Patent ID: 9731633
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B60N

Claim:
1. A recliner mechanism comprising: a first plate having a set of pawl slots, a ring groove that extends around the set of pawl slots, and a set of pawl tooth openings that extend from the ring groove and are disposed opposite the set of pawl slots; a second plate that is rotatable about an axis with respect to the first plate, the second plate having a center hole that extends through the second plate and a set of teeth that is received in the ring groove; a set of pawls, wherein each member of the set of pawls is received in a corresponding member of the set of pawl slots; and a unitary driver that is at least partially received in the center hole and that engages each member of the set of pawls, wherein the driver has a shaft portion that extends through the first plate, a cover portion that extends from the shaft portion, and a flange portion that extends from the cover portion and is completely spaced apart from the shaft portion, and the driver actuates the set of pawls when the driver rotates about the axis.