Seat back recliner with cable release

Claim 1

Vehicle seat adjustable recliner hinge assembly comprising a seat bracket, a seat back bracket pivotally connected to said seat bracket, a toothed sector on said seat back bracket engageable in any adjusted position by a toothed pawl pivotally mounted on said seat bracket, an eccentric cam pivotally mounted on said seat bracket releasably engageable with said pawl to retain it and said seat back bracket in adjusted position, resilient means pivotally biasing said cam into pawl retaining engagement, said cam comprising a planar element extending between a pair of seat bracket side plates having a torque transmitting pivot shaft extending therethrough with a projecting end, said resilient means comprising a torque spring mounted on said projecting end with a reaction end engaging one of said side plates and manual means for releasing said cam to accommodate release of said pawl for seat back adjustment, characterized by a flexible release cable means having a reaction mounting on said seat bracket in close proximity to said cam, a cable housing reaction tube secured at said reaction mounting, a cable connection means for applying cable tension at an effective cam actuating radial moment arm relative to said cam pivot in a direction opposite to said biasing, and a remotely mountable manual release lever means with actuating connection to a remote end of said cable for applying cam releasing cable tension at said cable connection means, said reaction tube including an intermediate tube adjuster to eliminate lost motion in the effective actuation of said manual release lever.