Patent ID: 6578921
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A reclining device comprising:a first gear member secured to a lower arm; a second gear member secured to an upper arm; a first gear including gear teeth provided on the first gear member; a second gear including gear teeth provided on the second gear member, the number of gear teeth of the first gear and the number of gear teeth of the second gear being different, and the first gear and the second gear being positioned eccentrically; a stopper member provided between the first gear member and the second gear member for restricting relative rotation between the first gear member and the second gear member; and a ring member provided on an outer periphery of the first gear member and the second gear member, one of the gear members being engageable with the ring member so that at least a part of a contact force on the stopper member is transmitted to the ring member via the one of the gear members.