Patent ID: 9381833
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: B60N

Claim Text:
1. A reclining apparatus for a vehicle seat, comprising: a gear plate configured to be connected to a seat cushion, have an external gear formed on an outer circumference thereof, and have a coupling protrusion provided along a circumference thereof having a rotating radius smaller than that of the external gear; a mobile flange configured to be connected to a seat back, have an internal gear formed on an inner circumference thereof, and eccentrically engaged with the external gear; and an operating unit configured to be provided in an operation space between a center hole of the gear plate and a center hole of the mobile flange to make the mobile flange be relatively rotated to the gear plate while being eccentric to the gear plate, wherein one surface of the gear plate is provided with a cap in a shape covering the operating unit to prevent the operating unit from separating, and a locking jaw is formed along an edge of the cap and the coupling protrusion protrudes toward an inside of the center hole of the gear plate to make the locking jaw be locked to a protruded portion of the coupling protrusion.