| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 297366000 | Rack and pawl | 48 |
| 20090066137 | Reclining Device - A reclining device capable of eliminating mechanical play in a front-rear direction of a seat back is provided. Particularly, a reclining device reliably capable of locking and releasing is provided at an inexpensive cost. Movable guides are slidably disposed respectively between lock gears and a fixed guide. Each of the movable guides is formed in a shape that the width thereof gradually decreases from the outer end toward the inner end. In the sliding faces of the respective movable guides, a sliding face on the lock gear side is arranged to be parallel to a movement direction of the lock gear and the sliding face at the fixed guide side is inclined with respect to the sliding face at the side of the lock gear. Each of the movable-guides engages with a spring and the spring imparts a force to the movable guides in an inner direction of a base plate. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090236892 | Hinge Mechanism and Vehicle Seat Comprising Such a Mechanism - Hinge mechanism comprising first and second frames connected together by an adjustment device comprising a first set of gear teeth integral with the first frame and a first mobile toothed component engaging with the first set of gear teeth. The second frame comprises a second set of gear teeth, which interferes with the first frame when the torque applied between the first and second frames exceeds a predetermined threshold, in order to immobilize the frames rotatably in relation to each other. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20120098314 | SEAT RECLINING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - In a seat reclining apparatus for a vehicle, the inner circumference surfaces of the three restriction guide portions and the three protruding portions which are in the set relations being positioned, respectively, in different positions in the radial direction so that, when the three protruding portions are pivoted to positions to confront other restriction guide portions that are positioned adjacent to the restriction guide portions which are in the set relations, the protruding portions are not abutted on the inner circumference surfaces of the other restriction guide portions, and one of the restriction guide portions having an inner circumference surface located on a radially innermost side, having an escape space which is formed between the one of the restriction guide portions and the corresponding lock tooth in the axial direction, and which is arranged to avoid an interference with one of the protruding portions located on a radially outermost side. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20110204692 | RECLINER MECHANISM ACTUATOR - A recliner mechanism for use in a seat assembly of a vehicle, the recliner mechanism comprising a cam stop member coupled to the seat assembly; a cam bracket pivotably coupled to the seat assembly; a catch lever pivotably coupled to the seat assembly; a release crank member coupled to the catch lever; a cable member coupled to the cam bracket and to the cushion pivot bracket; and wherein rotation of the seat assembly via the cushion pivot bracket causes the cable to wind about the cam of the cushion pivot bracket such that the first end of the cable member pulls an actuates the cam bracket causing the cam bracket to rotate against the pin catch lever causing the catch lever to actuate the release crank member to release the recliner mechanism and thereby enable reconfiguration of the seat assembly from a first position to a second position. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20080211285 | RECLINING DEVICE - The object of the invention is to provide a reclining device which improves engagement between a lock gear and a gear plate for reliable locking without requiring high dimensional accuracy. Four lock gears comprising a pair of first lock gears | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090015052 | Locking Device - A locking device, such as a pawl and sector latch for a vehicle seat, is provided. The locking device includes a first fitting part having a body portion and an insert form-fitted in a recess in an outer periphery of the body portion. The insert has an outer contour having a plurality of teeth. The locking device further includes a second fitting part configured to be moved into a releasable form-fitting engagement with the first fitting part. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20120139319 | SEAT RECLINING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A holder in a seat reclining device for vehicle has a body portion which comprises a cover wall slidably covering an end surface at an outer circumferential portion of an upper arm on an opposite side to a lower arm and a circumferential wall formed continuously with the cover wall and covering an outer circumferential surface of the lower arm, and fixed portions provided at an end of the circumferential wall and fixed by caulking on an end surface at an outer circumferential portion of the lower arm on an opposite side to the upper arm. The holder is formed with a plurality of load receiving portions cut and bent from the body portion to contact an end surface at the outer circumferential portion of the lower arm on the upper arm side for supporting a caulking load at the time of a fixing by caulking. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20090243362 | VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY CAPABLE OF PERFORMING EASY ENTRY WITH FULL MEMORY - A vehicle seat assembly capable of performing an easy entry function having a seat bottom, a seat back pivotal with respect to the seat bottom, and a recliner mechanism for controlling pivotal motion of the seat back and a recliner mechanism actuator subassembly having a base member, a memory ring having a notch and a memory ring engagement member having a protrusion configured to engage the notch. The memory ring engagement member inhibits rotation of the memory ring when the protrusion is engaged with the notch and permits rotation of the memory ring when the protrusion is disengaged from the notch. The memory ring engagement member retains the recliner mechanism in an unlocked state while the protrusion is disengaged from the notch. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090256409 | ROTATION LOCK DEVICE - A reclining device of a vehicle seat including a ratchet, a guide, three pawls and a rotating cam. Three spacing distances are defined due to such positioning of the three pawls, and one of the spacing distances is determined so as to be greater than the remaining two spacing distances. A non-toothed raised flat portion is formed in a portion of an inner circumferential surface of an inner toothed portion of the ratchet at a single site in a circumferential direction thereof. The raised flat portion is protruded radially inwardly beyond tips of inner teeth. The smaller remaining two spacing distances are determined so as to be smaller than a circumferential length of the raised flat portion. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090284063 | LATCHING FITTING FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A latching fitting for a vehicle seat for releasably locking two parts that are movable with respect to each other, particularly for adjusting and locking a backrest part with respect to a seat part of the vehicle seat, comprises a pawl connected to the first part, which pawl is pivotable about a pawl bearing and comprises a latching toothing | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110084532 | Disc Recliner With Integral Travel Stops - A disc recliner mechanism includes travel stops to limit angular movement of a seat back through a defined range. At least one pawl on a guide plate of the disc recliner mechanism includes a guide boss with a pair of opposite stop surfaces that contact a respective travel stop formed on a tooth plate of the disc recliner mechanism to limit the range of rotational movement of the tooth plate. The guide boss includes a guide surface which engages a guideway on the tooth plate to provide a free movement range wherein the tooth plate can be rotated through the free movement range without requiring the operation of a release mechanism. The guideways on the tooth plate and the guide bosses on the pawls are designed such that the tooth plate and pawls can be formed with simple stamping operations. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110101755 | VEHICLE SEAT, IN PARTICULAR MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat is provided, in particular motor vehicle seat, including a seat part ( | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110260517 | Multi-Section Angle Adjusting Structure for a Chair Back - A multi-section angle adjusting structure for a chair back contains a supporting member axially connected to a base and axially inserted to a sliding groove through a shaft to slide in the sliding groove so that the chair back fixed to the supporting member is adjusted to a desired angle relative to the base, characterized in that: the shaft includes a slidable bar fitted thereon to be connected to a slot of the base, another end of the slot pushes a toothed block biased against by a first spring which contacts with a stop plate so that the toothed block abuts against an end portion of the slidable bar, and the slot includes a positioning structure mounted therein, the positioning structure includes a toothed seat guided by a guiding line to engage with the toothed block. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20100026071 | SEAT RECLINING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat reclining apparatus includes a base member; a pivot member having an internal tooth gear; a cylindrical holder covering the outer circumference surface of the pivot member; a lock tooth having an external tooth gear arranged to be engaged with the internal tooth gear; and a cam arranged to push the lock tooth to engage or disengage the external tooth gear with or from the internal tooth gear; the pivot member including a bearing inner circumference surface located on the circular recessed portion, on the base member's side of the internal tooth gear in the axial direction, the base member including a circular support outer circumference surface on which the bearing inner circumference surface is slid, and the bearing inner circumference surface and the support outer circumference surface being arranged to position the pivot member relative to the base member in the radial direction. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20090174247 | DISC RECLINER ASSEMBLY INCORPORATED INTO A SEATBACK/SEAT BASE PIVOT ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONT SEAT - A seat recliner assembly established at a hinge location between a seat bottom and a pivotally associated seat back including a base plate and an inwardly teethed and package supporting sector secured to the seat back and seat bottom, respectively and sandwiched together in selectively rotatable fashion relative to define a component receiving space therebetween. A shalt projects through an aperture of a rotatably slaved cam situated within the space. A pair of locking pawls with exteriorly toothed surfaces are displaceable to engage with inwardly teethed locations of the package supporting sector. A pair of anti-chuck pawls are selectively engagable both by the cam and with the locking pawls. The cam is biased in a first rotational locking condition to influence the anti-chuck pawls outwardly against the locking pawls. The cam is rotated in an opposite and counter-biasing direction, thereby directly contacting the locking pawls and pivoting the same such that their exteriorly toothed surfaces are inwardly disengaged from the teethed sector, permitting rotational between the base plate and package sector. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20120119555 | ANGLE ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE SEAT - An angle adjustment apparatus for a vehicle seat angle-adjustably connecting a first seat member and a second seat member of the vehicle seat has a first member attached to the first seat member, a second member attached to the second seat member and rotatably mounted to the first member, a lock member axially movably provided between the first member and the second member, and a movement mechanism that axially moves the lock member relative to the first member. The second member is provided with a rotation regulation portion that allows the lock member to axially move and regulates the lock member from circumferentially moving. The first member has a plurality of internal teeth formed in an annular-shaped internal peripheral surface. The lock member has an external peripheral surface facing substantially externally in a radial direction and facing the internal peripheral surface of the first member, and a plurality of external teeth formed in the external peripheral surface to be axially moved relative to and engaged with the internal teeth of the first member. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20110309665 | RECLINER PAWL MEMBER - A recliner mechanism comprising a base plate having a plurality of contoured extension members and a central aperture; a pivot member coupled to the central aperture of the base plate; a cam member pivotably coupled to the pivot member; a first and second disc member positioned within the base plate and supported by the contoured extension members; a tooth plate having central aperture for coupling to the pivot member and an annular ring including a plurality of teeth; a first and second pawl member positioned within the base plate and supported by the contoured extension members, the first and second pawl members having a plurality of teeth for engagement with the teeth of the tooth plate and contoured sides for engagement with the base plate, cam member, first and second disc member, and the contoured extension members. | 12-22-2011 |
| 297367000 | Actuator disengages pawl | 31 |
| 20090085391 | Fitting for a vehicle seat - A fitting has a first fitting part, a second fitting part which is rotatable about an axis relative to the first fitting part, a drivable eccentric mounted rotatably about the axis, locking elements moved radially outward by the eccentric to interact with the second fitting part to lock the fitting, a disc cam which pulls the locking elements radially inwards to unlock the fitting, and a free-pivoting control element which, in a certain free-pivoting angular range corresponding to a relative angular range of the fitting parts, prevents the fitting from locking. The free-pivoting control element has at least one first stop track, and at least one second stop track which is offset axially and/or radially with respect to the first stop track. The locking elements comprise first locking elements which interact with the first stop track, and second locking elements which interact with the second stop track. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090108656 | ADJUSTABLE HINGE MOUNTINGS FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT - An adjustable hinge mountings has a first hinge arm, a second hinge arm, a toothed quadrant centered on a hinge axis and connected to the first hinge arm, a detent part which has a toothed surface feature cooperating with the toothed quadrant and a control part associated with the detent part. The hinge arms can be pivoted between an active angular range in which the detent part is allowed to engage the toothed quadrant and a passive angular range in which the detent part is not located opposite the toothed quadrant so that the detent part is not allowed to engage the toothed quadrant. In the passive angular range, the detent part is retained by the control part in a passive position in which it is not in the range of movement of the toothed quadrant. In the active angular range, the detent part adopts an active position in which the detent part can be brought into engagement with the toothed quadrant. When passing from the passive angular range to the active angular range, the toothed quadrant actuates the control part either directly or indirectly. