Patent ID: 7188905
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A reclining device for vehicle seats, comprising: a base plate adapted to be mounted to a seat cushion frame of a vehicle seat, with a shaft hole formed through a central portion of the base plate; an arm plate adapted to be mounted to a seat back frame of the vehicle seat, with a shaft hole formed through a central portion of the arm plate, and internal gear teeth provided along an inner circumferential surface of the arm plate; a central shaft inserted into the shaft holes of both the base plate and the arm plate and coupled at a first end thereof to an interlocking shaft adapted to be provided in the vehicle seat; a cam having a pair of locks positioned thereabout; a guide plate placed adjacent the cam about the central shaft between the base plate and the arm plate; an action spring to rotate the central shaft in a predetermined direction; a return spring coupled to a second end of the central shaft outside the base plate; and an actuating lever coupled to the second end of the central shaft, wherein: the base plate comprises: the central shaft comprises: the cam comprises: each of the locks comprises: the guide plate comprises: the actuating lever comprises: