Patent ID: 9108545
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A reclining apparatus comprising: a base plate, which is provided on one of a seat cushion and a seat-back; a ratchet plate, which is provided on the other of the seat cushion and the seat-back and is rotatably provided with respect to the base plate, wherein the ratchet plate includes a recessed portion having an inner circumferential surface about a rotation axis so as to face the base plate, and the inner circumferential surface of the recessed portion is provided with internal teeth; a pawl, which is provided in the recessed portion of the ratchet plate, wherein an outer circumferential surface of the pawl is provided with external teeth engageable with the internal teeth; and a guide, which is provided in the base plate to guide the pawl between a locked position, in which the external teeth of the pawl are engaged with the internal teeth of the ratchet plate, and an unlocked position, in which the external teeth of the pawl are not engaged with the internal teeth of the latched plate, wherein the pawl comprises: wherein a cutting degree of the first cut external teeth part is different from a cutting degree of the second cut external teeth part.