Abstract: A recliner assembly for hingedly connecting a seat back and a seat cushion. The recliner assembly has a base plate mounted to the seat cushion, an arm mounted to the seat back and a locking mechanism for locking the seat back in one of a range of seat back positions and selectively releasing the seat back for adjustment of the seat back relative to the seat cushion and dumping the seat forwardly providing access rearward of the seat cushion. The base plate has a circular cavity with an inner circumference lined with teeth. The arm is mounted to the seat back and pivotally engages the base plate for sliding relative movement thereto for forward and rearward pivotal movement of the seat back. The arm has a circular cavity with an inner circumference lined with teeth and is coaxially mounted in a face to face manner with the circular cavity of the base plate. The locking mechanism has a plurality of pawl, a camming member and an actuator.

Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat back assembly pivotally coupled to a seat cushion assembly by a recliner assembly and pivotal between a plurality of reclined positions. The recliner assembly including a fixed plate secured to the seat cushion assembly and a seat back arm member secured to and movable with the seat back assembly. A locking mechanism including a pawl member and a locking control arm are coupled between the fixed plate and the seat back arm member and moveable between a locked position retaining the seat back cushion in a desired reclined position and an unlocked position allowing movement of the seat back cushion to any of the desired reclined positions. A seat back release member interconnects with each of the pawl member and the locking control arm to simultaneously move the locking mechanisms between the locked and unlocked position via a common pivot pin.

Abstract: A vehicle arm rest includes a base pivotally mounted on the vehicle seat or console. The base has a storage compartment therein. A cover is hingedly mounted on the base to open and close the storage compartment. A latch acts between the base and cover to latch the cover in the closed position. The arm rest is movable between a horizontal arm rest position and a vertical stored position. A blocking device is associated with the latch and is effective to block the latch from movement to the unlatched position when the arm rest is in the vertical stored position and unblocks the latch for unlatching movement when the arm rest is in the horizontal position to enable access to the storage compartment.

Abstract: A two-piece structural assembly for a vehicle sunshade includes a lightweight laminate sunshade body with a low density central portion and an integral outer skin. The outer skin and central portion structurally cooperate to give sufficient rigidity that the sunshade body may be grasped to move the sunshade, but insufficient rigidity to allow it to be directly joined to the vehicle. A sunshade body support clampingly engages the sunshade body in such a way as to distribute the clamping force over the outer skin, allowing the sunshade body to be joined to the vehicle indirectly, while maintaining the structural integrity of the outer skin.