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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2009
Yasuhiro Kojima, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Hideo Nihonmatsu, Anjo, JP;
Ryousuke Mizuno, Toyota, JP;
Genta Moriyama, Anjo, JP;
Mikihito Nagura, Okazaki, JP;
Taku Harada, Nisshin, JP;
Yasuhiro Kojima, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Hideo Nihonmatsu, Anjo, JP;
Ryousuke Mizuno, Toyota, JP;
Genta Moriyama, Anjo, JP;
Mikihito Nagura, Okazaki, JP;
Taku Harada, Nisshin, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Abstract
In a vehicle seat sliding apparatus of the type wherein rotating an operating lever causes a lock lever to allow an upper rail to slide along a lower rail, the operating member is supported by a supporting bracket fixed to the upper rail to rotate about a fulcrum which is in the form of a plate of the bracket. The operating lever is provided with a slit into which a spring is fitted for being urged. The bracket also holds the spring. To avoid an engagement between the plate and the slit when the operating lever passes during an assembly of the apparatus, the plate is configured to incline relative to the slit.