Round recliner for vehicle seat
US9139113B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/2356
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A round recliner for vehicle seat is disclosed having a holder; a sector gear coupled to the holder to be rotatable with respect to the holder; N lock gears respectively having outer teeth and moving between a locking position where the outer teeth interlock with the inner teeth and an unlocking position where the outer teeth retreat from the inner teeth; and an operating means for moving the N lock gears to the locking or unlocking positions. The holder has N lock gear guides which guide each lock gear to slide between the locking and unlocking positions, an N−1 lock gear guides to make its outer teeth fully interlock with the inner teeth of the sector gear, and the remaining 1 lock gear guide has its guide round surface to make only one side tooth surfaces of its outer teeth interlock with the inner teeth of the sector gear.
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