Reclining mechanism for vehicle seat

Details Reclining mechanism for vehicle seat Reclining mechanism for vehicle seat

1998-07-06

1999-05-04

Brown, Peter R.

Chairs and seats

Movable back

Tiltable

297366, B60N 222

Patent

active

058995331

ABSTRACT:
A reclining mechanism composed of a lower arm member for attachment to a frame structure of a seat cushion of a vehicle seat, an upper arm member placed in a common plane with the first arm member for attachment to a frame structure of a backrest of the vehicle seat and having a recessed portion formed at a lower end portion thereof and opposed to a ratchet portion formed on an upper end of the lower arm member, a slide pawl slidably coupled within the recessed portion of the upper arm member to be moved toward and away from the ratchet portion of the lower arm member for engagement therewith, a pair of side plates attached to opposite faces of the lower and upper arm members, the side plates being connected with the lower arm member by means of a hinge pin for relative rotation about the hinge pin and fixed to the upper arm member, an operation shaft rotatably supported on one of the side plates, and a release arm mounted on the operation shaft for rotation therewith to retract the slide pawl from the ratchet portion of the lower arm member.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4634182 (1987-01-01), Tanaka
patent: 4659146 (1987-04-01), Janiaud

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