Abstract: A tire characteristic determination system is disclosed. The tire characteristic determination system includes a memory device that stores tire-engaging data related to one or more tire-engaging value to be utilized for spatially manipulating a tire about a wheel for forming a tire-wheel assembly. The tire characteristic determination device includes a tire-engaging test probe that is urged adjacent the tire at one or more tire displacement distances or is urged against the tire with one or more amounts of urging forces. The tire characteristic determination device is communicatively-coupled to the memory device for communicating the one or more tire displacement distances or the one or more amounts of urging forces to the memory device.

Abstract: An urban rail transit vehicle includes a vehicle body, a plurality of driving rubber wheels and guiding steel wheels are installed on the bottom of the vehicle body; the plurality of driving rubber wheels are arranged along the length of the vehicle body, the plurality of guiding steel wheels are arranged along the length of the vehicle body; the vehicle body is provided with a first driving device for driving the guiding steel wheels to move up and down along the height of the vehicle body. In the urban rail transit vehicle provided by the present invention, guiding steel wheels capable of moving up and down are arranged on the vehicle body, realizing running on a railway line or an automobile transport road surface line, diversifying applications of vehicle and reducing construction cost.

Abstract: A damper control device includes a rate sensor that detects a pitching angular velocity of a vehicle body, a vehicle speed sensor, a steering angle sensor and a calculation unit that detect a roll angle and a yaw angular velocity of the vehicle body, a pressure sensor that detects a pressure of a contraction-side chamber in a front-wheel side damper, a pressure sensor that detects a pressure of a contraction-side chamber in a rear-wheel side damper, and a correction unit that corrects the pitching angular velocity. The pressures are controlled on the basis of the corrected pitching angular velocity and the pressures. The vehicle speed sensor, the steering angle sensor and the calculation unit detect the roll angle and the yaw angular velocity on the basis of a traveling speed and a steering angle.

Abstract: A vehicle suspension system is disclosed. The vehicle suspension system can include a first spring having a first spring characteristic, a second spring having a second spring characteristic, and an actuator coupled to the first and second springs such that actuation of the actuator causes a change in the first and second spring characteristics. The change in the second spring characteristic can be inversely proportional to the change in the first spring characteristic to adjust vehicle handling.

Abstract: In a method for controlling at least one component of a chassis of a vehicle, a parameterization of a reactive controller of the at least one component of the chassis is changed depending on a current certainty of sensor data of a roadway section to be driven detected by a sensor system, such that, when driving on the roadway section, in the case of increased uncertainty of the sensor data, the reactive controller controls with a lower reaction time with respect to a normal operation.

Abstract: Provided is a cold-storage heat exchanger. The cold-storage heat exchanger includes a pair of header tanks, and tubes which are arranged in three rows with respect to the direction of the flow of air and connected at opposite sides thereof to the header tanks. A cold-storage medium is stored in the tubes that are disposed in a middle row, and refrigerant circulates through the tubes that are disposed in front and rear rows. Therefore, the cold-storage medium can effectively store cold-energy transferred from the refrigerant. When the engine of a vehicle is stopping, the cold-storage heat exchanger can discharge the cold-energy that has been stored into the passenger compartment of the vehicle, thus preventing the temperature in the passenger compartment from rapidly increasing, thereby creating pleasant air-conditioned conditions for a user, and minimizing the energy and time required to re-cool the passenger compartment.

Abstract: An integrated independent air conditioning system may include a refrigerant line, including a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator core, a Peltier heat exchanger to perform air conditioning through a Peltier element, a ventilated seat for a vehicle in which a blower and a heat exchanger are arranged, a cooling circulation line arranged such that coolant passes through a first pump, the evaporator core, an on-off valve, the Peltier heat exchanger, and a first 3-way valve, a seat circulation line that passes through the heat exchanger and joins an upper side of the first pump, a heating circulation line arranged such that coolant passes through a second pump, the condenser of the refrigerant line, a second 3-way valve, the Peltier heat exchanger, and the first 3-way valve, a radiator circulation line that passes through a radiator, and joins an upper side of the second pump, and a controller.

Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioner for a vehicle and a controlling method thereof. The air conditioner includes: a defrost vent and a face vent formed in a straight line; a defrost door part and a face door part formed in a straight line; and a duct separator having the defrost door part therein and being mounted inside an outlet, in which the defrost vent and the face vent are formed, to partition the defrost vent and the face vent, thereby enhancing assemblability by facilitating assembly even if the defrost door part and the face door part are mounted at different angles. Moreover, the air conditioner and the controlling method thereof can control an air outflow mode and an air inflow mode to be operated in interwork by connecting a first operating member for operating a mode door and a second operating member for operating an intake door with each other.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and device for fastening a plastics component to a load-bearing component. The fastening device includes a plastics component which is fastened to the load-bearing component by a screw connection, and a rubber-metal buffer which is arranged as a resilient support between the load-bearing component and the plastics component. The fastening device further comprises at least one metal tip which is arranged between the rubber-metal buffer and the plastics component, and which protrudes from a metal disk in the direction of the plastics component and engages at least partially in a surface of the plastics component when the plastics component is screwed to the load-bearing component.

Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioner for a vehicle in which power transmitting means, such as an actuator, an arm and a lever, does not protrude outwardly from an air-conditioning case. The air conditioner includes: a case having an air passageway formed therein; a door disposed inside the case to adjust the degree of opening of the air passageway; an actuator for providing driving power for the door; and an accommodating part disposed on the case for accommodating the actuator therein, wherein the actuator is located on the same level with the case side by side and is formed to be level with or shorter than the case.

Abstract: A vehicle climate control system has a control strategy which controls temperature of an evaporator in a refrigeration circuit to achieve a target temperature/relative humidity within a comfort zone which is defined by upper and lower temperature boundaries and upper and lower relative humidity boundaries. Several system embodiments are disclosed, including an all-electric system. All systems operate with improved efficiency.

Abstract: When the magnitude of a motor current Iu is smaller than a threshold value at a timing when a polarity of the motor current Iu is expected to be reversed after the elapse of one control cycle, a control device sets a correction amount of a width of a pulse generated by PWM control at a correction amount +?. When the magnitude of the motor current is greater than the threshold value at the timing, the control device sets the correction amount of the width of the pulse generated by the PWM control at zero or a value ? smaller than the correction amount +?. As a result, an error of a dead time period in inverter control can be reduced.

Abstract: An air conditioning case includes a first partition wall that receives a condensed water generated by an evaporator, and the first partition wall is disposed above an overlapped portion of a heater core and between the evaporator and the heater core. Therefore, the first partition wall can prevent the condensed water dropped from the evaporator from being applied directly to the heater core. As a result, in a structure in which at least a portion of the heater core overlaps with the evaporator from below, the condensed water of the evaporator is less likely to be applied to the heater core.

Abstract: A water, wind, and debris-deflector designed for use with vehicles having removable doors. The deflector has a bracket assembly with a vertical structure to which the deflector is attached. The bracket assembly has horizontal structures allowing the invention to be attached to existing door hinges with hinge pins. The vertical structure further includes a mounting bar to which accessories such as drink holders and the like may be attached. The deflector is formed from material suited to deflecting water, wind, and debris at highway speeds. The deflector may be transparent.

Abstract: A rotating shaft movement structure for a door curtain is provided. The rotating shaft movement structure includes a shaft that is mounted to a door trim panel at a position adjacent to a window glass of a vehicle and the door curtain is wound around the shaft. A stationary cover is disposed at an end of the shaft and includes a slit into which the end of the shaft is inserted. The shaft is vertically movable as the end of the shaft slides in the slit, whereby variation in assembly between the left and right sides of the door curtain may be compensated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a door module for installation into a motor vehicle door, wherein the door module has a lock receptacle for a motor vehicle lock and has a window guide rail for guiding a window pane which can be raised and lowered. It is proposed that the door module has a supporting structure comprising at least one supporting element in the region of the lock receptacle, and that, in the installed state, a lateral load on the window guide rail by the window pane along its pane surface can be at least partially supported by means of the supporting element at a supporting surface of an internal door panel of the motor vehicle door by way of a supporting force past the motor vehicle lock.

Abstract: A tarp distributing apparatus includes a tarp guide device held in an immobile condition adjacent to and extending upright to above a rear location on a truck load bed so as to establish the height to which a tarp can be moved to above and over the rear of a cargo on the truck load bed, a tarp draught device mounted in a mobile condition adjacent to and extending upright to above the truck load bed forwardly of the tarp guide device so as to undergo movement relative thereto and along the truck load bed for engaging and pulling the tarp relative to the tarp guide device forwardly over the cargo, and an actuation mechanism configured to manipulate and move the tarp draught device relative to the tarp guide device and the cargo so as to accomplish distributing the tarp over at least a portion of the cargo.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for a universal electric engine mount for vehicles, wherein the universal engine mount may be configured to be installed into at least any front wheel drive vehicle.

