baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2008533550-A (JP)
Title: イメージ記録および／または再現デバイスを製造するための方法、および前記方法によって得られるデバイス
IPC: H04N1/028
Filed: 2006-01-18
Abstract: 本発明は、光学イメージ記録および／または再現システム（２２、２２’）、イメージセンサ（２４）および／またはイメージジェネレータ（２４’）、および／または同期システム（２６）を含むイメージ記録および／または再現デバイス（２０）を製造するための方法に関し、前記イメージは、デジタルイメージ処理手段（２８、２８’）によって向上させられるように処理される。この方法によれば、光学システム、および／またはセンサおよび／またはイメージジェネレータ、および／または同期システムのパラメータが、デジタルイメージ処理手段の能力を使用して決定、または選択される。そのため、製造費用が、最小限に抑えられ、かつ／またはイメージ記録および／または再現デバイスの性能が、最適化される。
Patent JP-2008526641-A (JP)
Title: 弁を備える容器
IPC: A45D34/04
Filed: 2006-01-19
Abstract: 弁（２）を備える容器（１）は、容器（１）の中にある製品、特に、噴射剤を備えたヘアケア製品を放出するために機能する。容器（１）は、その最上部に周辺のスリーブ（３）を現す。弁ディスク（４）は、前記スリーブ（３）の下を前記弁ディスク（４）のへり（５）で掴み、かつ通路（６）を囲む。封止装置（８）は、前記弁ディスク（４）を前記スリーブ（３）に対して封止する。プラスチックから作製された前記容器（１）が加熱された場合に、前記スリーブ（３）が内部に向かって変形されるのを防ぐために、取り囲む環（９）が、前記スリーブ（３）と前記弁（２）の間の間隙に設置される。
Patent JP-2008528907-A (JP)
Title: ハンチングシフトを減少させるための自動車オートマチックトランスミッションの制御方法
IPC: F16H59/48
Filed: 2006-02-01
Abstract: 電子制御装置により制御されるクラッチを有する自動車オートマチックトランスミッションの、   −  初期変速段でのトランスミッション回転数の検出、   −  第１のトランスミッションシフト回転数に到達したとき、初期変速段から目標変速段へのシフト、及び   −  目標変速段のトランスミッション目標回転数の検出 の諸段階を有する制御方法において、その他の段階 即ち   −  トランスミッション目標回転数と、第１のトランスミッションシフト回転数及びトランスミッション目標回転数の間の数値を有する第２のトランスミッションシフト回転数とからトランスミッション回転数差の数値を決定し、   −  トランスミッション回転数差の数値に応じてカウンタのスタート計数値を決定し  、   −  スタート計数値から始まって時間に応じてカウンタに計数させ、   −  カウンタの計数値が値ゼロに到達したならば、目標変速段から初期変速段の方向にシフトする の諸段階を有する方法。
Patent JP-2008531857-A (JP)
Title: 人工芝運動競技場で使用する人工繊維
IPC: D01F6/00
Filed: 2006-02-03
Abstract: 本発明は、人工芝運動競技場で使用するモノフィラメント・タイプの人工繊維に関し、この繊維の断面方向で見て、繊維の少なくとも一部が、繊維の長手方向に延びる剛性向上手段を備えた人工繊維に関する。本発明はまた、１つまたは複数の本発明による人工繊維を取り付けた少なくとも１つの基盤からなる運動競技場に好適な人工芝生に関する。本発明の目的は、人工芝運動競技場で使用する改良された人工繊維を提供することであり、この繊維は一方で撓みにくく、その結果水平方向に倒れにくい性質を呈するが、他方で高い怪我の危険性を与えることまたは運動特性に悪影響を及ぼすことがない。本発明によればこの人工繊維は、繊維が少なくとも２つの繊維フランジ部分から作られ、そのうちの少なくとも１つの繊維フランジ部分が剛性向上手段を形成し、前記少なくとも２つの繊維フランジ部分が均一の厚さを有することを特徴とする。
Patent JP-2009501345-A (JP)
Title: 単一の回転コンポーネントを用いた光学パターン生成器
IPC: B41J2/435
Filed: 2006-02-09
Abstract: 光学パターン生成器は、単一の回転コンポーネントを使用する。回転コンポーネントは、多数の偏向セクタを含む。各セクタは、入射光ビームをほぼ一定の角度量だけ偏向させるが、この量はセクタごとに変化してもよい。回転コンポーネントは、例えば、ライン軌跡(locus)に沿って変位する像点、像スポットまたは像ラインを生成する結像レンズ群と組み合わせてもよい。
Patent JP-2008529699-A (JP)
Title: 静脈環流の血行力学に対するその効果をシミュレートすることにより圧迫装具の選択を支援するための装置
IPC: A61F5/02
Filed: 2006-02-03
Abstract: 本発明の装置は、体肢の表面に対して装具により加えられる圧縮値を生成する手段（１４、１６）と、静脈環流の血行力学に対する圧縮のアクションをシミュレートし、体肢の脚の静脈網を表すデジタル・モデルのいくつかの点に、血流値および／または静脈内圧力値を与えるためのデジタル・シミュレーション手段（１０）と、これらの値を提示する手段（２６）とを備える。これらは、いくつかの相互接続された弧を含む、評価され方向付けられたグラフの形で表示され、各弧に対して、対応する血流値および／または静脈内圧力値が割り当てられる。圧縮値は、体肢の形態学的特性（２０）、および装具の寸法的、流動学的特性（２２）に基づいたシミュレーション・ソフトウェアによって与えることができる。
Patent JP-2008532243-A (JP)
Title: 伝導性親水性燃料電池要素の製造方法
IPC: H01M8/10
Filed: 2006-01-23
Abstract: 流動場板をより伝導性でかつ親水性とする１以上の外層を有する燃料電池用流動場板。一態様では、被覆は伝導性材料と金属酸化物被覆との組合わせとして共に堆積される。適する伝導性材料は金であり、適する金属酸化物はＳｉＯ 2 、ＨｆＯ 2 、ＺｒＯ 2 、Ａｌ 2 Ｏ 3 、ＳｎＯ 2 、Ｔａ 2 Ｏ 5 、Ｎｂ 2 Ｏ 5 、ＭｏＯ 2 、ＩｒＯ 2 、ＲｕＯ 2 、及びこれらの混合物を含む。伝導性材料と金属酸化物とは２つの異なる層として堆積されてもよい。その際、金属層が外層である。別の態様によれば、金属層は親水性を提供するナノ孔を有する板上に堆積されてもよい。また、ドープイオンを金属酸化物に添加し、低溶解性フッ化物の被覆を付与してフッ化水素酸が酸化物層をエッチングする速度を制御してもよい。 【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2008133056-A (JP)
Title: Boxing apparatus
Inventor: TAKEMOTO FUMIHIKO
IPC: B65B5/06
Filed: 2008-01-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reliably box articles relatively heavy in weight or a relatively large number of articles in a finely arranged state.  <P>SOLUTION: A boxing apparatus arranges a predetermined number of articles in a line, sandwiches and holds the arranged articles between holding plates 9 from both lengthwise sides of the arrangement, presses the articles sandwiched between holding plates 9 from above using a push-in plate 15, and boxes them in an outer packaging box 2. A suction box is provided in order to suction toward upward the articles occupying a substantially central position among the articles which are arranged in a substantially horizontal direction and are held by means of the holding plates 9 so that the articles are held by sandwiching force of the holding plates 9 and suction force of the suction box.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009164446-A (JP)
Title: Multilayer ceramic capacitor and method of manufacturing the same
Inventor: FUCHI TETSUO
IPC: H01G4/232