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090108657 | Adjustable Hinge Mountings for a Motor Vehicle Seat - An adjustable hinge mountings has a first hinge arm, a second hinge arm, a toothed quadrant centered on a hinge axis and connected to the first hinge arm, a detent part which has a toothed surface feature cooperating with the toothed quadrant and a control part associated with the detent part. The hinge arms can be pivoted between an active angular range in which the detent part is allowed to engage the toothed quadrant and a passive angular range in which the detent part is not located opposite the toothed quadrant so that the detent part is not allowed to engage the toothed quadrant. In the passive angular range, the detent part is retained by the control part in a passive position, while in the active angular range, the detent part adopts an active position in which the detent part can be brought into engagement with the toothed quadrant. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090066138 | Motor Vehicle Seat Tilt Adjustment Mechanism - The mechanism comprises first and second slugs, each comprising a first contact shoe engaging with a first locking bearing surface, and a second contact shoe engaging with a second, parallel locking bearing surface. The first contact shoes of the first and second slugs extend circumferentially about the tilt axis and each has first and second complementary radial guide surfaces parallel to the tilt axis to guide the movement of the first slug between its locking and release positions. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20080203799 | Seat Reclining apparatus for vehicle - A seat reclining apparatus includes: a disk-shaped base-side case; a disk-shaped arm-side case; a center shaft rotatably disposed in center part of the base-side case and center part of the arm-side case; a cam member fitted on the center shaft to rotate integrally with the center shaft; a lock tooth unit which cooperates with the cam member and engaged with a inner circumferential tooth portion formed on an inner periphery portion of the arm-side case; a lock spring; a protrusion protruding from an outer surface of the base-side case; and a recess at a position corresponding to the protrusion on an inner surface of the base-side case, wherein the lock spring is arranged in a space formed by the recess and a component accommodation space formed between the base-side case and arm-side case. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080203798 | Recliner Mechanism - A recliner mechanism for a vehicle seat is provided. The recliner mechanism includes a first mounting part and a second mounting part forming a housing with an interior and being arranged on a common shaft. The recliner mechanism further includes a latching device arranged in the interior of the housing. The latching device has a latching pawl and a holding and adjusting member. The latching pawl is able to be adjusted to a locked position relative to the first mounting part. The holding and adjusting member is able to be reversibly adjusted from a first position effecting the locked position and a second position effecting an unlocked position by rotating the shaft. The holding and adjusting member rotates about a swivel pin that is provided substantially parallel to the shaft and is spaced apart therefrom. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080197687 | RECLINER REGULATING DEVICE - The present invention discloses a recliner regulating device comprising a cam, a return spring, a housing plate, a ratchet gear connected with a central shaft. The external hook of the return spring is fixed in a hole of the housing plate. Sliders are fitted in sliding grooves of the housing plate with the bosses of the sliders being attached with the sliding grooves of the cam. Wedges are fitted in the sliding grooves of the housing plate with the bosses of the wedges being attached with the sliding grooves of the housing plate. The sliding grooves for sliders are perpendicular to the sliding grooves for wedges. A two-point locking-up is formed between the self-locking surfaces of the sliders and the self-locking surfaces of the wedges after the position of the cam is fixed through the central shaft under the action of the return spring. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20120169105 | FITTING FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - With a fitting for a vehicle seat having a first fitting part and a second fitting part which are rotatable relative to each other about an axis, and which are axially held together by an enclosing ring, a spring arrangement, a rotatably mounted eccentric, upon which a spring arrangement acts, and at least two latches, on which the eccentric acts, and which are guided by the second fitting part in the radial direction with respect to the axis and movable radially outwards, in order to interact with a toothed ring of the first fitting part, in order to lock the fitting, a spring arrangement is configured as one single spiral spring, which, with its first spring end is clamped to and completely supported by a fixture of the one of the two fitting parts and, with its second spring end, at least indirectly acts upon the eccentric. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20100109408 | SEAT RECLINING APPARATUS - A seat reclining apparatus includes: a fixing member; a pivot member having an internal tooth located on an inner circumference surface of the circular recessed portion; a lock tooth having an external tooth arranged to be engaged with the internal tooth of the pivot member, the lock tooth being arranged to be moved along an orbit between an engagement position and a disengagement position; a cam; an urging member; the lock tooth including a pair of guide protrusions which are disposed on both sides of the lock tooth, and which protrude axially toward the fixing member, and the fixing member including a pair of guide grooves formed on an inside surface of the fixing member, and arranged to receive, respectively, the guide protrusions of the lock tooth to guide the lock tooth along the orbit between the engagement position and the disengagement position. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20090302658 | Fitting - A fitting ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090250989 | CONNECTING APPARATUSES FOR VEHICULAR SEATS - One aspect of the present invention can include a connecting apparatus having first and second connecting members, a lock member and an operating member. The first and second connecting members are integrated in a direction of matching disks thereof to be able to rotate relative to each other. The first connecting member integrally is connected to one of two object members of a vehicular seat. The second connecting member integrally is connected to the other one of the two object members. The lock member is arranged between the connecting members and is integrated to the first connecting member to be movably supported in a circumferential direction. The lock member is able to lock the relative rotation between the connecting members by bringing an outer peripheral teeth face in mesh with an inner peripheral teeth face formed at the second connecting member. The operating member moves the lock member between a mesh state and a release state. In the mesh state, the outer peripheral teeth face of the lock member is in mesh with the inner peripheral teeth face of the second connecting member. In the release state, the outer peripheral teeth face is released from the inner peripheral teeth face. The second connecting member is formed with a support portion receiving in a circular ring portion formed at the first connecting member in the axial direction at a position on an outer side in the radius direction of the inner peripheral teeth face to be brought into a state of surrounding the circular ring portion from an outer peripheral side to be brought into a state of supporting each other to be able to rotate relative to each other. