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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2012
Ryujiro Akizuki, Novi, MI (US);
Takashi Nishio, Kariya, JP;
Nobuko Watanabe, Takahama, JP;
Masayuki Tomochika, Anjo, JP;
Masanari Iwata, Ichinomiya, JP;
Yasuhiko Sono, Hekinan, JP;
Ryujiro Akizuki, Novi, MI (US);
Takashi Nishio, Kariya, JP;
Nobuko Watanabe, Takahama, JP;
Masayuki Tomochika, Anjo, JP;
Masanari Iwata, Ichinomiya, JP;
Yasuhiko Sono, Hekinan, JP;
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a position holding device for a rotating lever, which includes a rotating lever and a torsion spring, and is capable of elastically holding the rotating lever at the two positions including a first position and a second position. The torsion spring includes a coiled part, and a first arm part and a second arm part each extending from the coiled part and facing each other across an engagement portion of the rotating lever. The first arm part includes a mountain portion formed at an intermediate portion thereof. The second arm part includes an urging portion. As a result, an urging force generated by the urging portion can be applied to the rotating lever as a braking force against an urging force generated by the mountain portion. Consequently, it is possible to reduce an abutment noise generated when the rotating lever abuts against a stopper member.