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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2006
Hiromi Taniguchi, Kariya, JP;
Takuya Mizuno, Nagoya, JP;
Masaki Okada, Yokkaichi, JP;
Yukifumi Yamada, Toyota, JP;
Hiromi Taniguchi, Kariya, JP;
Takuya Mizuno, Nagoya, JP;
Masaki Okada, Yokkaichi, JP;
Yukifumi Yamada, Toyota, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An electric telescopic apparatus for a vehicle seat includes a base body provided at one of the vehicle seat or an ottoman, a movable body provided at a movable portion, the movable body assembled to the base body so as to extend or retract relative to the base body, a rack fixed on one of a top surface or a bottom surface of the base body or the movable body, the rack being formed in a plate shape which extends in the extending and retracting direction of the movable body and having teeth, a pinion housed in the other of the base body or the movable body and engaged with the rack, a drive unit for driving the pinion, and a guide mechanism provided at the base body and the movable body to guide the movable body in the extending and retracting direction of the movable body.