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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1994
Yoji Nishizawa, Akishima, JP;
Masatatsu Kanai, Akishima, JP;
Tachi-S Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An emergency locking device for a vehicle seat of the type wherein one lateral frame section of seat back frame is rotatably connected to a seat cushion frame, while another lateral frame section of seat back frame is connected thereto via one reclining device, the emergency locking device basically comprising an outwardly toothed lock element and an inwardly toothed lock element, which are provided at such one lateral frame section of seat back frame, with such an arrangement that a displacement of the seat back frame or a slight deformation of same, which is caused by a great load, will quickly bring one of the outwardly and inwardly toothed lock elements to engagement with another of them, to thereby lock that one lateral frame section in question against further serious deformation. The locking device is thus simplified in structure and light in weight.
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