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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
May. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/06 (2006.01); F16H 1/20 (2006.01); F16H 19/04 (2006.01); B60N 2/08 (2006.01); F16H 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/0232 (2013.01); B60N 2/06 (2013.01); B60N 2/067 (2013.01); B60N 2/0825 (2013.01); B60N 2/0843 (2013.01); F16H 1/20 (2013.01); F16H 19/04 (2013.01); B60N 2002/0236 (2013.01); F16H 1/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a sliding device. The sliding device includes a fixed rail, a movable rail, a rack, a pinion, a locking mechanism that restricts sliding of the movable rail, and a gear mechanism. The gear mechanism includes multiple gears and transmits a rotation generated in an electric motor to the pinion. The gear mechanism is configured such that the pinion is capable of rotating more than a specified angle of rotation when the electric motor is in a stopped state.