Chairs and seats – Movable back – Tiltable
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-27
2006-06-27
Nelson, Jr., Milton (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
Movable back
Tiltable
Reexamination Certificate
active
07066541
ABSTRACT:
A seat reclining mechanism for a vehicle seat may includes a plurality of slide pawls each having an outward toothed portion and a side surface, a ratchet having an inward circular toothed portion, and a holder having a plurality of guide portions each of which is formed with a torque receiving portion. The seat reclining mechanism further includes a cam member pushing the slide pawls toward the inward toothed portion of the ratchet, and at least one contact projection formed in the torque receiving wall of the torque receiving portion and projecting toward the slide pawl side surface. The contact projection is arranged and constructed such that it is deformed to eliminate variations among clearances formed between the slide pawls and the torque receiving portions when a torque is exerted between the ratchet and the holder, so that the torque is evenly distributed among the slide pawls.
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Araco Kabushiki Kaisha
Jr. Milton Nelson
Patterson Thuente Skaar & Christensen P.A.
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