Patent ID: 9296320
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A61B,B60N,H04R,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A locking apparatus for a seat assembly for a vehicle comprising: a latching component attached to one of a stationary part or a movable part of a seat assembly; a receiving component disposed on the other of the stationary part or the movable part of a seat assembly, wherein the latching component engages the receiving component; and an activation component that activates the latching component, wherein upon activation of the locking device, the latching component engages the receiving component thereby locking the movable part to the stationary part in a collapsed state thereby reducing vibrational noise caused by the movable part during operation of the vehicle, and wherein the latching component is an electro-mechanical device having a movable latching mechanism that when actuated latches the movable part to the stationary part in a collapsed state thereby reducing vibrational noise caused by the movable part during operation of the vehicle.