Vehicle seat apparatus with middle return slide walk in

US9108537B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9108537-B2
Application numberUS-201313916222-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 12, 2013
Priority dateJun 12, 2013
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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Abstract

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A slide return mechanism of a seat for a vehicle, the seat including a seat back and a seat base, the slide return mechanism including a recliner that reclines the seat back, a slide release lever that locks and unlocks the movement of a slide mechanism of the seat, and a stopper link. Rotation of the recliner causes the seat back to move downward, the slide release lever to unlock the slide mechanism, and the stopper link to move into position to prevent the seat from traveling in a rearward direction at a predetermined position.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A slide return mechanism of a seat for a vehicle, the seat including a seat back and a seat base, the slide return mechanism comprising: a recliner that reclines the seat back; a slide release lever that locks and unlocks the movement of a slide mechanism of the seat; a recliner link that extends between the recliner and the slide release lever; a slide stopper on a rail of the seat; and a stopper link including a top portion that contacts the…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B60N2/123Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9108537B2 cover?
A slide return mechanism of a seat for a vehicle, the seat including a seat back and a seat base, the slide return mechanism including a recliner that reclines the seat back, a slide release lever that locks and unlocks the movement of a slide mechanism of the seat, and a stopper link. Rotation of the recliner causes the seat back to move downward, the slide release lever to unlock the slide me…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Aisin Technical Ct America Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60N2/123. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 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).