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| 20080238127 | SEAT SLIDE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A seat slide device for a vehicle includes a lower rail, an upper rail movable relative to the lower rail and a lock member for restricting the relative movement of the upper and lower rails. The restriction of the relative movement can be released and the lock-released position can be retained. The seat slide device further includes a memory piece detachably engaged with the lower rail and provided in a direction separating from the lower rail and engaging therewith when a seatback is reclined forward, wherein the memory piece is moved in association with the movement of the upper rail by retaining the memory piece at the receiving portion and the shaped portion when the memory piece is separated from the lower rail and wherein the memory piece is engaged with the lower rail at the engaging portion when the memory piece is engaged with the lower rail. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080238168 | SEAT SLIDING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat sliding apparatus for a vehicle includes a lower rail, an upper rail, a block, and a raised portion. The lower rail is adapted to be fixed to a vehicle floor. The lower rail with a U-shaped cross section has an end and a bottom wall. The upper rail is adapted to be fixed to a seat and supported in the lower rail to be movable relative to the lower rail. The block is fixed to the lower rail and includes an inclined face extending away from the bottom wall of the lower rail as the inclined face approaches the end of the lower rail. The raised portion is formed by cutting the bottom wall of the lower rail and folding the cut wall inward the lower rail to fix the block to the lower rail. Accordingly, a foreign object within the lower rail can be removed without blocking the movement of the upper rail relative to the lower rail. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080238171 | SEAT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a seat cushion, a lower arm, a seat back, an upper arm, an intermediate arm, a reclining mechanism, and a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism includes a first plate member, a second plate member, and a pawl gear. The first plate member is fixed to one of the upper arm and the intermediate arm to be provided therein with a plurality of internal tooth sections each of which has a plurality of teeth with different widths. The second plate member is fixed to the other one of the upper arm and the intermediate arm so as to be supported by the first plate member to rotate relative thereto. The pawl gear is supported by the second plate member and has an external tooth section each of which has a plurality of teeth with different widths for engaging with the internal tooth sections. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080309136 | SEAT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A seat device for a vehicle includes a lower frame, a slide mechanism, a reclining mechanism for supporting a seatback relative to a seat cushion with a reclined angle and holding the seatback to a predetermined position, a slide lock mechanism for restricting the movement of the lower frame and holding a seat to a predetermined position relative to a vehicle floor and a walk-in mechanism disposed between the reclining mechanism and the slide lock mechanism for releasing the restriction of the movement of the lower frame by operating the slide lock mechanism in association with the reclining movement of the seat. The walk-in mechanism includes a first link rotatably supported by the shaft member and operatively connected to the reclining mechanism and the slide lock mechanism to transmit a power from the reclining operation of the seatback to the slide lock operation of the slide lock mechanism. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090096269 | SEAT RECLINING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat reclining apparatus includes a pair of first arms, a pair of second arms, a pair of hinge pins, a pair of reclining mechanisms including a pair of lock mechanisms, each of which includes a cam, the lock mechanism restricting a rotational movement of the seat back relative to the seat cushion and releasing a restriction of the rotational movement, by means of a rotational movement of the hinge pins and the cams, and a connecting member provided between the reclining mechanisms and connected to the hinge pins, wherein each of the hinge pins is structured so as to be inserted into each of the reclining mechanisms from an inward of the seat, and a connecting portion is provided at an inner end of at least one of the hinge pins facing the other one of the hinge pins and is connected to the connecting member. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100090080 | VEHICLE SEAT SLIDING APPARATUS - In a vehicle seat sliding apparatus wherein rotating an operating lever causes a lock lever to allow a sliding movement of an upper rail along a lower rail, the operating lever is held within a bracket connected to the upper rail via torsion spring. The torsion spring is made from a single piece of wire and formed into a specific shape for easy provision of the operating lever to the bracket during an assembly of the seat sliding apparatus. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100090082 | VEHICLE SEAT SLIDING APPARATUS - In a vehicle seat sliding apparatus of the type wherein rotating an operating lever causes a lock lever to allow an upper rail to slide along a lower rail, the operating member is supported by a supporting bracket fixed to the upper rail to rotate about a fulcrum which is in the form of a plate of the bracket. The operating lever is provided with a slit into which a spring is fitted for being urged. The bracket also holds the spring. To avoid an engagement between the plate and the slit when the operating lever passes during an assembly of the apparatus, the plate is configured to incline relative to the slit. