Patent ID: 6279995
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A seat reclining device comprising:a housing adapted to be fixed to one of a seat cushion and a seat back of a seat;a shaft adapted to be connected to the one of the seat back and the seat cushion, said shaft having a plurality of recesses extending in a circumferential direction thereof and arranged in an axial direction thereof;a locking member having projections capable of individually engaging the recesses of the shaft, said locking member being movable between a lock position in which the projections engage the recesses and an unlock position in which the projections are disengaged from the recesses;a cam member capable of reciprocating between a first position in which the cam member keeps the locking member in the lock position and a second position in which the cam member moves the locking member toward the unlock position;urging means for urging the locking member toward the lock position; andan operating member capable of moving the cam member to the second position;wherein said cam member is rockable around a pivot on the housing, and said locking member has a cam receiving face adapted to come into contact with the cam member to hold the locking member in the lock position when the cam member is rocked to the first position, and an engaging portion adapted to come into contact with the cam member to move the locking member to the unlock position when the cam member is rocked to the second position.