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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yutaka Sakamoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroki Honda, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Delta Tooling Co., Ltd., Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/02 ;
Abstract
An automobile seat or recliner has a recliner adjuster for adjusting the inclination of a seat back relative to a seat cushion. The recliner adjuster is provided with a backlash reducing structure that includes a worm gear attached rotatably to the seat cushion, a sector gear fixed to the seat back and held in engagement with the worm gear, and a pressing member for pressing the sector gear to the worm gear to reduce backlash therebetween.