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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2008
Kyle M. Doxey, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kurt A. Seibold, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Richard Tann, Lasalle, CA;
Michael J. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kyle M. Doxey, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kurt A. Seibold, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Richard Tann, Lasalle, CA;
Michael J. Thomas, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A tube recliner mechanism for a vehicle seat having a reclining seat back includes an inner tube extending in a lateral cross vehicle direction and having inboard and outboard ends, an outer tube positioned around the inner tube, and a cylindrical spacer positioned between the inner tube and the outer tube. The relative rotational position of the inner and outer tubes is configured to change via rotation of one of the inner and outer tubes. The spacer, inner tube, and outer tube are all concentrically positioned to thereby reduce friction between the inner and outer tubes during relative movement between the tubes.