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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Inventors:
James Abraham, Köln, DE;
Robin Advena, Köln, DE;
Assignee:
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/20 (2006.01); B60N 2/30 (2006.01); B60N 2/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/10 (2013.01); B60N 2/206 (2013.01); B60N 2/305 (2013.01); B60N 2/3011 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hinge mechanism for a vehicle seat includes an actuating lever, a disengaging lever, a main rotary axis, a deflection lever and a deflection rod. It also includes a separate first operating element for folding a backrest over in the direction of a seat part in the case of a fixed seat part, and a separate second operating element for folding over the backrest in the case of a simultaneous or subsequent pivot movement of the seat part. A method is provided for operation of a vehicle seat with a hinge mechanism.