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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2009
Michael J. Leighton, LaSalle, CA;
Michael Zhang, Plymouth, MI (US);
Tracy A. Schachern, Northville, MI (US);
Douglas M. Coburn, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Kyle M. Doxey, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Costel Ailenei, Windsor, CA;
Michael J. Leighton, LaSalle, CA;
Michael Zhang, Plymouth, MI (US);
Tracy A. Schachern, Northville, MI (US);
Douglas M. Coburn, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Kyle M. Doxey, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Costel Ailenei, Windsor, CA;
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A recliner mechanism comprising a base plate having a plurality of contoured extension members and a central aperture; a pivot member coupled to the central aperture of the base plate; a cam member pivotably coupled to the pivot member; a first and second disc member positioned within the base plate and supported by the contoured extension members; a tooth plate having central aperture for coupling to the pivot member and an annular ring including a plurality of teeth; a first and second pawl member positioned within the base plate and supported by the contoured extension members, the first and second pawl members having a plurality of teeth for engagement with the teeth of the tooth plate and contoured sides for engagement with the base plate, cam member, first and second disc member, and the contoured extension members.