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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182039 | Coupling device of vehicle seat A coupling device of a vehicle seat includes disc-shaped first and second coupling members; at least two lock member; and guide portions that guide the lock members. The guide portions are disposed on sides of each lock member. When the lock members are pushed outwa... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8123297 | Latching fitting for a vehicle seat A latching fitting for a vehicle seat for releasably locking a first part and a second part 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, includes a pawl connected... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8016356 | Gears and coupling apparatus using the gears Tooth shapes of gears are formed such that a meshing line given by meshing of an inner gear and an outer gear provided in a state of meshing with each other for enabling transmission of a power is configured as a spiral mesh line. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8002352 | 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... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002353 | Vehicle seat reclining apparatus A vehicle seat reclining apparatus is provided which is simple in construction and which is capable of pressing pawls by a cam at places close to meshing portions. To that end, a plurality of pawls 31 having outer gears 44, 47 which are disengag... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7828385 | Articulation mechanism with pivoting locking elements for a vehicle seat and a seat comprising such a mechanism A articulation mechanism for a motor vehicle seat is disclosed. The mechanism may include a first end-plate, a second end-plate mounted so as to pivot relative to the first end-plate about a main axis of rotation, locking elements comprising a first locking element ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7810886 | Lock device and seat reclining apparatus A lock device capable of suppressing a lack of smoothness in an unlocking operation, and of suppressing, in a case a plurality of lock members are operated by a cam member, unevenness in the timing for the plurality of lock members to become engaged in a locking ope... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7770975 | 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... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7677666 | Disc recliner assembly incorporated into a seatback/seat base pivot associated with a vehicle 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 tog... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7581790 | Continuously adjustable seat back hinge mounting A seat back hinge mounting has a toothed element firmly connected to the seat back and a detent element associated with the seat carrier. The detent element includes an arcuate region with teeth that are adapted to be brought into engagement with the teeth of the to... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7578556 | Seat reclining apparatus A seat reclining apparatus includes a folding operation lever displacing a reclining lock mechanism to a lock release position. When the folding operation lever is operated to a folding operation position, the reclining lock mechanism is displaced from a lock positi... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7341311 | Vehicle seat reclining device A seat reclining device is comprised of a base member connected to one of a seat back and a seat cushion; a rotating member connected to the other of the seat back and the seat cushion; a lock tooth having an external gear engageable with the internal gear of the ro... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7318624 | Motorcycle driver backrest A motorcycle driver backrest has a pair of struts that support a backrest pad and are positioned on opposite sides of a motorcycle, where they are pivotally supported on brackets on the motorcycle. The struts have pivot assemblies that attach to the brackets that pe... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7281766 | Seat structure A vehicle seat is provided with a pair of left and right seatback side frames comprising a seatback frame. The seatback frame is connected to the rear end of a seat portion frame via a reclining mechanism. The vehicle seat is further provided with a torsion bar that... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261379 | Reclining vehicle seat hinge assembly A reclining vehicle seat hinge assembly includes a first housing, a second housing having a plurality of teeth, a primary cam member having a pair of primary camming surfaces, and a secondary cam having a plurality of camming surfaces and driveable by the primary ca... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261378 | Cam lock for vehicle seating A locking apparatus for a moveable component of an aircraft seat. The locking apparatus includes a housing for being slidably received in a track, a first pair of opposed cams pivotally mounted in the housing, and a release member. The cams are moved between a lock ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258219 | Planetary gear actuator apparatus and method A traction cable actuator has a sun gear, with a lever, at least two planetary gears engaged with the sun gear, and a housing with a toothed race engaging the planetary gears. The housing further has a lock spring seat, and a traction cable sleeve seat. A drive shaf... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255398 | Seat reclining apparatus A seat reclining apparatus is provided with a neutral position returning means which holds a link lever at a forward reclining operating position, and releases the holding of the link lever in the case that a seat back is shifted from a forward reclined position sid... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7222919 | Reclining device and method of locking the device A reclining mechanism may have a construction in which a plurality of pawls are received in a pair of housings that are relatively rotatably connected to each other, each of these pawls being prevented from rotating relative to one of the housings and being engageab... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7195317 | Fitting for a vehicle seat In a fitting (1) for a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, having a first fitting part (5), a second fitting part (8) that is pivotably mounted relative to the first fitting part (5) by way of a backrest bolt (10), a ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195318 | Reclining device of vehicle seat A reclining device of a vehicle seat for easily locking and releasing the vehicle seat so as to increase performance of the vehicle seat and to improve quality thereof. The reclining device is easily assembled, by removing minor shortcomings that may occur during th... