Tachikawa Spring Co., Ltd.

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation

Mitsubishi Motor Corp.

Yasuji Ikisu

Susumu Hatsutta

In a device for adjusting the support pressure of the passenger's thighs by raising or lowering a thigh support part in a seat cushion, a lock mechanism is mounted both in a seat frame and the thigh support pipe which rotates in the up and down directions of said seat frame. The lock mechanism consists of a lock piece pivotally fixed to a rotating shaft disposed horizontally in the thigh support pipe, a stopper which engages with the lock piece mounted rotatably free to the thigh support pipe and a lock release lever which releases a locking state by pushing said stopper in the direction opposite to its engaging direction.

Thigh support device in a seat for vehicles

A seat for vehicles such as automobiles etc., wherein a seatback is splitted into an upper part and a lower part and each of these splitted upper and lower parts is equipped with a respective reclining device. An intermediate releasing device which reclines the upper part is mounted on the opposite side in relation to the reclining device of the lower part and a lock release lever of the intermediate reclining device is also mounted on the opposite side in relation to the reclining device of the lower part.

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Tokyo, Japan

Yasuji Ikisu