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20130113261 | RECLINING APPARATUS - A reclining apparatus achieves enhanced ease of coming off of a pole from a ratchet plate and hence a better operational feeling. Of a plurality of external teeth of a pole, at least one external tooth from an end is formed in such a manner that a tooth thickness is lessened more toward a tooth tip in comparison with a tooth thickness of other external teeth. The external tooth having a lessened tooth thickness is cut in one of two tooth planes located on a side of the end. The cut tooth plane has an inclined surface parallel to a flat surface containing all tangential lines to a pitch circle of one of two tooth planes of an external tooth having a large tooth thickness and situated adjacent to the external tooth having a lessened tooth thickness located on a side of the external tooth having a lessened tooth thickness. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20090309404 | ADJUSTMENT FITTING FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR SECURING THE LOCKING EFFECT OF AN ADJUSTMENT FITTING - Disclosed is an adjustment fitting for a motor vehicle component, especially a vehicle seat. Said adjustment fitting comprises a first part and a second part which is rotatable relative to the first part about a rotational shaft by means of a gear unit. The gear unit encompasses a first gear on the first part of the fitting and a second gear on the second part of the fitting, the second gear being disposed eccentric to the first gear. Two wedge segments are provided for securing the eccentric arrangement of the first gear relative to the second gear. The inventive adjustment fitting is characterized in that the wedge segments have an inner radius and an outer radius while the adjustment fitting further comprises a decelerating element which is fitted with an extension that starts at the rotational shaft, runs in an axial direction, and corresponds approximately to the outer radius of the wedge segments. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20110169314 | Articulation System and Vehicle Seat Having Such an Articulation System - Articulation system having two articulations, each comprising two strength members that are able to pivot with respect to one another and are each controlled by a control member. The control members of the two articulations are able to move independently of one another between locking and unlocking positions and are elastically urged towards the locking position. A maneuvering member engages by pressing only in an actuating direction with first and second driving members connected to the respective control members of the first and second articulations and suitable for driving each corresponding control member from the locking position into the unlocking position. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20090243363 | SEAT RECLINING MECHANISM - A seat reclining mechanism comprises a guide bracket, an internal gear member coupled to the guide bracket in a rotatable manner about a rotation axis thereof with respect to the guide bracket, a plurality of lock gear members disposed between the guide bracket and the internal gear member, and a rotatable cam rotatably supported by either one of the guide bracket and the internal gear member. The rotatable cam has a cam body, and a plurality of engagement pawls disposed on a circumference of a circle having a center on the rotation axis and each formed to protrude from the cam body in a lock-causing rotation direction or an unlock-causing rotation direction, and each of the plurality of lock gear members has an engagement groove engageable with a corresponding one of the plurality of engagement pawls. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090250990 | CONNECTION DEVICES IN VEHICLE SEATS - A connecting device may include first and second connecting elements that are axially oppositely coupled to each other so as to be rotatable relative to each other, a locking member that is positioned between the first and second connecting elements, an operating member that is positioned between the first and second connecting elements, and a retainer member that is arranged and constructed to circumferentially clamp the first and second connecting elements. The retainer member has a retainer portion and is fixed to the first connecting element while the second connecting element is axially supported by the retainer portion of the retainer member. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100194165 | VEHICLE SEAT RECLINING DEVICE - A seat reclining device has a torsion spring for a cam, and a plurality of guide-protrusion pairs formed integral with the inside face of a stationary member for guiding movement of tooth blocks into and out of meshed-engagement with an internal tooth of a movable member. Two opposing circular-arc concave portions are formed on opposing faces of two circumferentially adjacent guide-protrusion sets. A space between the concave portions is dimensioned to be wider on a radially outward side for defining a spring accommodation space, and dimensioned to be narrower on a radially inward side for forming circumferentially-opposing convex portions. Two spring hooks engage with the respective convex portions under preload. One of the hooks is also engaged with the cam for forcing it in its locked direction. An anti-rotation protrusion is formed on the outside face of the stationary member at a position conforming to the spring accommodation space. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110057494 | Mechanism for adjusting the tilt of an automotive vehicle seat, automotive vehicle seat, and manufacturing Method - The mechanism for adjusting the tilt of an automobile vehicle seat comprising a first flange entirely obtained from a shaped metallic element, a second flange comprising a central part and a peripheral part is disclosed. The internal face of the first flange is opposite the external face of the second flange to guide a rotational movement of the flanges. The retaining face of the first flange is opposite the rear face of the second flange, to retain the second flange in the first flange along the pivot axis. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110057493 | Tapered Retainer Clip for Reclining Mechanism for Vehicle Seats - A recliner mechanism for a vehicle seat includes a guide plate and a gear plate. The gear plate has a plurality of internal gear teeth and a frustonical inner diameter. A hub is attached to a shaft that connects two recliners on opposite sides of the seat. The guide plate, the gear plate and a cam are retained on the hub by a retainer clip that has a frustoconical bearing surface. Two locking elements cooperate with the guide plate, and have a plurality of external gear teeth that selectively engage the internal gear teeth. When the cam rotates, the cam engages the cam surfaces with one of the engagement surfaces unlocking the external gear teeth from the internal gear teeth. Springs cooperate with the guide plate and the cam for locking the mechanism. The inner diameter of the gear plate is received on the frustoconical bearing surface of the retainer clip. