Patent ID: 7338128
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A seat back lock for locking and unlocking a seat back in a vehicle, comprising: a striker mounted to a body of the vehicle, the striker having a first engagement portion at a first end of the striker and a second engagement portion at a second end of the striker; a locking mechanism mounted in the seat back and having a hook that is engagable with the striker to allow the seat back to be held in a standing position, the hook having a first engagement groove and a second engagement groove, wherein at least one of the first and second engagement portions of the striker is engagable in at least one of the first and second grooves of the hook to allow the seat back to be held in the standing position, the locking mechanism further including a detecting unit detecting incomplete engagement and disengagement between the striker and the hook; and an operating unit provided on a top of the seat back and having an operating knob that can be pushed down to allow the seat back to move from the standing position to a folding position on a seat, said operating knob being operable when the detecting unit detects incomplete engagement or disengagement between the striker and the hook.