Abstract: Provided is a head cover structure of an engine, which is capable of increasing supporting rigidity of a head cover. The engine includes a driving force transmission mechanism for transmitting a driving force of a crankshaft to a valve train, in which on one end side in a cylinder row direction of the head cover, a bulging portion for covering an upper side of the driving force transmission mechanism is provided, and an engine mounting portion is attached to the bulging portion. The bulging portion is provided with an inclined surface portion having an inclined surface inclined downwardly toward the other end side in the cylinder row direction, and the inclined surface is formed to rise upwardly from an intermediate position in the cylinder row direction so as to be continuous with a top surface of the bulging portion on the one end side in the cylinder row direction.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for delivering power to a hybrid vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes an apparatus for delivering power to a hybrid vehicle, the hybrid vehicle including a powertrain having a power take-off coupling, the powertrain including an engine and a transmission. The apparatus includes an electric motor operable to generate a torque, the motor being coupled to transmit a starting torque through the power take-off of the powertrain for starting the engine.

Abstract: A drive unit for a hybrid vehicle an axial length thereof is shortened is provided. A power distribution device is disposed in an inner circumferential side of a cylindrical output gear, and at least a portion of a second clutch is also disposed in the inner circumferential side of the output gear while being adjacent to the power distribution device in an axial direction.

Abstract: An air guide is assembled on a structural component of a motor vehicle by at least two fasteners that each include a first component and a second component. The fasteners project laterally from a frame defined by lateral edges of the structural component in a direction substantially perpendicular to the fastening direction. The first component is joined to the air guide by a retainer that breaks following an impact directed substantially parallel to the fastening direction. Lateral edges of the air guide exhibit guide parts situated substantially opposite second components. Each guide part guides a lateral edge of the structural component supporting a second component inside the air guide following a breakage of the retainer of the first component working together with the second component, the breakage resulting in movement of the air guide towards the structural component in a direction substantially parallel to the fastening direction.

Abstract: A hollow vane structure for an active grille system 100 having a first piece 12 of the vane body 10 that includes a front side 14 and a back side 16. The first piece 12 has a concave cross-section extending from the front side 14 toward the back side 16. This concave section creates a hollowed inward section 18 on the back side 16 of the first piece 12. The first piece 12 also includes an edge surface 20 formed on the first piece which defines a perimeter of the hollowed inward section 18. A second piece 22 of the vane body is connected to the back side 16 of the first piece 12 and extends across the hollowed inward section 18 and is connected to the first piece 12 to at least the edge surface 20 on the back side 16 of the first piece 12.

Abstract: A method for operating a drivetrain for a motor vehicle, said method includes: reducing a transmission torque transmitted between a primary drive axle operatively connected with a secondary drive axle of the motor vehicle via a clutch configured to allow adjustment of the transmission torque when determining at the secondary drive axle a wheel slip which exceeds a defined slip threshold value

Abstract: A chassis for a four-wheel drive vehicle is presented. The vehicle chassis has a front sub-chassis assembly, rear front sub-chassis assembly, front hinge assembly, rear hinge assembly, main chassis frame, an independent powertrain sub-assembly for each wheel and electronic control system. The sub-chassis assembly can rotate about the axis of the hinge assembly. Each powertrain sub-assembly is controlled by the electronic control system. With torque vectoring control of the electronic control system, various combinations of driving and braking torque of each wheel can be achieved. The front sub-chassis assembly and the rear sub-chassis assembly can therefore rotate in clockwise or counter clockwise, which make the vehicle steer or translate even without conventional steering mechanisms.

Abstract: The present embodiment provides a driver's drowsiness warning system. The driver's drowsiness warning system according to the present embodiments of the present disclosure may include: a steering angle sensor that measures a steering signal; a lane recognizing sensor that recognizes a lane; a lane keeping assist unit that determines whether a vehicle is out of a lane that the vehicle drives along; and a controller that determines whether a driver is drowsy based on at least one out of a frequency of a change in the steering signal during a predetermined period of time and how frequently the vehicle is out of the lane during a predetermined period of time, and generates a warning to the driver when it is determined that the driver is drowsy.