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20100308635 | FULL MEMORY I-DISK - A disc recliner for pivoting a seat back relative to a seat cushion includes a fixed plate mounted to the seat cushion and a movable plate mounted to the seat back. The disc recliner includes a locking mechanism operable between a locked condition coupling the fixed and movable plates and an unlocked condition uncoupling the fixed and movable plates to allow rotation of the movable plate relative to the fixed plate. The disc recliner includes a memory plate that is disengaged with the movable plate to allow pivotal adjustment of the seat back between a plurality of seating positions by actuating the locking mechanism to the unlocked condition. The memory plate engages the movable plate to identify a previously selected seating position and to maintain the locking mechanism in the unlocked condition thereby allowing pivotal movement of the seat back between the previously selected seating position and a folded position. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110001346 | SEAT RECLINING DEVICE - In a seat reclining device, a spiral spring includes an inner end portion engaged with the cam, an outer end portion engaged with the lower arm, and a wound portion formed by winding and provided between the inner end portion and the outer end portion. The outer end portion of the spiral spring includes a straight line portion extending consecutively from the wound portion and an accommodating portion includes a guide recessed portion accommodating the straight line portion therein and being in contact with the inner peripheral side surface of the straight line portion and being in contact with the outer peripheral side surface of the straight line portion at a further outer end than the contact point with the inner peripheral side surface. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110025114 | ROUND RECLINER MECHANISM - A recliner mechanism may include a guide plate and a ratchet plate selectively rotatable relative to the guide plate. At least two pawls may be disposed between the guide plate and the ratchet plate and may be movable between a first position removed from engagement with the ratchet plate to permit relative rotation between the guide plate and the ratchet plate and a second position in contact with the ratchet plate to prevent relative rotation between the guide plate and the ratchet plate. A cam may be disposed between the guide plate and the ratchet plate and may move the at least two pawls between the first position and the second position. A control ring may be fixed to the ratchet plate and may be in selective engagement with the at least two pawls to prevent the pawls from moving from the first position to the second position. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110012414 | SEAT RECLINING DEVICE - In a seat reclining device, which eliminates a gap between a plurality of pawls and a guide wall, a wedge member is provided between at least one of the plurality of pawls and the guide wall, and a cam includes a wedge pressing cam portion for relatively rotating an upper arm relative to a lower arm by pressing the wedge member outwardly in a radial direction. The wedge member is for example made by a spherical or wedge shaped plate like member. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20100033004 | Articulation Mechanism with Pivoting Locking Elements for a Vehicle Seat and a Seat Comprising Such a Mechanism - Articulation mechanism for a motor vehicle seat comprising:
| 02-11-2010 |
| 20110115271 | SEAT RECLINING APPARATUS - A seat reclining apparatus includes a lower arm, an upper arm, plural pawls being movable in a radial direction along guide walls of the lower arm therewithin and including external teeth being engageable with and disengageable from internal teeth of the upper arm, a cam contacting and pressing the pawls in a direction of meshing the external teeth with the internal teeth when the cam is rotated in a locking direction, a biasing member, whose first and second end portions are engaged with an accommodating portion and the cam, respectively, biasing the cam in the locking direction, a restricting protrusion portion formed on a surface of the cam facing the lower arm and slidably contacting an inner surface of the accommodating portion in order to avoid an eccentricity of the cam, and an engagement protruding portion provided on the surface at a position radially inwardly of the restricting protrusion portion. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20120126603 | FITTING FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - With a fitting for a vehicle seat. comprising a first fitting part, a second fitting part which is rotatable relative to the first fitting part about an axis, an eccentric that can be acted on which is rotatably supported about the axis, and several latches which are guided by the first fitting part by means of guides which are guided in the radial direction with relative to the axis, on which the eccentric acts to move them radially outward, and which, for locking the fitting interact radially outward with the second fitting part, wherein the first fitting part defines a rotational bearing seat having a center, the second fitting part defines a rotational bearing seat having a center, and the guides each define one center line, an offset is provided between the centers of the rotational bearing seats and/or the intersection points of the center lines. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20110181088 | ROTARY RECLINER MECHANISM - A recliner mechanism ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120228915 | VEHICLE SEAT AND RECLINER FITTING FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat is provided, in particular motor vehicle seat, including a seat part ( | 09-13-2012 |
| 20110254338 | MULTI-PAWL ROUND-RECLINER MECHANISM - A recliner mechanism may include a first plate, a second plate, and a locking mechanism associated with the first plate and the second plate. The locking mechanism may be movable between an unlocked state permitting relative movement between the first plate and the second plate and a locked state restricting relative movement between the first plate and the second plate. The locking mechanism may include at least five pawls that are movable between a first position and a second position to move the locking mechanism between the unlocked state and the locked state. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20100141006 | SEAT RECLINER ASSEMBLY - The problem to be solved is to provide a compact and robust seat recliner assembly and the problem is solved by providing a seat recliner assembly with a guide plate, a pivotable plate, four pawls, a shaft, a cam, a retractor plate and a pre-tensioned spring wherein the pawls engage with the pivotable plate to lock the seat back from moving and the four pawls share the load on the assembly. | 06-10-2010 |
| 297368000 | Actuator rigid with pawl | 1 |
| 297369000 | Spring-pressed | 1 |
| 20090140565 | Heavy Duty Reclining Mechanism for Vehicle Seats - A manual vehicle seat reclining mechanism and seat assembly incorporating the reclining mechanism is disclosed. A guide plate and a pivotal plate are assembled together and disposed between the seat base and seat back. A cam is biased by a spring to hold locking elements in engagement with the pivotal plate. A control plate is manually rotated with the cam to release the locking elements by drawing pins on one side of the locking plates radially inwardly with slots provided in the control plate. Ribs are provided on the pivotal plate that prevent the locking elements from returning to the locked position in certain radial alignments of the pivotal plate relative to the guide plate. | 06-04-2009 |
| 297367000 | Having plurality of engaging pawls | 23 |
