Cillierre, La Selle la Forge, FR;
Faurecia Sieges d' Automobile S.A., Boulogne, FR;
Abstract
A hinge joining system for an automobile seat includes a seat back flange and a seat pan flange. A hinge mechanism is attached to one of the flanges. An assembly fastener component is connected to the hinge mechanism and passes through an opening in the selected flange, the opening including a raised tapered collar. A thrust component is connected to the assembly fastener component, the thrust component having a bore for radially gripping the raised tapered collar and axially pressing the collar against the selected flange. The assembly fastener component has a tapered male section fitting into the tapered collar, and the bore of the thrust component is also tapered for gripping the tapered collar between the bore and the tapered male section when the thrust component is pressed against the selected flange.