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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2010
Kazuya Iwasa, Obu, JP;
Hiroaki Hayahara, Seto, JP;
Kazuya Iwasa, Obu, JP;
Hiroaki Hayahara, Seto, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Abstract
A lock apparatus for a vehicle seat includes a protruding portion formed at the side of a seat cushion so as to protrude therefrom, the seat cushion being movable between a usable position and a retracted position, a guide wall member having a guide groove with which the protruding portion is engaged, a latch formed with an opening portion within which the protruding portion is engagable, a sliding member a sliding surface, a latch biasing member, a pawl, a cam surface formed at the pawl for rotating the latch so as to sandwich the protruding portion, a pawl biasing member, a releasing lever and a releasing member formed so as to protrude from the releasing lever in order to rotate the pawl by pressing a releasing portion in a direction against the biasing force applied to the pawl by the pawl biasing member.