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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2010
Applicants:
Mladen Humer, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Karl Schafer, Holly, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mladen Humer, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Karl Schafer, Holly, MI (US);
Assignee:
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/02 (2006.01); F16F 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tubular spring having a longitudinal slot that is attached between a movable member and a fixed attachment device. A recliner hinge assembly for a vehicle seat that includes an inboard recliner and an outboard recliner connected by a connecting rod. A split tube having a longitudinally extending slot is assembled over the connecting rod. The split tube biases the seat back toward a neutral position when the seat back is shifted to a position that is angularly offset from the neutral position.