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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Thomas J. Susko, Saint Clair Shores, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/22 (2006.01); B60N 2/20 (2006.01); B60N 2/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/22 (2013.01); B60N 2/20 (2013.01); B60N 2/4214 (2013.01);
Abstract
A counterweighted release lever for a vehicle seat back release mechanism is described. The release lever includes a counterweight providing sufficient weight to move a center of mass of the release lever towards a release lever pivot point disposed adjacent to the counterweight. The counterweight may be integral to or attached to the release lever, or may be operatively connected to a release lever shaft. Vehicle seat back release mechanisms and vehicle seat assemblies including the counterweighted release lever as described above are described.