Chairs and seats – Movable back – Tiltable
Patent
1996-09-26
1999-03-16
Cuomo, Peter M.
Chairs and seats
Movable back
Tiltable
297369, 2972161, B60N 210, B60N 242
Patent
active
058820809
ABSTRACT:
A bidirectional inertial latch locks the position of a seat back of a seat on a motor vehicle during rapid changes in velocity. The inertial latch has a bracket mounted on the seat base or bottom. An arm is pivotably mounted on the bracket and securely attached to the seat back, and has a unitary arcuately toothed section for latching engagement. A pawl is pivotally mounted on the bracket and has a center of gravity offset from its pivot axis. The pawl has an arcuate toothed region for engaging the toothed region of the arm, and is pivoted by the inertial force experienced during either sudden deceleration or sudden acceleration to lockingly engage the arm to prevent the movement thereof Preferably the toothed sections of the pawl have at least three teeth.
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Burgei Russell J.
Egon Nithammer
Houghtaling Bruce D.
Williams Jason L.
Barfield Anthony D.
Cuomo Peter M.
Excel Industries Inc.
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