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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2012
Applicant:
Yasuhiro Kojima, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Inventor:
Yasuhiro Kojima, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Company, Ltd., Kariya, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/22 (2006.01); B60N 2/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/2358 (2013.01);
Abstract
A locking mechanism of a seat for a vehicle, the seat including a seat back and a seat base, the locking mechanism including a recliner that reclines the seat back and locks the seat back in a position, the recliner and a memory ring being located on the axis, and when the memory ring is held relative to the recliner the seat back returns to an original position when the seat back travels in a forward direction from the original position past an upright position and then moves in a rearward direction back to the original position.