Abstract: A method and system are presented for configuring a vehicle operating environment. An initial VOE configuration file and a VOE components file are provided to a VOE configuring application. A user employs the application to modify the VOE configuration file. The modified VOE configuration file is provided to a vehicle, where the vehicle uses the modified VOE configuration file to configure an operating environment of the vehicle.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a technique for vehicle equipment that can be more easily operated by the user. Vehicle equipment according to the present invention includes a protrusion unit provided near at least one side among four sides forming an outer rim of a rectangular display having a touch panel, the protrusion unit being provided such that a long side of the protrusion unit is substantially in parallel with the one side, wherein a button is provided at at least one of both ends of the protrusion unit in an extending direction of the long side, the button being capable of accepting an input in the extending direction of the long side of the protrusion unit.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle including a hybrid power control unit (HPCU) is provided. The HPCU includes a power module having chips disposed therein, each of which generates heat during operation, a coolers that cools the heat from the power module. Additionally chip soldering interface material (SIM)s that bond the chips and the power module are provided to form interior solder layers. Further, a cooler Soldering Interface Material (SIM)s bonds the power module and the coolers to form an exterior solder layers. Consequently, improvements in cooling performance and a reduction in cost are achieved, without a variation in applied thickness and a pump-out phenomenon caused when using a TIM having low thermal conductivity.

Abstract: In order to limit entry of a fuel cell stack into a passenger compartment by a simple structure, the fuel cell stack is accommodated in an accommodating compartment formed at a rear of a passenger compartment. A force receiving member is arranged forward with respect to the fuel cell stack and below the fuel cell stack so that rearward force acts on the force receiving member at the time of vehicle collision. When the rearward force acting on the force receiving member due to vehicle collision is larger than a predetermined upper limit value, the rearward force is converted into upward force, and the upward force is transmitted to a forward bottom surface of the fuel cell stack, whereby a forward end part of the fuel cell stack is lifted up with respect to a rearward end part of the fuel cell stack upon vehicle collision.

Abstract: An electric motor control unit for controlling the operation of an electric motor. The unit comprises: an electric motor controller comprising a processor having at least one input and at least one output, wherein an output of the processor is coupled to a power provider for controlling power to an electric motor; a tilt accelerometer system comprising a tilt accelerometer for determining a measure of the tilt of the electric motor unit relative to a reference orientation, wherein the tilt accelerometer system comprises an output for providing a signal based on the determined measure of the tilt; wherein the output of the tilt accelerometer system is coupled to an input of the processor of the electric motor controller; wherein the power provider comprises a power output for controlling the operation of an electric motor based on the output of the tilt accelerometer system.

Abstract: A control method of a dual clutch transmission for a hybrid electric vehicle includes: determining, by a transmission controller, whether a vehicle has entered a power-off down-shift state; determining, by the transmission controller, whether a transmission including a first input shaft, a second input shaft, and an output shaft has entered a torque phase, when the first determining step determines that the vehicle has entered the power-off down-shift state; calculating a compensatory torque for compensating for a change in a regenerative braking force according to a change of a gear ratio in accordance with a completion percentage of the torque phase, when it is determined that a transmission has entered the torque phase; and compensating for regenerative torque of a motor by applying the compensatory torque.

Abstract: A method for controlling braking of a regenerative braking co-operative control system for a vehicle may include detecting, by a controller, whether a brake pedal is manipulated, determining, by the controller, a driver demand braking force, a wheel deceleration, and wheel slip when the brake pedal is manipulated, comparing, by the controller, the determined wheel deceleration value and the wheel slip value with a predetermined threshold deceleration value and a predetermined first threshold slip value, respectively, and determining, by the controller, a maximum road frictional force when the wheel deceleration value is larger than the threshold deceleration value and the wheel slip value is larger than the first threshold slip value and determining a regenerative braking force of driving wheels in accordance with the determined maximum road frictional force.

Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle includes operating the motor vehicle in a drive mode, a recuperation mode or a charging mode, wherein when operating the motor vehicle in the recuperation mode, a recuperation driving route driven during the recuperation mode and an associated recuperation energy amount are determined and are stored as driving route data in a driving route memory and/or are transmitted to an external data storage device; wherein when switching into the charging mode or when operating the motor vehicle in the charging mode an expected driving route of the motor vehicle is predictively determined and for the expected driving route the driving route data are read out from the driving route memory and/or are requested from external data storage device; wherein the target state of charge is set to a value which is determined from a maximal state of charge of the energy storage and the recuperation energy amount stored in the driving route data.

