THIN PROFILE CABLE ATTACHMENT FOR A RECLINER LINK

• US 20190322201A1
• Filed: 04/19/2019
• Published: 10/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Magna Seating Incorporated (Magna International Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Magna Seating Incorporated (Magna International Incorporated)
• Inventors: Wood, Meredith
• Granted Patent: US 11,192,483 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/12 slidable and tiltable
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/22 the back-rest being adjustable B60N2/2878 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2356 with internal pawls
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/919 Positioning and locking mechanisms B60N2/16, B60N2/18, B60N2/22, B60N2/225 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2002/971 the locking system being an element distinct from articulation means, retaining the seat or seat part in its folded position, e.g. controlled by a wire

Abstract

A cable assembly has a link, a cable connector and a cable. The link has a slot near a distal end of the link. The cable connector comprises a shaft near a proximal end of the cable connector and an opening near a distal end of the cable connector. The shaft is engaged with the slot of the link. The cable has a stopper at an end of the cable. The cable extends through the opening, and the stopper extends above the opening.

Claims

1. A cable assembly comprising:

a link having a slot near a distal end of the link;

a cable connector comprising;

a shaft near a proximal end of the cable connector, wherein the shaft is engaged with the slot of the link; and

an opening near a distal end of the cable connector; and

a cable having a stopper at an end of the cable, wherein the cable extends through the opening and the stopper extends above the opening.

2. The cable assembly of claim 1 wherein the cable connector includes a groove adjacent the opening to engage the stopper.

3. The cable assembly of claim 1 wherein the link includes a circular opening at an inner end of the slot wherein a diameter of the circular opening is greater than a width of the slot.

4. The cable assembly of claim 3 wherein the shaft has an adjustable diameter.

5. The cable assembly of claim 1 wherein the cable connector is rotatably coupled to the link at the shaft.

6. The cable assembly of claim 1 wherein the cable is coupled to the cable connector with a loss motion connection.

7. The cable assembly of claim 1 wherein the cable connector couples the cable to a reclining mechanism of a vehicle seat.

8. A cable connector for coupling a cable to a link comprising:

a shaft near a proximal end of the cable connector rotatably coupled to the link; and

an opening near a distal end of the cable connector, wherein the cable extends through the opening.

9. The cable connector of claim 8 further comprising a groove adjacent the opening to engage a stopper at an end of the cable.

10. The cable connector of claim 8 wherein the shaft has an adjustable diameter.

11. The cable connector of claim 8 wherein the cable is coupled to the cable connector with a loss motion connection.

12. A cable connector for coupling a cable to a link comprising:

an opening near a distal end of the cable connector, wherein the cable extends through the opening, and wherein the cable connector is rotatably coupled to the link.

13. The cable connector of claim 12 further comprising a groove adjacent the opening to engage a stopper at an end of the cable.

14. The cable connector of claim 12 wherein the cable is coupled to the cable connector with a loss motion connection.