Patent ID: 6648414
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A reclining device comprising:a casing having on its inner surface a pair of first guide projections; a cap rotatably mounted on the casing, having a first gear along an inner circumference thereof; a pair of second gears for engaging with the first gear, disposed in axial symmetry with a rotational axis of the casing, each second gear having a first locking cam face; and a cam comprising: a pair of second locking cam faces for pressing the first locking cam faces respectively to thereby engage the second gears with the first gear; and a pair of guiding faces operative to slide on the respective first guide projections, disposed in axial symmetry with a rotational axis of the cam, wherein the cam is guided by the first guide projections so as to be rotatable about the rotational axis of the cam with the guiding faces thereof slid on the respective guide projections and movable in a crossing direction to a first straight line which passes through contact points between the guiding faces of the cam and the guide projections.