Abstract: A work machine may include a drive mechanically associated with a plurality of ground engaging elements. A 4-phase/4-sub-phase motor may be operatively associated with the drive and may include a stator, a rotor, and a 3-to-4 phase inverter. The stator may include a plurality of stator coils. The rotor may be operatively associated with the drive and may include a plurality of permanent magnets. The 3-to-4 phase inverter may be configured to provide alternating 4-phase and 4-sub-phase signals to the plurality of stator coils to produce magnetic flux with the plurality of permanent magnets to rotate the rotor.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an energy storage configured to store electric energy for at least propulsion of the vehicle, an energy storage thermal system configured to provide thermal conditioning of the energy storage, and a coupling configured to receive thermal conditioning of the energy storage from a thermal system external to the vehicle. The coupling provides thermal conditioning of the energy storage while charging when available from the thermal system external to the vehicle. The energy storage thermal system provides thermal conditioning of the energy storage while charging when the thermal system external to the vehicle is not available.

Abstract: A system includes a computing device for receiving information representative of activities of an operating first vehicle that includes a propulsion system. The computing device is configured to produce one or more control parameters from the received information in combination with information received from other vehicles, and, provide the one or more control parameters to control operations of a second vehicle.

Abstract: A reconfigurable system capable of autonomously exchanging material from unmanned vehicles of various types and sizes. The system comprises an environmental enclosure, a landing area, a universal mechanical system to load and unload material from the unmanned vehicle, and a central processor that manages the aforementioned tasks. The landing area may comprise a one or more visible or non-visible markers/emitters capable of generating composite images to assist in landing the unmanned vehicle upon the reconfigurable, autonomous system.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an auxiliary battery charging system for monitoring and regulating the energy flow to an auxiliary battery in a vehicle. More specifically, the auxiliary battery charging system of the present disclosure includes a monitoring controller configured to operate with a plurality of sensors, a display device and a battery charger to display the battery status (such as temperature, voltage, time of last charge); initiate charging of the auxiliary battery when the auxiliary battery voltage reaches a predetermined minimum voltage; and disable the charging process when the auxiliary battery voltage has reached an optimum level.

Abstract: A hybrid or electric vehicle includes a traction battery to store and provide energy for the vehicle. The traction battery includes a number of battery cells. For effective operation of the traction battery, operating parameters, such as state of charge and battery power limits, may need to be known. The operating parameters may be a function of battery cell voltage and impedance parameters. A parameter estimation scheme may use measured cell voltages and a measured traction battery current as inputs. A current measurement bias may be modeled that incorporates measurement bias caused by asynchronous current and voltage measurements. The current measurement bias may be estimated for each cell and the value may differ between cells.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling a battery SOC of a hybrid vehicle are provided to improve fuel efficiency in an urban area with a differentiated strategy for controlling auxiliary battery SOC balance of the hybrid vehicle. The method improves fuel efficiency in urban areas with a differentiated strategy of controlling SOC balance of an auxiliary battery considering that the degree of influence of electric field load consumption on fuel efficiency based on LDC voltage adjustment in the hybrid vehicle varies based on driving mode and road gradient.

Abstract: Temperature conditioning unit according to the present invention includes: impeller, electric motor, fan case, and housing. Impeller includes impeller disk and a plurality of rotor blades. The plurality of rotor blades extends in a direction along rotary shaft. Each of the plurality of rotor blades has a cross-sectional circular-arc shape, in a direction intersecting rotary shaft, which is a convex form curving outward toward a direction of rotation of impeller disk. Each of the plurality of rotor blades includes an inner-periphery-side edge located on the rotary shaft side, and an outer-periphery-side edge located on the opposite rotary-shaft side. Housing includes external surface on which fan case is mounted. In the inside of housing, a member to be temperature conditioned is accommodated.