| 20090085391 | Fitting for a vehicle seat - A fitting has a first fitting part, a second fitting part which is rotatable about an axis relative to the first fitting part, a drivable eccentric mounted rotatably about the axis, locking elements moved radially outward by the eccentric to interact with the second fitting part to lock the fitting, a disc cam which pulls the locking elements radially inwards to unlock the fitting, and a free-pivoting control element which, in a certain free-pivoting angular range corresponding to a relative angular range of the fitting parts, prevents the fitting from locking. The free-pivoting control element has at least one first stop track, and at least one second stop track which is offset axially and/or radially with respect to the first stop track. The locking elements comprise first locking elements which interact with the first stop track, and second locking elements which interact with the second stop track. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090108656 | ADJUSTABLE HINGE MOUNTINGS FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT - An adjustable hinge mountings has a first hinge arm, a second hinge arm, a toothed quadrant centered on a hinge axis and connected to the first hinge arm, a detent part which has a toothed surface feature cooperating with the toothed quadrant and a control part associated with the detent part. The hinge arms can be pivoted between an active angular range in which the detent part is allowed to engage the toothed quadrant and a passive angular range in which the detent part is not located opposite the toothed quadrant so that the detent part is not allowed to engage the toothed quadrant. In the passive angular range, the detent part is retained by the control part in a passive position in which it is not in the range of movement of the toothed quadrant. In the active angular range, the detent part adopts an active position in which the detent part can be brought into engagement with the toothed quadrant. When passing from the passive angular range to the active angular range, the toothed quadrant actuates the control part either directly or indirectly. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090108657 | Adjustable Hinge Mountings for a Motor Vehicle Seat - An adjustable hinge mountings has a first hinge arm, a second hinge arm, a toothed quadrant centered on a hinge axis and connected to the first hinge arm, a detent part which has a toothed surface feature cooperating with the toothed quadrant and a control part associated with the detent part. The hinge arms can be pivoted between an active angular range in which the detent part is allowed to engage the toothed quadrant and a passive angular range in which the detent part is not located opposite the toothed quadrant so that the detent part is not allowed to engage the toothed quadrant. In the passive angular range, the detent part is retained by the control part in a passive position, while in the active angular range, the detent part adopts an active position in which the detent part can be brought into engagement with the toothed quadrant. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090066138 | Motor Vehicle Seat Tilt Adjustment Mechanism - The mechanism comprises first and second slugs, each comprising a first contact shoe engaging with a first locking bearing surface, and a second contact shoe engaging with a second, parallel locking bearing surface. The first contact shoes of the first and second slugs extend circumferentially about the tilt axis and each has first and second complementary radial guide surfaces parallel to the tilt axis to guide the movement of the first slug between its locking and release positions. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20080203799 | Seat Reclining apparatus for vehicle - A seat reclining apparatus includes: a disk-shaped base-side case; a disk-shaped arm-side case; a center shaft rotatably disposed in center part of the base-side case and center part of the arm-side case; a cam member fitted on the center shaft to rotate integrally with the center shaft; a lock tooth unit which cooperates with the cam member and engaged with a inner circumferential tooth portion formed on an inner periphery portion of the arm-side case; a lock spring; a protrusion protruding from an outer surface of the base-side case; and a recess at a position corresponding to the protrusion on an inner surface of the base-side case, wherein the lock spring is arranged in a space formed by the recess and a component accommodation space formed between the base-side case and arm-side case. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080203798 | Recliner Mechanism - A recliner mechanism for a vehicle seat is provided. The recliner mechanism includes a first mounting part and a second mounting part forming a housing with an interior and being arranged on a common shaft. The recliner mechanism further includes a latching device arranged in the interior of the housing. The latching device has a latching pawl and a holding and adjusting member. The latching pawl is able to be adjusted to a locked position relative to the first mounting part. The holding and adjusting member is able to be reversibly adjusted from a first position effecting the locked position and a second position effecting an unlocked position by rotating the shaft. The holding and adjusting member rotates about a swivel pin that is provided substantially parallel to the shaft and is spaced apart therefrom. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080197687 | RECLINER REGULATING DEVICE - The present invention discloses a recliner regulating device comprising a cam, a return spring, a housing plate, a ratchet gear connected with a central shaft. The external hook of the return spring is fixed in a hole of the housing plate. Sliders are fitted in sliding grooves of the housing plate with the bosses of the sliders being attached with the sliding grooves of the cam. Wedges are fitted in the sliding grooves of the housing plate with the bosses of the wedges being attached with the sliding grooves of the housing plate. The sliding grooves for sliders are perpendicular to the sliding grooves for wedges. A two-point locking-up is formed between the self-locking surfaces of the sliders and the self-locking surfaces of the wedges after the position of the cam is fixed through the central shaft under the action of the return spring. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20120169105 | FITTING FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - With a fitting for a vehicle seat having a first fitting part and a second fitting part which are rotatable relative to each other about an axis, and which are axially held together by an enclosing ring, a spring arrangement, a rotatably mounted eccentric, upon which a spring arrangement acts, and at least two latches, on which the eccentric acts, and which are guided by the second fitting part in the radial direction with respect to the axis and movable radially outwards, in order to interact with a toothed ring of the first fitting part, in order to lock the fitting, a spring arrangement is configured as one single spiral spring, which, with its first spring end is clamped to and completely supported by a fixture of the one of the two fitting parts and, with its second spring end, at least indirectly acts upon the eccentric. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20100109408 | SEAT RECLINING APPARATUS - A seat reclining apparatus includes: a fixing member; a pivot member having an internal tooth located on an inner circumference surface of the circular recessed portion; a lock tooth having an external tooth arranged to be engaged with the internal tooth of the pivot member, the lock tooth being arranged to be moved along an orbit between an engagement position and a disengagement position; a cam; an urging member; the lock tooth including a pair of guide protrusions which are disposed on both sides of the lock tooth, and which protrude axially toward the fixing member, and the fixing member including a pair of guide grooves formed on an inside surface of the fixing member, and arranged to receive, respectively, the guide protrusions of the lock tooth to guide the lock tooth along the orbit between the engagement position and the disengagement position. