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Primary CPC classification B60N2/2356. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.

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Recliner mechanism

US8985689B2 · US · B2

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Field	Value
Publication number	US-8985689-B2
Application number	US-201313772403-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 21, 2013
Priority date	Jun 27, 2012
Publication date	Mar 24, 2015
Grant date	Mar 24, 2015

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A recliner mechanism for a seat. The recliner mechanism may include a first plate, a second plate, and a set of pawls. A pawl may extend between a set of teeth on the second plate and into a pawl tooth opening on the first plate to inhibit rotation of the second plate.

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What is claimed is: 1. A recliner mechanism comprising: a first plate having a ring groove, a set of pawl slots disposed proximate the ring groove, and a set of pawl tooth openings that extend between the ring groove and an outer surface of the first plate, wherein each pawl tooth opening is disposed between first and second spacer teeth of the first plate that extend between the ring groove and the outer surface; a second plate configured to rotate with respect to the first pla…

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Lear Corp

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B60N2/2356Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
A47C1/026Primary
Human Necessities · mapped topic
B60N2/236
Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8985689B2 cover?: A recliner mechanism for a seat. The recliner mechanism may include a first plate, a second plate, and a set of pawls. A pawl may extend between a set of teeth on the second plate and into a pawl tooth opening on the first plate to inhibit rotation of the second plate.
Who is the assignee on this patent?: Lear Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?: Primary CPC classification B60N2/2356. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?: Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?: We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).