Patent ID: 8888181

Claim:
A vehicle seat, comprising: a seat base adapted for mounting to a vehicle floor; a seat back coupled to and extending up from the seat base; a seat bottom supported by the seat base, the seat bottom comprising a frame and a seat pan pivotally coupled with the frame; and a seat tilt mechanism, the seat tilt mechanism comprising: a housing having first and second oppositely facing external bearing surfaces; a rod pivotally coupled with the frame and extending through the housing along an axis; an actuator coupled with the rod and adapted to move the rod relative to the housing along said axis when activated; and a bracket that couples the housing with the seat pan so that the second external bearing surface faces away from the seat pan, the bracket having a curved bearing surface in sliding engagement with the second external bearing surface, whereby the seat pan tilts relative to the frame and the housing pivots within the bracket when the actuator moves the rod relative to the housing.