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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2009
Yukifumi Yamada, Toyota, JP;
Naoki Goto, Tokai, JP;
Shinya Isobe, Nagoya, JP;
Kazuhide Ishikawa, Anjo, JP;
Yukifumi Yamada, Toyota, JP;
Naoki Goto, Tokai, JP;
Shinya Isobe, Nagoya, JP;
Kazuhide Ishikawa, Anjo, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle seat reclining apparatus is provided which is simple in construction and which is capable of pressing pawls by a cam at places close to meshing portions. To that end, a plurality of pawlshaving outer gearswhich are disengageably engaged with an inner gearprovided on an internal surface of an upper armare constituted by a first pawlA having an inner cam portionwhich is engaged with a cam surfaceprovided on an outer circumference of a cam, a pawl grooved cam portionwhich is engaged with an engaging protrusionprovided on a side surface of the cam, and an engaging portionwhich is brought into engagement with a protruding portionprovided on the internal surface of the upper arm when the upper arm is pivotally moved a predetermined angle relative to a lower armand second pawlsB having engaging protrusionsengaged with release plate grooved cam portionsprovided in a release plate