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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2014
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Kyle M. Doxey, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Bruce A. Hiemstra, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A latch for a vehicle seat may include a hooking component with a hook engagement surface, a first cam with a first cam engagement surface, and a second cam with a second cam engagement surface. The hooking component may be rotatable about a first axis and the first cam and the second cam may be rotatable about a second axis between an engaged position and an unengaged position. The hook engagement surface may contact at least one of the first cam engagement surface and the second cam engagement surface in the engaged position. One of the hook engagement surface or the first cam engagement surface may include a stepped surface extending incrementally from either the hook engagement surface or the first cam engagement surface.