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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2009
Yasuhiro Kojima, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Hideo Nihonmatsu, Anjo, JP;
Ryousuke Mizuno, Toyota, JP;
Mikihito Nagura, Okazaki, JP;
Yasuhiro Kojima, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Hideo Nihonmatsu, Anjo, JP;
Ryousuke Mizuno, Toyota, JP;
Mikihito Nagura, Okazaki, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Abstract
In a vehicle seat sliding apparatus wherein rotating an operating lever causes a lock lever to allow a sliding movement of an upper rail along a lower rail, the operating lever is held within a bracket connected to the upper rail via torsion spring. The torsion spring is made from a single piece of wire and formed into a specific shape for easy provision of the operating lever to the bracket during an assembly of the seat sliding apparatus.