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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2006
Tetsushi Muromachi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tetsushi Muromachi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-Seisakusho, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A buckle device is provided with a lock plate that engages with a tongue plate that is inserted into the device body and that holds the tongue plate inside the device body, and a lock member that engages with the lock plate and prevents the lock plate from moving to a released position, and the lock member has a body portion and a shaft that supports the body portion within the device body. The body portion of the lock member is formed from a sintered metal, and the shaft is formed from a metal and is integrally press fit into the body portion. The strength of the shaft, which receives the load of the body portion, is secured and at the same time it is possible to achieve miniaturization and weight securement of the body portion.