Abstract: The Baby Alert Car Seat Alarm—Smart Car Seat, is a device or smart car seat that detects the presence of a baby or child placed, or secured in a car seat, within the vehicle, before and after the driver of the vehicle has reached his/her destination; and, after the ignition is turned off, alerts the driver of the vehicle that the baby or child remains place or secured in a car seat within the vehicle; or, once the baby or child is placed, or secured in a car seat, within the vehicle, if the ignition is not turned on within a preset time, the Baby Alert Car Seat Alarm—Smart Car Seat will alert the driver of the vehicle that a baby or child remains placed or secured in a car seat within the vehicle.

Abstract: A seat sliding mechanism includes a lower rail, an upper rail, a position sensor and a sensor bracket. The lower rail is provided on a side of a vehicle floor. The upper rail is provided at a lower part of a seat body and is slidably supported by the lower rail along front and rear directions. The position sensor is provided on the upper rail and detects a position along front and rear directions. The sensor bracket is provided on the lower rail and its proximity state to the position sensor is to be detected. The sensor bracket includes a base, a detected portion and a supporting portion. The base is fixed to a bottom of the lower rail. The detected portion is detected by the position sensor. The supporting portion supports the detected portion.

Abstract: A seat frame for a vehicle seat includes a seat cushion frame that forms a frame for a seating portion of the vehicle seat, and a height adjustment mechanism that is coupled to the seat cushion frame and a rail mechanism of the vehicle seat. The height adjustment mechanism adjusts the height of the seat cushion frame. The height adjustment mechanism includes a sector gear that rotates based on a height adjustment operation, a link that moves the height of the seat cushion frame up and down based on the rotation of the sector gear, and a restriction member that abuts against the sector gear, thereby restricting the movement of the sector gear. At least one of portions of the sector gear and the restriction member that abut against each other has a tapered shape.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pumping device of a vehicle seat and its operation mechanism. The pumping device includes: a housing encasing a pumping mechanism; a spring guide which has a ring shape formed with a cavity and is seated on a top surface of the housing, a coil spring being inserted in the spring guide; and a lever bracket which has a protruding portion formed on a central portion, an operating lever being coupled to a flange, and a locking protrusion protruding from the flange and locked to the coil spring through the guide slit of the spring guide.

Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a seating portion configured to support a seated occupant in a seating posture, the seating portion including a seat cushion portion and a seat back portion; a shell portion configured to cover a circumference of the seating portion from a rear side; and a moving mechanism that is configured to change a reclining angle, which is an angle of the seat back portion of the seating portion relative to the seat cushion portion, together with a position of the shell portion to be in two or more modes including a normal mode and a comfort mode, wherein the moving mechanism moves the shell portion to have a higher height in a seating height direction of the seated occupant with respect to the seat cushion portion in a comfort mode than in a normal mode.

Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a seating portion configured to support a seated occupant in a seating posture; a shell portion configured to cover the circumference of the seating portion including side portions of the seated occupant from a rear side of the occupant; a first moving device that is configured to move a relative position of the seating portion with respect to a vehicle; and a second moving device that is configured to move a relative position of the shell portion with respect to the seating portion, the second moving device being configured to move at least side portions of the shell portion to a first position at which the side portions of the seated occupant is covered by the shell portion and to a second position at which the side portions of the seated occupant is uncovered by the shell portion.

Abstract: An apparatus for reclining a rear seat for a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a seat cushion frame that is connected to a floor via an operation part and is configured to move forward while rotating when the operation part is operated. Additionally, front and rear ends of the seat cushion frame are configured to rotate relative to the floor, respectively, by a link. A seat back frame includes a guide pin and a lower end of the seat back frame is mounted to the rear end of the seat cushion frame to slide while rotating, and an upper end of the seat back frame is rotatably connected to a vehicle body. A guide bracket is fixedly mounted to the vehicle body, with the guide pin of the seat back frame being connected to the guide bracket to allow the guide pin to slide.

Abstract: A release mechanism for a reclining vehicle seat assembly includes an activation mechanism, for example a lever or handle, and a transmission. The transmission is coupled to the activation mechanism via a wire for releasing a seat back of the vehicle seat assembly. The transmission includes a plurality of meshed gears for transmitting a torque created by movement of the activation mechanism from a gear of the plurality of gears attached to the wire to a shaft associated with the seat back. Rotation of the shaft releases the seat back for rotation. A shield partially covers a side of the base and seat back, and covers the transmission and wire. The activation mechanism is uncovered allowing the passenger to activate the release mechanism and is positioned in a readily accessible zone relative a passenger hip point. The position avoids interference with the seat belt and occupies minimal space between the side shield and vehicle side.