Patent ID: 9545857
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: B60N

Claim:
1. A vehicle seat, comprising: a seat base; a seat back coupled to the seat base for movement between an upright position and a folded-forward position about a seat-back pivot axis; a recliner having an actuator configured to change the recliner from a closed configuration to an open configuration when the actuator is engaged, wherein seat back movement about the seat-back pivot axis is prevented in the closed configuration and allowed in the open configuration; and a recliner hold-open mechanism configured to hold the recliner in the open configuration when the actuator is disengaged during movement of the seat back between the upright position and the folded-forward position, wherein the recliner is in the closed configuration when the actuator is disengaged while the seat back is in the folded-forward position, wherein the recliner hold-open mechanism comprises a cam plate coupled to the seat back for movement therewith about the seat-back pivot axis and a cam follower coupled to the seat base for movement about a different pivot axis that passes through the cam follower and is in a fixed position relative to the seat base during movement of the seat back between the upright position and the folded-forward position.