US 12,420,683 B2
Locking assembly for recliner
Jeff Carroll, West Bloomfield, MI (US); Sanjay Vakil, Troy, MI (US); Mohammad Fazli, Farmington Hills, MI (US); Yang Cao, Bejing (CN); and Harish Bijwe, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to CAMACO, LLC., Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Camaco, LLC, Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Filed on May 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/662,774.
Application 18/662,774 is a continuation of application No. 18/345,906, filed on Jun. 30, 2023, granted, now 12,017,564.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/357,856, filed on Jul. 1, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/357,817, filed on Jul. 1, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/357,813, filed on Jul. 1, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/357,821, filed on Jul. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0294099 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60N 2/23 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/12 (2006.01); B60N 2/235 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/2356 (2013.01) [B60N 2/02246 (2023.08); B60N 2/12 (2013.01); B60N 2/236 (2015.04); B60N 2/2362 (2015.04)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A locking mechanism for a recliner assembly, the locking mechanism comprising:
a plate including a peripheral lip having an interior face that defines a plurality of teeth; and
a pawl including first teeth positioned at opposing ends thereof and second teeth positioned between the first teeth, each of the first teeth having a first flat face along a first side thereof and a second flat face along an opposing second side thereof, each of the second teeth having a flat face along a first side thereof and a curved face along an opposing second side thereof;
wherein the pawl is positionable between (i) a first position where the pawl does not engage with the plate and (ii) a second position where the pawl engages with the plate.