Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle seat handle assembly for manually reclining a seat back and adjusting a vertical position of a seat bottom
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Application No.: US16824955Application Date: 2020-03-20
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Publication No.: US11243555B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Daniel Arico
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: G05G1/01
- IPC: G05G1/01 ; B60N2/16 ; B60N2/10 ; G05G25/00 ; G05G13/00 ; G05G1/04 ; B60N2/64

Abstract:
A handle assembly for a seat of a vehicle includes an up/down handle, a recline handle, and a finger guard. The up/down handle is configured to adjust a vertical position of a seat bottom when the up/down handle is rotated relative to the seat about a first pivot axis. The recline handle is configured to allow an angle of a seat back to be adjusted when the recline handle is rotated relative to the seat about a second pivot axis. The finger guard is configured to cover a gap between the up/down handle and the recline handle to prevent an occupant in the seat from inserting a finger into the gap. The finger guard is separate from and attached to the recline handle and is configured to rotate about a third pivot axis relative to the recline handle independent of rotation of the recline handle about the second pivot.
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