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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2003
Hiroshi Matsuura, Hamamatsu, JP;
Tetsuya Ohba, Toyohashi, JP;
Hiroshi Matsuura, Hamamatsu, JP;
Tetsuya Ohba, Toyohashi, JP;
Fujikiko Kabushiki Kaisha, Kosai, JP;
Abstract
The seat recliner includes a base () mounted to a first seat member. The seat recliner includes a gear () mounted to a second seat member and being rotatable relative to the base. The gear has first teeth () along a peripheral face of the gear. The seat recliner includes a locking member () movable inside of the first teeth. The locking member has second teeth () engageable with the first teeth. The seat recliner includes a cam () configured to rotate the locking member to engage the first and second teeth with each other for establishing an angle between the first and second seat members. The seat recliner includes a guide (B) on the base and having a guide face () for slidably guiding the locking member to engage the first and second teeth with each other. The guide extends radially from a vicinity of the first teeth to a vicinity of the cam. A near side of the guide relative to the first teeth and the locking member define a gap (G) therebetween.