Patent ID: 8585145
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle seat easy entry system comprising: a vehicle seat including a seat bottom and a seat back; a seat track assembly including a seat track locking mechanism, the seat track assembly receiving the vehicle seat and selectively allowing forward and rearward travel of the seat bottom with respect to a portion of the seat track assembly, the seat track locking mechanism being engageable to lock the seat bottom with respect to the portion of the seat track assembly; a recliner mechanism for controlling an orientation of the seat back with respect to the seat bottom, the recliner mechanism being engageable to lock the seat back with respect to the seat bottom; and an easy entry handle arranged such that assertion of the easy entry handle releases the seat track locking mechanism; wherein the seat track assembly and the recliner mechanism are configured such that movement of the seat bottom to a forward position releases the recliner mechanism, thereby allowing the seat back to rotate to an easy entry position.