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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:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1998
Kazuhisa Tatematsu, Nagoya, JP;
Makoto Asano, Toyota, JP;
Araco Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A reclining mechanism composed of a lower arm member for attachment to a frame structure of a seat cushion of a vehicle seat, an upper arm member placed in a common plane with the first arm member for attachment to a frame structure of a backrest of the vehicle seat and having a recessed portion formed at a lower end portion thereof and opposed to a ratchet portion formed on an upper end of the lower arm member, a slide pawl slidably coupled within the recessed portion of the upper arm member to be moved toward and away from the ratchet portion of the lower arm member for engagement therewith, a pair of side plates attached to opposite faces of the lower and upper arm members, the side plates being connected with the lower arm member by means of a hinge pin for relative rotation about the hinge pin and fixed to the upper arm member, an operation shaft rotatably supported on one of the side plates, and a release arm mounted on the operation shaft for rotation therewith to retract the slide pawl from the ratchet portion of the lower arm member.
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