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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2016
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Kubota, Marysville, OH (US);
Carlington George Demetrius, Dublin, OH (US);
Masaki Shimazu, Utsunomiya, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The disclosure provides a seat for an automotive vehicle, including a seat bottom frame, a seat back frame rotatably coupled with the seat bottom frame and a limit switch assembly. The limit switch assembly comprises a limit switch configured to prevent rotation of the seat back when the limit switch is opened, a link moveable from a first position in which the limit switch is closed to a second position in which the limit switch is open, and a bias member configured to impart a bias force on the link in a direction toward the first position. The disclosure also provides a method of reclining the seat.