Chairs and seats – Movable back – Tiltable
Patent
1991-08-26
1993-08-10
Cranmer, Laurie K.
Chairs and seats
Movable back
Tiltable
297362, B60N 106
Patent
active
052342557
ABSTRACT:
A power reclining device for use in a seat having a seat cushion and a pivotal seatback includes two base plates and two pivoting arms. The base plates are respectively secured to laterally opposed side rear portions of the seat cushion. The pivoting arms are respectively secured to laterally opposed side lower portions of the seatback. The pivoting arms are rotatably connected to the base plates by two rotating shafts, respectively. The base plates, the pivoting arms and the rotating shafts constitute laterally spaced first and second hinge units by which the seatback is permitted to pivot about a common axis of the rotating shafts. A connecting shaft is interposed between and secured to the rotating shafts to constitute a shaft unit. A flat spiral spring is incorporated with the first hinge unit for biasing the pivoting arms to pivot about the common axis in the rearward direction relative to the base plates. The flat spiral spring is positioned between the hinge units and arranged to be disposed about the shaft unit. A spring-supporting bracket is secured to the base plate of the first hinge unit for supporting the spring. An electric motor is operatively connected to the shaft unit for rotating the same when energized.
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Cranmer Laurie K.
Ikeda Bussan Co. Ltd.
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