Chairs and seats – Movable back – Tiltable
Patent
1993-02-10
1995-02-21
Crowder, Clifford D.
Chairs and seats
Movable back
Tiltable
29737811, B60N 202
Patent
active
053909801
ABSTRACT:
A seatback latching mechanism for use in a vehicle seat assembly having a seatback member pivotally tiltable over a seat cushion member is disclosed. The latching mechanism is used to secure the seatback member against pivotal movement in a forward angular direction relative to the seat cushion member, when the seatback member in its relatively upright angular orientation, by latching first and second hinged members. There are first and second stop means securely affixed to the first hinged member, first and second abutment means securely affixed to the second hinged member, and a selectively positionable latch member rotatably mounted on the first hinged members for movement between a latching position and an unlatching position. When the selectively positionable latch member is in the latching position, the first stop means and the first abutment means are in intimate contact with one another so as to preclude unwanted pivotal movement of the first and second hinged members with respect to each other in the rearward angular direction. Further, a first contact surface on the selectively positionable latch member and the second abutment means are in intimate contact with one another, and the selectively positionable latch member is physically interposed between the second stop means and the second abutment means so as to preclude unwanted pivotal movement of the first and second hinged members with respect to each other in the forward angular direction. Resultingly, there is substantially no radial lost motion between the first hinged member and the second hinged member in the first relative angular orientation.
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He Simon X.
Premji Gulam
Bertrand Faure Ltd.
Crowder Clifford D.
Hofbauer Patrick J.
Mohanty Bibhu
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