Seat latch assembly having manual seat dump and powered upright design rewind and reset mechanism

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8746773
APP PUB NO 20140062157A1
SERIAL NO

14021440

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A seat latch assembly for providing manual triggering and subsequent powered rewinding of a seatback. A stanchion support is secured to a floor location of a vehicle frame. A seatback sector is pivotally supported at a lower end to an upper location of the stanchion. The sector engages along a side location of a frame forming a portion of the seatback in a first upper design position. A lever and trigger initiates forward rotating dump of the seatback. A plurality of four linkage members are also located upon the stanchion and, in combination with a motor, provide upright rewinding of the seatback and subsequent resetting of the linkage mechanism.

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BAE INDUSTRIES INC1426 PACIFIC AUBURN HILLS MI 48326

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bruck, Stephen C Howell, US 21 201

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