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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
May. 25, 2007
Kenji Horiguchi, Kariya, JP;
Hideki Kinoshita, Kariya, JP;
Yasuo Suga, Kariya, JP;
Nobuyuki Bandou, Kariya, JP;
Kazuhiro Hibi, Kariya, JP;
Kenji Horiguchi, Kariya, JP;
Hideki Kinoshita, Kariya, JP;
Yasuo Suga, Kariya, JP;
Nobuyuki Bandou, Kariya, JP;
Kazuhiro Hibi, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A mechanism for rotating a vehicle seat body and a mechanism for restraining rotation of the seat body are partially shared, reducing the number of parts. The seat includes a seat body, a seat rotation mechanism, a gear forming member having a rotation gear, a drive gear meshable with the rotation gear, and an actuator for rotating the drive gear. The seat further includes a moving mechanism that relatively moves the drive gear and the gear forming member in a direction of a rotation restraint position such that the drive gear is placed in such a position so as to interfere with the gear forming member when the seat body rotates to a first position and when the seat body is urged to rotate in a direction of a second position while the drive gear is in such a position so as to not mesh with the rotation gear.