Patent ID: 8439445
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle seat back tilt adjustment assembly comprising: a guide member securable to a vehicle body; and an intermediate mechanism moveably coupled to the guide member, wherein the intermediate mechanism comprises first and second locking elements, wherein the first locking element is configured to be moveable between a first configuration in which the first locking element is engagable with a vehicle seat back to secure the seat back to the intermediate mechanism and a second configuration in which the seat back is disengagable from the intermediate mechanism to allow the seat back to move independently of the intermediate mechanism and thereby allow a user to move the seat back through a large angle, wherein the second locking element is configured to selectively engage the guide member to secure a position of the intermediate mechanism relative to the guide member and thereby allow the user to make small adjustments to an inclination of the seat back, wherein the intermediate mechanism further comprises a first release button operable to move the first locking element into the second configuration, and a second release button operable to disengage the second locking element from the guide member, and wherein the first and second release buttons lie adjacent to one another throughout a range of movement of the seat back, whereby the user is able with one hand to make large or small adjustments to a position of the seat back as desired.