Floor release latch mechanism for a vehicle seat

Details Floor release latch mechanism for a vehicle seat Floor release latch mechanism for a vehicle seat

2007-05-29

2007-05-29

Pedder, Dennis H. (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Seats with body modifications

C248S503100, C297S336000, C297S344100

Reexamination Certificate

active

11013170

ABSTRACT:
A release latch for use with a vehicle seat. A latch plate is rotatably secured to the seat and engages a floor mounted striker. A cam is rotatably secured to the seat and defines a shoulder biasingly seating against a support surface of the latch plate. A lever actuates the cam away from the support surface. A coil spring extends between the cam and a location of the latch plate offset from its pivot point. Forward pivoting of the seat occurs upon the shoulder separating from the support surface, the coil spring causing the latch plate to further rotate in a disengaging direction relative to the striker and upon the coil spring exceeding an over center portion relative to the pivot point of rotation of the latch plate.

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