Filed: 2008-01-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multilayer ceramic capacitor that prevents structural defects even if it is reduced in size and more multilayered and which has a high capacity and an excellent mountability.  <P>SOLUTION: Ceramic green sheets, each having an internal electrode formed into a first electrode pattern which is thickly printed in a central part in the cross-sectional view, and ceramic green sheets, each having an internal electrode formed into a second electrode pattern which is thicker on both ends in the cross-sectional view, are stacked. Then, an external electrode for electrical connection with outside is formed to fabricate the multilayer ceramic capacitor.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009163158-A (JP)
Title: Electrophotographic photoreceptor, photoreceptor supporting unit, image forming apparatus and process cartridge
Inventor: KUWABARA NOBUO
IPC: G03G21/00
Filed: 2008-01-10
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor with a simple configuration inexpensively with improved stability for electrical conduction.  <P>SOLUTION: The electrophotographic photoreceptor is provided with: a cylindrical photoreceptor tube 40, flanges 41 which are attached to openings on both ends of that photoreceptor tube and with a shaft section 41a formed projecting outside from both ends of the photoreceptor tube in the axial center position and a grounding member 42 which is provided going through the shaft section of the flanges with a first contact section 42a formed inside on an inner periphery surface of the photoreceptor tube and a second contact section 42b formed outside.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009169498-A (JP)
Title: Electronic equipment
Inventor: KI GO
IPC: G02F1/1333
Filed: 2008-01-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide flattened and lightweight electronic equipment having an excellent antenna property.  <P>SOLUTION: A display casing 13 is formed by a GFRP area 101 and a CFRP area 103. Antenna areas 101a, 101b and a camera area 101c of a GFRP are abutted on the CFRP area in corrugated joining parts 201a-201c and are joined. An antenna is disposed on the antenna areas of the GFRP. Because the GFRP is a non-electroconductive material, the property of the antenna can be excellently maintained. Because the joining parts are abutted and joined even if the joining parts enter under projection of an LCD module, a casing structure is not thickened.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009169585-A (JP)
Title: Pedestal for optical information reading device and holding structure for optical information reading device
Inventor: ARAYA KATSUMI
IPC: G06K7/01
Filed: 2008-01-15
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve the stationary use of an optical information reading device by making a reading port face to a placing face side, and to achieve the stable holding and removal operation simplification of an optical information reading device without largely scaling a device holding part.  <P>SOLUTION: A pedestal 1 is used so as to be placed on a placing face with an optical information reading device 100 with a gripping part 104 and a reading part 102 as the object of holding. The pedestal 1 includes: a device holding part 10 for holding the optical information reading device 100; a base 3 placed on the placing face; and an arm part 2 connecting the base 3 to the device holding part 10, wherein a reading port 106 is arranged so as to be faced to a bottom part 15, and when the gripping part 104 is arranged so as to be extended to the outside of the device holding part 10, an intermediate part 110 is supported by a first wall 11, and the movement of the end of a reading part 103 with the intermediate part 110 as a support point is locked by a second wall 12, so that the optical information reading device 100 can be held.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009168578-A (JP)
Title: Measurement device and measurement method
Inventor: MIYASHITA KEIKO
IPC: G01S17/42
Filed: 2008-01-15
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new measurement device and measurement method, and to provide a measurement device and measurement method for accurately tracking the position and direction of a person without increasing the processing load.  <P>SOLUTION: This measurement device 10 includes a computer 12, and a plurality of laser range finders 14 are connected to the computer 12. The plurality of laser range finders 14 are arranged in a certain environment, and the computer 12 tracks the person based on a detection result of the laser range finders 14. The computer 12 estimates the position and moving speed of the person using a particle filter, and estimates the direction of the person's body and the movement of the arm using a doll-like model where the body and both arms are combined with three circles. The person can be tracked accurately with a relatively small calculation amount.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009169623-A (JP)
