Patent ID: 7182196

Claim:
A clutch assembly for actuating an input shaft of an adjuster mechanism in a seat for a motor vehicle, said clutch assembly comprising: a cylinder fixedly secured to the seat, said cylinder including an inner wall; a mobile flange fixedly secured to the input shaft for rotating the input shaft with respect to said cylinder, said mobile flange including a periphery and a plurality of outwardly extending teeth extending about a portion thereof; a cam mechanism selectively engagable with said inner wall of said cylinder to prevent movement of said mobile flange and the input shaft relative to said cylinder and operatively assembled to said mobile flange for movement in and out of engagement with said cylinder; an actuator operatively interconnected to said cylinder for movement relative to said mobile flange, said actuator including a tab engagable with said cam mechanism during movement of said actuator relative to said mobile flange to move said cam mechanism out of engagement with said cylinder to release the adjuster mechanism allowing movement of the seat; and wherein said cam mechanism includes first and second cams, each disposed adjacent said tab on opposite sides thereof such that said tab engages said first cam when said actuator pivots in first direction and said tab engages said second cam when said actuator pivots in a second direction.