Manual upper seatback support
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a lower seatback;
an upper seatback operably coupled to the lower seatback, wherein the upper seatback is pivotally mounted to the lower seatback at a pivot axis; and
a manual articulation assembly operably coupling the lower seatback with the upper seatback, the manual articulation assembly comprising;
a housing member including a cam channel and an inner wall with a plurality of engagement recesses; and
a positional cam including a cam pin engaged with the cam channel and an outer wall with a plurality of engagement teeth in removable engagement with the plurality of engagement recesses, wherein the cam pin is linearly slidable in the cam channel.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly includes a lower seatback. An upper seatback is operably coupled to the lower seatback. The upper seatback is pivotally mounted to the lower seatback at a pivot axis. A manual articulation assembly operably couples the lower seatback with the upper seatback. The manual articulation assembly includes a housing member having a cam channel and an inner wall with a plurality of engagement recesses. A positional cam includes a cam pin engaged with the cam channel and an outer wall with a plurality of engagement teeth in removable engagement with the plurality of engagement recesses.
-
Citations
15 Claims
-
1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
-
a lower seatback; an upper seatback operably coupled to the lower seatback, wherein the upper seatback is pivotally mounted to the lower seatback at a pivot axis; and a manual articulation assembly operably coupling the lower seatback with the upper seatback, the manual articulation assembly comprising; a housing member including a cam channel and an inner wall with a plurality of engagement recesses; and a positional cam including a cam pin engaged with the cam channel and an outer wall with a plurality of engagement teeth in removable engagement with the plurality of engagement recesses, wherein the cam pin is linearly slidable in the cam channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
-
-
6. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
-
a lower seatback; an upper seatback; a manual articulation assembly pivotally coupling the lower seatback with the upper seatback, the manual articulation assembly comprising; a housing member including a cam channel and an inner wall with a plurality of engagement recesses; and a positional cam including a cam pin engaged with the cam channel and an outer wall with a plurality of engagement teeth engaged with the plurality of engagement recesses, wherein the cam pin is linearly slidable in the cam channel. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
-
a lower seatback; an upper seatback operably coupled to the lower seatback, wherein the upper seatback is pivotally mounted to the lower seatback at a pivot axis; and a manual articulation assembly including a cam pin linearly slidable in a cam channel, and coupling the lower seatback with the upper seatback to temporarily lock the upper seatback at one of a plurality of angled positions relative to the lower seatback. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
-
Specification