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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1996
Hiroyuki Okazaki, Chiryu, JP;
Kenji Ushitani, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuji Tokukura, Toyota, JP;
Hitoshi Yamamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Japan Powder Metallurgy Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A seat reclining mechanism is provided in which engagement of a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion is performed in the vicinity of the center of a pawl in its width direction, without providing a member protruding in the thickness direction of the pawl and without reducing the strength of the pawl. The first engaging portion is an engaging groove which opens toward a side surface of the pawl and extends in a direction intersecting the sliding direction of the pawl at one flat surface side in the thickness direction of the pawl.