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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
May. 09, 2011
William T. Hentges, Plymouth, MI (US);
Vasile E. Bozintan, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Tod A. Shivak, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Srinivasa N. Sanku, Canton, MI (US);
William T. Hentges, Plymouth, MI (US);
Vasile E. Bozintan, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Tod A. Shivak, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Srinivasa N. Sanku, Canton, MI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A positioning system is provided for moving a seat back in a vehicle between a seating position and a cargo storage position. The positioning system includes a release mechanism actuatable between a first position to permit movement of the seat back and a second position to prevent movement of the seat back. A first actuator is provided on the seat back near an upper corner of the seat back and a second actuator is provided on the seat back near a lower corner of the seat back, so that the seat back can be moved from the cargo storage position to the seating position by a person actuating the first actuator from a location alongside the vehicle and by a person actuating the second actuator from a location behind the vehicle.