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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Khaled Ayyash, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jeffrey Gabalski, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Robert Jen-Yue Du, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/235 (2006.01); B60N 2/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/2245 (2013.01); B60N 2/2356 (2013.01);
Abstract
A recliner heart spacer ring includes a body portion having a substantially consistent inner diameter. First and second inner cutouts are diametrically opposed from one another. First and second pairs of retention features are diametrically opposed from one another and are adapted to engage a swing gate of a recliner heart. The recliner heart spacer ring guides the swing gate as the swing gate transitions between a range of positions associated with a seat back.