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20090302658 | Fitting - A fitting ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090250989 | CONNECTING APPARATUSES FOR VEHICULAR SEATS - One aspect of the present invention can include a connecting apparatus having first and second connecting members, a lock member and an operating member. The first and second connecting members are integrated in a direction of matching disks thereof to be able to rotate relative to each other. The first connecting member integrally is connected to one of two object members of a vehicular seat. The second connecting member integrally is connected to the other one of the two object members. The lock member is arranged between the connecting members and is integrated to the first connecting member to be movably supported in a circumferential direction. The lock member is able to lock the relative rotation between the connecting members by bringing an outer peripheral teeth face in mesh with an inner peripheral teeth face formed at the second connecting member. The operating member moves the lock member between a mesh state and a release state. In the mesh state, the outer peripheral teeth face of the lock member is in mesh with the inner peripheral teeth face of the second connecting member. In the release state, the outer peripheral teeth face is released from the inner peripheral teeth face. The second connecting member is formed with a support portion receiving in a circular ring portion formed at the first connecting member in the axial direction at a position on an outer side in the radius direction of the inner peripheral teeth face to be brought into a state of surrounding the circular ring portion from an outer peripheral side to be brought into a state of supporting each other to be able to rotate relative to each other. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20130113261 | RECLINING APPARATUS - A reclining apparatus achieves enhanced ease of coming off of a pole from a ratchet plate and hence a better operational feeling. Of a plurality of external teeth of a pole, at least one external tooth from an end is formed in such a manner that a tooth thickness is lessened more toward a tooth tip in comparison with a tooth thickness of other external teeth. The external tooth having a lessened tooth thickness is cut in one of two tooth planes located on a side of the end. The cut tooth plane has an inclined surface parallel to a flat surface containing all tangential lines to a pitch circle of one of two tooth planes of an external tooth having a large tooth thickness and situated adjacent to the external tooth having a lessened tooth thickness located on a side of the external tooth having a lessened tooth thickness. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20090309404 | ADJUSTMENT FITTING FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR SECURING THE LOCKING EFFECT OF AN ADJUSTMENT FITTING - Disclosed is an adjustment fitting for a motor vehicle component, especially a vehicle seat. Said adjustment fitting comprises a first part and a second part which is rotatable relative to the first part about a rotational shaft by means of a gear unit. The gear unit encompasses a first gear on the first part of the fitting and a second gear on the second part of the fitting, the second gear being disposed eccentric to the first gear. Two wedge segments are provided for securing the eccentric arrangement of the first gear relative to the second gear. The inventive adjustment fitting is characterized in that the wedge segments have an inner radius and an outer radius while the adjustment fitting further comprises a decelerating element which is fitted with an extension that starts at the rotational shaft, runs in an axial direction, and corresponds approximately to the outer radius of the wedge segments. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20110169314 | Articulation System and Vehicle Seat Having Such an Articulation System - Articulation system having two articulations, each comprising two strength members that are able to pivot with respect to one another and are each controlled by a control member. The control members of the two articulations are able to move independently of one another between locking and unlocking positions and are elastically urged towards the locking position. A maneuvering member engages by pressing only in an actuating direction with first and second driving members connected to the respective control members of the first and second articulations and suitable for driving each corresponding control member from the locking position into the unlocking position. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20090243363 | SEAT RECLINING MECHANISM - A seat reclining mechanism comprises a guide bracket, an internal gear member coupled to the guide bracket in a rotatable manner about a rotation axis thereof with respect to the guide bracket, a plurality of lock gear members disposed between the guide bracket and the internal gear member, and a rotatable cam rotatably supported by either one of the guide bracket and the internal gear member. The rotatable cam has a cam body, and a plurality of engagement pawls disposed on a circumference of a circle having a center on the rotation axis and each formed to protrude from the cam body in a lock-causing rotation direction or an unlock-causing rotation direction, and each of the plurality of lock gear members has an engagement groove engageable with a corresponding one of the plurality of engagement pawls. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090250990 | CONNECTION DEVICES IN VEHICLE SEATS - A connecting device may include first and second connecting elements that are axially oppositely coupled to each other so as to be rotatable relative to each other, a locking member that is positioned between the first and second connecting elements, an operating member that is positioned between the first and second connecting elements, and a retainer member that is arranged and constructed to circumferentially clamp the first and second connecting elements. The retainer member has a retainer portion and is fixed to the first connecting element while the second connecting element is axially supported by the retainer portion of the retainer member. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100194165 | VEHICLE SEAT RECLINING DEVICE - A seat reclining device has a torsion spring for a cam, and a plurality of guide-protrusion pairs formed integral with the inside face of a stationary member for guiding movement of tooth blocks into and out of meshed-engagement with an internal tooth of a movable member. Two opposing circular-arc concave portions are formed on opposing faces of two circumferentially adjacent guide-protrusion sets. A space between the concave portions is dimensioned to be wider on a radially outward side for defining a spring accommodation space, and dimensioned to be narrower on a radially inward side for forming circumferentially-opposing convex portions. Two spring hooks engage with the respective convex portions under preload. One of the hooks is also engaged with the cam for forcing it in its locked direction. An anti-rotation protrusion is formed on the outside face of the stationary member at a position conforming to the spring accommodation space. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110057494 | Mechanism for adjusting the tilt of an automotive vehicle seat, automotive vehicle seat, and manufacturing Method - The mechanism for adjusting the tilt of an automobile vehicle seat comprising a first flange entirely obtained from a shaped metallic element, a second flange comprising a central part and a peripheral part is disclosed. The internal face of the first flange is opposite the external face of the second flange to guide a rotational movement of the flanges. The retaining face of the first flange is opposite the rear face of the second flange, to retain the second flange in the first flange along the pivot axis. