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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2011
Eckhard Nock, Schweitenkirchen, DE;
Norbert Hertling, Munich, DE;
Eckhard Nock, Schweitenkirchen, DE;
Norbert Hertling, Munich, DE;
LEAR CORPORATION, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A recliner assembly for a vehicle seat that has a pair of adjustable recliners are disposed on opposite sides of the seat that connect a seat back to a seat base. The recliners are shifted between a locked position and an unlocked position by manually pivoting a connector rod. Each recliner has a gear plate and a guide plate that are each associated with one of the seat base and seat back. An easy entry module is also provided to release the seat back to pivot over the seat base to provide access to an area behind the seat back. A static connector may be provided that connects the gear plates of each of the pair of recliners and retains the gear plates of each recliner in alignment with the corresponding gear plate of the other recliner.