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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2012
William D. Champ, Mount Clemens, MI (US);
Rabindranath Persad, Superior Township, MI (US);
Jeffrey P. Carroll, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
William D. Champ, Mount Clemens, MI (US);
Rabindranath Persad, Superior Township, MI (US);
Selvakumaresan Veluswamy, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jeffrey P. Carroll, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Magna Seating Inc., Newmarket, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A release mechanism selectively actuates a recliner between a locked condition and an unlocked condition allowing pivotal movement of a seat back between a seating and fold flat position. The release mechanism includes a recliner cam lever operatively coupled to the recliner for actuating the recliner between the locked and unlocked conditions. A recliner handle lever engages the recliner cam lever in a first actuated position to actuate the recliner between the locked and unlocked conditions allowing pivotal movement of the seat back between a seating position and a fold flat position and further engages the recliner cam lever in a second actuated position to release a seat cushion from the floor and allow pivotal movement of the seat cushion between a seating position and tumbled position when the seat back is maintained in the fold flat position.