Reclining mechanism for vehicle seat
US6318805A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/236
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A reclining mechanism for a vehicle seat, which is composed of a first arm member for attachment to a frame structure of a seat cushion or a back rest of the vehicle seat; a second arm member for attachment to a frame structure of the other of the back rest or the seat cushion, the second arm member being connected with the first arm member by means of a hinge pin for relative rotation about the hinge pin and having a circular ratchet portion concentric with the hinge pin; a pair of slide pawls slidably coupled with the first arm member in a radial direction with respect to the hinge pine to be moved toward and away from the ratchet portion of the second arm member; the slide pawls each being formed at their outer ends with a semi-circular toothed portion for engagement with the ratchet portion of the second arm member and at their inner ends with a pair of spaced legs; a cam element mounted on the hinge pin for rotation therewith and disposed between the inner ends of the slide pawls, the cam element having a pair of radial projections opposed to the spaced legs of the slide pawls; and a pair of spaced rollers disposed between the radial projections of the cam element and the spac…
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