US 12,454,204 B2
Round latch for a vehicle seat
Kyle M. Doxey, Saline, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/982,614.
Prior Publication US 2024/0149754 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 2/20 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/20 (2013.01) [B60N 2/02253 (2023.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat cushion;
a seat back; and
a round latch connected to both the seat cushion and the seat back, the round latch comprising:
a lock plate consisting of exactly two sets of locking apertures configured to lock the seat in only two discrete positions; and
a guide plate including one or more pawls configured to selectively engage the two sets of locking apertures,
wherein a first of the two sets of locking apertures corresponds to a stowed position of the vehicle seat and a second of the two sets of locking apertures corresponds to a seating position of the vehicle seat, and wherein the first set of locking apertures is offset from the second set of locking apertures by at least ninety degrees.