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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2013
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Yukifumi Yamada, Toyota, JP;
Naoki Goto, Tokai, JP;
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kariya-shi, JP;
Abstract
An ottoman device includes a base bracket, a link mechanism supporting an ottoman and including a rotation link, engagement portions formed at facing surfaces that are provided at the rotation link and the base bracket respectively and engaging with each other to restrict a rotation of the rotation link, at least one of the engagement portions including an inclined surface serving as an engagement surface, a restriction portion restricting a relative axial movement between the rotation link and the base bracket in a direction in which the rotation link is separated from the base bracket in a load range where an engagement state between the engagement portions is maintainable, and an operation portion configured to change a relative position between the rotation link and the base bracket by moving the restriction portion in an axial direction of the rotation shaft.