Title: Information processor, information processing method, processing system, and computer program
Inventor: KAWAUCHI YOSHIHIRO
IPC: H01L21/027
Filed: 2008-01-15
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique useful to efficiently analyze a cause for abnormality which has occurred in a processor.  <P>SOLUTION: An information processor 202 processes normal event information and abnormal event information respectively showing a normal event and an abnormal event which have occurred in a processor for processing an object. The processor 202 includes a data processing unit 222 generating time series data by arranging the normal event information and the abnormal event information in the order of occurrence time points of the normal event and the abnormal event; a section designation unit 223 designating a section in the time series data generated by the processing unit 222 according to a section designation condition; and an output unit 233 outputting the normal event information and the abnormal event information included in the section in the time series data designated by the designation unit 223.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009165776-A (JP)
Title: Vacuum cleaner
Inventor: IWATA NOBUYUKI
IPC: A47L9/00
Filed: 2008-01-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a silent vacuum cleaner, capable of silently running and having no swing of a motor-driven blower even when a vacuum cleaner body is moved by a dust collection hose being drawn in the duration of a blower stop by restraining vibrations transmitted from the blower to the body.  <P>SOLUTION: The vacuum cleaner is provided with a dust removing means and the blower inside the vacuum cleaner body, wherein there are an elastic-spring member for elastically supporting the blower, a bearing housing part which is provided on the rear of a blower case and houses a motor bearing, a rest part which the housing part is appropriately inserted in or removed from and a rest part forming part where the rest part is provided. The blower is assembled to the body directly via the forming part or indirectly via a fixing part. In the duration of running stop of the blower, the housing part is inserted in the rest part. In the duration of running, the blower axially shifting forward through a thrust makes the housing part apart from the rest part to remove it from the rest part. After running stop of the blower, the housing part is inserted in the rest part again and kept inserted.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009169360-A (JP)
Title: Image blurring correction device, imaging apparatus, and optical device
Inventor: MIYAHARA SHINPEI
IPC: G03B5/00
Filed: 2008-01-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image blurring correction device capable of reducing waste of a limit domain of lens performance.  <P>SOLUTION: The image blurring correction device has a rotation coordinate conversion means for rotating and converting blurring amounts in the direction of two detection axes to two correction axes, respectively, and a dislocation amount restriction means for restricting the displacement amounts based on a displacement amount restriction value calculated from radius of a performance limitation circle of a correction lens, wherein the displacement amount restriction means restricts the displacement amount at least twice, to a detection result of a blurring detection means (Fig.5(a)), and to an operation result (Fig.5(c)) after rotation coordinate conversion from the detection axes to the correction axes (Fig.5(b)).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009173956-A (JP)
Title: Electrode holder for discharge surface treatment
Inventor: KURITA SATOSHI
IPC: C23C26/00
