Seat track with cam actuated locking device and bypass assembly
First Claim
1. An assembly for mounting a seat within a vehicle comprising:
- a first track;
a second track supported for movement relative to said first track ;
a locking device supported on said second track and moveable between a locked position where said locking device maintains said second track in a fixed position and an unlocked position where said second track is movable relative to said first track;
a release member for moving said locking device out of said locked position and maintaining said locking device in said unlocked position such that said second track can move relative to said first track; and
a bypass member for moving into a bypass position wherein said bypass member can move independently from said release member such that said locking device remains in said locked position when a control mechanism is actuated.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat back pivotally supported with respect to a seat bottom. The seat bottom is moveable between a generally horizontal position and a generally upright position and the seat back is moveable between a generally horizontal and upright position. The seat assembly is attached to the vehicle by a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly includes a locking device mounted on an upper track that moves relative to a lower track. The locking device moves between a locked position where the upper track cannot move with respect to the lower track and an unlocked position where the upper track can move with respect to the lower track. A release member is used to move the locking device between the locked and unlocked positions. A bypass member is supported on the second track and can be rotated independently from the release member. When an occupant wishes to disengage the locking device to slid the seat assembly forward, the bypass member and the release member rotated together to move the locking device out of the locked position. When the occupant wishes to fold the seat down to increase available cargo space, the seat bottom is pivoted into the vertical position and the seat back is pivoted into a horizontal position which causes the bypass member to rotate independently from the release member such that the locking device remains in the locked position. Additionally, after the locking device is disengaged, the bypass member can also be rotated independently from the release member allowing the locking device to be re-engaged independent of how the release member was actuated.
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20 Claims
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1. An assembly for mounting a seat within a vehicle comprising:
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a first track; a second track supported for movement relative to said first track ; a locking device supported on said second track and moveable between a locked position where said locking device maintains said second track in a fixed position and an unlocked position where said second track is movable relative to said first track; a release member for moving said locking device out of said locked position and maintaining said locking device in said unlocked position such that said second track can move relative to said first track; and a bypass member for moving into a bypass position wherein said bypass member can move independently from said release member such that said locking device remains in said locked position when a control mechanism is actuated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An assembly for mounting a seat within a vehicle comprising:
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a first track; a second track supported for movement relative to said first track; a locking device supported on said second track for movement between an unlocked position and a locked position where said locking device maintains said second track in a selected position relative to said first track; a release member actuated by a control member and supported on said second track for selectively moving said locking device into and out of said locked position; and a bypass member that selectively moves into a first bypass position when said locking device is in said unlocked position such that said bypass member can move independently from said release member to allow said locking device to return to said locked position independent of said control member. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle seat assembly comprising
a seat bottom; -
a seat back pivotally supported for pivotal movement relative to said seat bottom; a first track; a second track supported for movement relative to said first track, said seat bottom being supported on said second track for movement with said second track; a locking device supported on said second track for movement into and out of a locked position where said locking device maintains said second track in a selected position relative to said first track; a release member rotatably connected to said second track by a first pivot pin, said release member for selectively moving said locking device into and out of said locked position; and a bypass member rotatably connected to said release member by a second pivot pin wherein said bypass member is connected to a first control member and a second control member, said first control member being responsive to an movement of said seat back and said second control member being responsive to an actuation member operably connected to said seat bottom. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A vehicle seat assembly comprising:
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a seat bottom; a seat back pivotally supported for pivotal movement relative to said seat bottom; a first track; a second track supported for movement relative to said first track, said seat bottom being supported on said second track for movement with said second track; a locking device supported on said second track for movement into and out of a locked position where said locking device maintains said second track in a selected position relative to said first track; a release member rotatabley connected to said second track by a first pivot pin, said release member for selectively moving said locking device into and out of said locked position; and a bypass member rotatabley connected to said release member by a second pivot pin, said bypass member being connected to a first control member and a second control member, said first control member being responsive to an actuation member operably connected to said seat back and said second control member being responsive to movement of said seat bottom, wherein said bypass member rotates independently from said release member when said seat bottom is in a generally upright position such that said locking device remains in said locked position and wherein said bypass member can be actuated by said second control member to move independently from said release member to allow said locking device to return to said locked position independent of said first control member.
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Specification