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100090084 | VEHICLE SEAT SLIDING APPARATUS - A vehicle seat sliding apparatus includes: a first rail adapted to be fixed to any one of a vehicle floor and a seat; and a second rail adapted to be fixed to the other one of the vehicle floor and the seat and adapted to be connected to the first rail so as to be capable of relative movement with respect to the first rail. The first rail includes: a pair of side wall portions juxtaposed on both sides in terms of the widthwise direction; a connecting wall portion connecting proximal ends of the both side wall portions; and first folded-back wall portions protruded from distal ends of the both side wall portions in the widthwise direction and then folded back toward proximal end sides of the side wall portions. The second rail includes: a pair of second folded-back wall portions protruded from both sides in the widthwise direction and then folded back so as to be surrounded by the side wall portions and the first folded-back wall portions; an in-rail functional portion formed at an end portion of the first rail in terms of the longitudinal direction so as to project into an internal space formed by the first rail to achieve a predetermined function; a recessed portion formed around the in-rail functional portion in association with the formation of the in-rail functional portion; and a protector adapted to be mounted on an end portion of the first rail in terms of the longitudinal direction and cover the end portion thereof. The protector is formed with a projection adapted to fit the recessed portion to couple the protector and the first rail. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100176265 | SEAT SLIDE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A seat slide device for a vehicle includes a lower rail, an upper rail movable relative to the lower rail and a lock member for restricting the relative movement of the upper and lower rails. The restriction of the relative movement can be released and the lock-released position can be retained. The seat slide device further includes a memory piece detachably engaged with the lower rail and provided in a direction separating from the lower rail and engaging therewith when a seatback is reclined forward, wherein the memory piece is moved in association with the movement of the upper rail by retaining the memory piece at the receiving portion and the shaped portion when the memory piece is separated from the lower rail and wherein the memory piece is engaged with the lower rail at the engaging portion when the memory piece is engaged with the lower rail. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100243853 | SEAT SLIDE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes a cushioning member provided at one of an operational lever and a lock lever. The cushioning member is configured to contact the other of the operational lever and the lock lever for restricting a contact of an end portion of the operational lever with the lock lever at an initial stage of the rotational operation of the operational lever and is configured to allow a contact of the end portion of the operational lever with the lock lever when canceling the restriction of the movement of an upper rail relative to a lower rail by the lock lever in response to the rotational operation of the operational lever. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20120217782 | SEAT RECLINING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat reclining apparatus for a vehicle, includes a first arm, a second arm rotatably supported by the first arm, a pawl including external teeth engageable with internal teeth, a cam portion and plural pawl-side cam surfaces arranged at the cam portion, a cam including a cam surface engaging with the cam portion formed at the pawl, and a biasing member biasing the cam to rotate and causing the cam surface to press the cam portion in a radial direction. The plural pawl-side cam surfaces or the cam surface is configured in a manner that the plural pawl-side cam surfaces and the cam surface are in contact with each other when the external teeth and the internal teeth are in an engaged state and in a manner that clearances generated between each of the plural pawl-side cam surfaces and the cam surface in the radial direction are all uniform. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20130187426 | VEHICLE SEAT RECLINING APPARATUS - Provided is a vehicle seat reclining apparatus comprising: a first bracket, a second bracket, a pole, a cam, a locking urging member, a hinge pin, a fitting hole, a release lever, and a supporting urging member. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130206951 | VEHICLE SEAT SLIDING APPARATUS - Provided is a vehicle seat sliding apparatus including a lower rail, an upper rail to the lower rail, a locking mechanism, unlocking mechanism, an unlocked-state maintaining lever, and an unlocked-state releasing lever, in which the unlocked-state releasing lever includes a rotational operating portion configured to rotate in a first direction and to be capable of coming into contact with an operating member in the direction of the relative movement of the upper rail, and the unlocked-state releasing lever is configured to press and move the unlocked-state maintaining lever in the direction of releasing the maintenance of the unlocked state and is capable of rotating in the first direction is disabled without moving the unlocked-state maintaining lever from the maintaining position. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20140021322 | SEAT SLIDE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes a second unlock mechanism rotating an unlock lever in a direction that unlocks a lock mechanism by pushing the unlock lever in accordance with a predetermined seat operation, an unlocked state retaining lever retaining the lock mechanism in an unlocked state cooperating with the second unlock mechanism by operating in conjunction with the second unlock mechanism, a first unlocked state release mechanism moving the unlocked state retaining lever to a position where the lock mechanism is released from the unlocked state by making contact with an operation body in accordance with movement of an upper rail relative to an lower rail, and a second unlocked state release mechanism moving the unlocked state retaining lever to a position where the lock mechanism is released from the unlocked state by pushing the unlocked state retaining lever in accordance with the operational input. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140110552 | SEAT SLIDE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes a lock member selectively locking and restricting relative movement between a first and a second rails and a pair of resilient members formed with shaft biasing portions biasing a retaining shaft in a direction opposite to a direction of biasing the lock member. A first and a second end portions of each resilient member are arranged at positions arranging the shaft biasing portions between the first and the second end portions. The first end portion is locked and restrained to the lock member and the second end portion is locked and restrained to the second rail. A first resilient member of the resilient members includes a stress concentrating portion concentrating stress greater than the stress at a second resilient member. The first rail includes a multiple number of engaging portions for engaging with the stress concentrating portion released from the retaining shaft. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140110553 | SEAT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes a first rail, a second rail, a lock member, a biasing member, the lock member being rotatably connected to the second rail in a state where a support shaft fixed to one of the second rail and the lock member is positioned within an elongated hole formed at the other of the second rail and the lock member to be movable in first and second directions of the relative movement and is biased by a support shaft biasing member in a direction orthogonal to the first and second directions, and a restriction portion restricting the support shaft from moving within the elongated hole in the first and second directions in a case where a load applied in one of the first and second directions is smaller than a predetermined value. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140203157 | VEHICLE SEAT SLIDING DEVICE - A vehicle seat sliding device includes: a first rail adapted to be fixed to one of a vehicle floor and a seat; a second rail adapted to be fixed to the other one of the vehicle floor and the seat, and coupled to the first rail in a relatively movable manner; an engagement member, which selectively limits and permits the relative movement of the first and the second rails; an operation member configured such that operating force to cancel the restriction of the relative movement in the second rail is transmitted to the engagement member; and a cover mounted on the first end of the second rail to close the first end. The cover has an engagement piece, which engages with a support wall provided in the second rail and restricts the pivoting of the cover when pressed against the operation member. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140284989 | VEHICLE SEAT RECLINING DEVICE - A vehicle seat reclining device includes first and second brackets, which are rotational relative to each other, two guide portions provided on the first bracket and forming a guide groove, a pawl, and a protruding portion. The pawl has outer teeth, which can engage with and disengage from inner teeth of the second bracket, and is guided by the guide groove to move radially. The protruding portion protrudes circumferentially at least at the tip end portion of the guide portion. A fulcrum of inclination of the pawl with respect to the guide part may occur at the time when the outer teeth and the inner teeth are disengaged from each other. The fulcrum located at a position closer to the inner teeth than an intersection point between the guide portion and a normal to a surface where the outer teeth and the inner teeth are engaged with each other. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140300166 | VEHICLE SEAT - A reclining device includes an operating shaft that is inserted through the reclining device in its axial direction to be mounted, and is adapted to release the reclining device from a locked position, and a torsion spring mounted between an outer end portion of the operating shaft which protrudes from the reclining device outward in a width direction of the seat, and a frame portion that is located outside the reclining device in the seat width direction. The operating shaft is constantly biased by the torsion spring in a rotational direction for locking the reclining device. The torsion spring is mounted onto the outer end portion of the operating shaft in the axial direction from an outer side of the seat, and has an inner end portion which is engaged with the operating shaft, and an outer end portion which is engaged with the frame portion. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20150034791 | SEAT SLIDE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes a tower rail, an upper rail, a memory base arranged above a bottom wall portion of the lower rail, a restriction piece holding the memory base so that the memory base is restricted from moving, a memory pin attached to the memory base in a manner that advance and retract of the memory pin relative to the memory base is allowed, the memory pin engages with the lower rail in a protruding state, the memory pin disengages in a retracted state, an interlocking mechanism pushing a lock member and the memory pin in a forward-folded state of a seatback, and a holding member holding the protruding state of the memory pin and allowing the memory base to move. | 02-05-2015 |