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110057493 | Tapered Retainer Clip for Reclining Mechanism for Vehicle Seats - A recliner mechanism for a vehicle seat includes a guide plate and a gear plate. The gear plate has a plurality of internal gear teeth and a frustonical inner diameter. A hub is attached to a shaft that connects two recliners on opposite sides of the seat. The guide plate, the gear plate and a cam are retained on the hub by a retainer clip that has a frustoconical bearing surface. Two locking elements cooperate with the guide plate, and have a plurality of external gear teeth that selectively engage the internal gear teeth. When the cam rotates, the cam engages the cam surfaces with one of the engagement surfaces unlocking the external gear teeth from the internal gear teeth. Springs cooperate with the guide plate and the cam for locking the mechanism. The inner diameter of the gear plate is received on the frustoconical bearing surface of the retainer clip. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20100308635 | FULL MEMORY I-DISK - A disc recliner for pivoting a seat back relative to a seat cushion includes a fixed plate mounted to the seat cushion and a movable plate mounted to the seat back. The disc recliner includes a locking mechanism operable between a locked condition coupling the fixed and movable plates and an unlocked condition uncoupling the fixed and movable plates to allow rotation of the movable plate relative to the fixed plate. The disc recliner includes a memory plate that is disengaged with the movable plate to allow pivotal adjustment of the seat back between a plurality of seating positions by actuating the locking mechanism to the unlocked condition. The memory plate engages the movable plate to identify a previously selected seating position and to maintain the locking mechanism in the unlocked condition thereby allowing pivotal movement of the seat back between the previously selected seating position and a folded position. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110001346 | SEAT RECLINING DEVICE - In a seat reclining device, a spiral spring includes an inner end portion engaged with the cam, an outer end portion engaged with the lower arm, and a wound portion formed by winding and provided between the inner end portion and the outer end portion. The outer end portion of the spiral spring includes a straight line portion extending consecutively from the wound portion and an accommodating portion includes a guide recessed portion accommodating the straight line portion therein and being in contact with the inner peripheral side surface of the straight line portion and being in contact with the outer peripheral side surface of the straight line portion at a further outer end than the contact point with the inner peripheral side surface. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110025114 | ROUND RECLINER MECHANISM - A recliner mechanism may include a guide plate and a ratchet plate selectively rotatable relative to the guide plate. At least two pawls may be disposed between the guide plate and the ratchet plate and may be movable between a first position removed from engagement with the ratchet plate to permit relative rotation between the guide plate and the ratchet plate and a second position in contact with the ratchet plate to prevent relative rotation between the guide plate and the ratchet plate. A cam may be disposed between the guide plate and the ratchet plate and may move the at least two pawls between the first position and the second position. A control ring may be fixed to the ratchet plate and may be in selective engagement with the at least two pawls to prevent the pawls from moving from the first position to the second position. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110012414 | SEAT RECLINING DEVICE - In a seat reclining device, which eliminates a gap between a plurality of pawls and a guide wall, a wedge member is provided between at least one of the plurality of pawls and the guide wall, and a cam includes a wedge pressing cam portion for relatively rotating an upper arm relative to a lower arm by pressing the wedge member outwardly in a radial direction. The wedge member is for example made by a spherical or wedge shaped plate like member. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20100033004 | Articulation Mechanism with Pivoting Locking Elements for a Vehicle Seat and a Seat Comprising Such a Mechanism - Articulation mechanism for a motor vehicle seat comprising:
| 02-11-2010 |
| 20110115271 | SEAT RECLINING APPARATUS - A seat reclining apparatus includes a lower arm, an upper arm, plural pawls being movable in a radial direction along guide walls of the lower arm therewithin and including external teeth being engageable with and disengageable from internal teeth of the upper arm, a cam contacting and pressing the pawls in a direction of meshing the external teeth with the internal teeth when the cam is rotated in a locking direction, a biasing member, whose first and second end portions are engaged with an accommodating portion and the cam, respectively, biasing the cam in the locking direction, a restricting protrusion portion formed on a surface of the cam facing the lower arm and slidably contacting an inner surface of the accommodating portion in order to avoid an eccentricity of the cam, and an engagement protruding portion provided on the surface at a position radially inwardly of the restricting protrusion portion. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20120126603 | FITTING FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - With a fitting for a vehicle seat. comprising a first fitting part, a second fitting part which is rotatable relative to the first fitting part about an axis, an eccentric that can be acted on which is rotatably supported about the axis, and several latches which are guided by the first fitting part by means of guides which are guided in the radial direction with relative to the axis, on which the eccentric acts to move them radially outward, and which, for locking the fitting interact radially outward with the second fitting part, wherein the first fitting part defines a rotational bearing seat having a center, the second fitting part defines a rotational bearing seat having a center, and the guides each define one center line, an offset is provided between the centers of the rotational bearing seats and/or the intersection points of the center lines. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20110181088 | ROTARY RECLINER MECHANISM - A recliner mechanism ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120228915 | VEHICLE SEAT AND RECLINER FITTING FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat is provided, in particular motor vehicle seat, including a seat part ( | 09-13-2012 |
| 20110254338 | MULTI-PAWL ROUND-RECLINER MECHANISM - A recliner mechanism may include a first plate, a second plate, and a locking mechanism associated with the first plate and the second plate. The locking mechanism may be movable between an unlocked state permitting relative movement between the first plate and the second plate and a locked state restricting relative movement between the first plate and the second plate. The locking mechanism may include at least five pawls that are movable between a first position and a second position to move the locking mechanism between the unlocked state and the locked state. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20100141006 | SEAT RECLINER ASSEMBLY - The problem to be solved is to provide a compact and robust seat recliner assembly and the problem is solved by providing a seat recliner assembly with a guide plate, a pivotable plate, four pawls, a shaft, a cam, a retractor plate and a pre-tensioned spring wherein the pawls engage with the pivotable plate to lock the seat back from moving and the four pawls share the load on the assembly. | 06-10-2010 |