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188905 | Reclining device for vehicle seats A reclining device for vehicle seats having a structure capable of reliably maintaining a seat back locking state for preventing the seat back from being undesirably moved on the seat cushion is disclosed. The reclining device includes a base plate, an arm plate, a ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182196 | Two way locking rotary drive clutch assembly A-way locking rotary drive clutch assembly for actuating an adjuster mechanism on an automotive vehicle seat including a cylinder (30) fixedly secured to the vehicle seat and a mobile flange (40) rotatable journaled to the cylinder and fixedly secured ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7150073 | Hinge pin A hinge pin is suited for use in a hinge for a rotatable arm of a vehicle lift. The hinge pin has a groove formed within its side surface. The groove is configured to permit engagement of the pin with a restraining member configured to prevent rotation of the arm. T... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150503 | Automotive seat reclining device An automotive seat reclining device includes a base member coupled to one of a seat cushion and a seat back, a pivot member coupled to the other of the seat cushion and the seat back and having gear teeth, a shaft member formed integrally with the base member and ha... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147266 | Hinged assembly locking system A hinge locking system comprising: (a) a first component; (b) a second component relating to the first component; (c) at least one hinge system pivotally coupling the first and second components together, such that at least one of the first and second components is ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144082 | Seat reclining apparatus for automotive vehicle A seat reclining apparatus for a vehicle including a base member and a rotational member having an internal gear. A lock tooth is provided having an external gear engageable with the internal gear. A shaft section is provided is provided having an outer peripheral s... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140686 | Vehicle seat articulation mechanism and seat comprising such a mechanism Vehicle seat articulation mechanism intended to connect two elements belonging to the seat, the articulation mechanism comprising first and second rigid cheek plates extending in parallel planes and intended to be attached respectively to the two seat elements, and ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134724 | Rotation mechanism for sequential angular variation of a backrest The adjustment device comprises a toothed quadrant connected to the sitting surface, and a toothed quadrant which is connected to the back and which can be meshed into the toothed quadrant connected to the sitting surface, in a locked configuration of the seat, and ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131691 | Tandem seat for a motorcycle having a concealable backrest assembly A motorcycle seating unit includes a seat and a backrest assembly. The seat has a front side and a top seating surface with an essentially horizontal orientation. The backrest assembly has a support arm and a back bar having an external surface. The support arm rota... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7114778 | Drive having a sliding element for a vehicle seat adjuster In a drive (1) for a vehicle seat adjuster (3), having a manually pivotable drive lever (15), which can be deflected out of a neutral position in order, after an element (35) has engaged in a drive wheel (51), to produce a directed... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100986 | Seat reclining mechanisms Seat reclining mechanisms for a vehicle seat may include a first or stationary housing, a second or rotational housing, a locking means received between the first and second housings, and a fastener for rotatably connecting the second housing to the first housing. T... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100987 | Reclining vehicle seat hinge assembly A reclining vehicle seat hinge assembly includes a first housing, a second housing having a plurality of teeth, a primary cam member having primary and secondary camming surfaces, a primary spring, and a secondary cam having at least one spring arm and a plurality o... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097251 | Reclining device for a seat It is possible to set a free zone and use a greater number of pawls in a reclining device having a plurality of pawls even if an angular range where a certain pawl is out of mesh with a ratchet and an angular range where pawls adjacent to that pawl are in mesh with ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093321 | Lockable hinge A lockable hinge includes a first and second hinge member, a lock, and an actuator. The lockable hinge is coupled to a pair of ladder-leg sections and is arranged to allow the ladder-leg sections to move among closed, trestle-ladder, and straight-ladder positions. T... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7055906 | Recliner means and vehicle seat provided with the recliner means A recliner mechanism includes a housing, a cover having first gear teeth, latches movably arranged in the housing, the latches having inducting pins and second gear teeth, a cam disc having guide holes, the guide holes having first and second hole end portions, the ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055905 | Motor vehicle seat with adjustable reclining backrest The present invention relates to a motor vehicle seat with an adjustable reclining backrest, which is articulated to the seat frame on both sides using tilt adjusting fittings. Both tilt adjusting fittings are coupled to each other by a rigid connecting tube, which ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7021715 | Recliner adjuster for a seat A recliner adjuster for adjusting an inclination of a seat back with respect to a seat cushion includes a cam rotatably mounted between first and second brackets that are respectively fixed to the seat cushion and the seat back, a pair of lock plates interposed betw... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021714 | Recliner adjuster for a seat A recliner adjuster for adjusting an inclination of a seat back with respect to a seat cushion includes a cam rotatably mounted between first and second brackets that are respectively fixed to the seat cushion and the seat back, and a lock plate interposed between t... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011370 | Vehicle seat recliner A vehicle seat recliner in which a lock-up gear and a sector gear are used to adjust the tilt of the back of the seat. The sector gear adjusting the tilt of the back of the seat is fixed at a main bracket installed on one side of the car seat and comprises an adjust... | 03/14/2006 |
