Patent ID: 8657377

Claim:
A seat assembly comprising: a seat back frame including at least one side member having an internal face and an external face; a recliner heart disposed at one of either the internal face or the external face of the at least one side member, the recliner heart including a guide plate pivotally coupled to a pivot plate about a pivot axis; an easy entry mechanism fixedly attached to the other of the internal face or the external face, the easy entry mechanism including a memory plate pivotally coupled to a back plate about the pivot axis, the memory plate being locked with respect to the back plate in a locked state and free to pivot with respect to the back plate in an unlocked state; and an adaptor having a first end and a second end separated by an axially-extending spacer, the adaptor coupling the recliner heart to the easy entry mechanism through the side member interposed therebetween; wherein the back plate is fixedly mounted to one of either the internal face or the external face of the side member and the memory plate is fixedly secured to the first end of the adaptor, and wherein the guide plate is fixedly secured to a seat bottom and the pivot plate is fixedly secured to the second end of the adaptor.