Filed: 2008-01-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrode holder for the discharge surface treatment capable of depositing a uniform film and enhancing the quality of the discharge surface treatment by stabilizing the discharge between an electrode 3 and a part Wa to be treated of a workpiece W.  <P>SOLUTION: The electrode holder includes a holder body 7 having a butting part 13 capable of butting the electrode 3 to its fore end side and fixing members 19, 23 for fixing the electrode 3 to the butting part 13 of the holder body 7. A working liquid feeding passage 27 for feeding a working liquid L from a working liquid feed source 25 is formed in the holder body 7. A working liquid jetting hole 31 for jetting the working liquid L toward the fore end side of the electrode 3 from the inner side of the electrode 3 is formed in the fixing member 19, and the working liquid jetting hole 31 communicates with the working liquid feed passage 27.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009177943-A (JP)
Title: Stator of rotating electrical machine
Inventor: AOKI HIROHIDE
IPC: H02K3/50
Filed: 2008-01-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stator of a rotating electrical machine which is easily manufactured, improved in the rigidity of a stator coil end connecting part, raised in a natural frequency, suppressed in resonance and also suppressed in the vibration of a stator coil strand whose rigidity is low and which is easily damaged.  <P>SOLUTION: The stator of the rotating electrical machine is provided with a stator core 1 where a prescribed number of slots are arranged, an inner peripheral side stator coil 21 and an outer peripheral side stator coil 22 which are inserted into the respective slots and whose both ends project to an axial direction of a rotator from ends of the stator core, connection members 3 which electrically connect projected ends of the inner peripheral side stator coil and the outer peripheral side stator coil in a radial direction, and reinforcing insulating members 6 which are arranged between projections of the inner peripheral side stator coil and the outer peripheral side stator coil, adjacent in a circumferential direction, and decide an interval in the circumferential direction in at least two places, i.e., a position between the connecting members and a position in a prescribed distance in the axial direction from the projected ends.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009173505-A (JP)
Title: Honeycomb structure and method for producing the same
Inventor: KAWADA TSUNEHISA
IPC: C01B32/336
Filed: 2008-01-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a high-specific surface area honeycomb structure by using an organic compound and further to provide a honeycomb structure obtained by using an organic compound as a raw material and being excellent in performance of treating a fluid.  <P>SOLUTION: The honeycomb structure contains at least either of an organic compound such as a gel obtained by polymerizing a phenolic compound and an aldehyde compound and a substance prepared by carbonizing the organic compound and has a specific surface area of not less than 1,300 m<SP>2</SP>/g. The method for producing the honeycomb structure comprises the step of molding an organic compound into a honeycomb-like organic compound and the pore increasing step of increasing the pores of the honeycomb-like organic compound, wherein the pore increasing step comprises a gas activation step of subjecting the honeycomb-like organic compound to a gas activation treatment.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009182384-A (JP)
Title: Ip telephone control system, server, ip telephone control method, and program
Inventor: MATSUDA YASUSHI
IPC: H04M3/00
Filed: 2008-01-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an IP telephone control system which performs such control that a call originated from the outside is transferred to a telephone other than an original call destination telephone without passing an IP network when the IP network is not used due to a fault or the like.  <P>SOLUTION: A call control part 211 of a center server 210 is at a communication carrier site 10 and manages call control about an IP telephone 130 or the like at a company site 100 connected to the communication carrier site through an IP network 90. A fault detection part 212 of the center server 210 receives a call from an outside telephone to the IP telephone 130 or the like and controls connection between both telephones through the IP network 90 so that both telephones are connected together and checks whether they have been normally connected or not. When they have not been normally connected, a transfer management part 213 of the center server 210 performs such control that the call from the outside telephone is transferred to another telephone made to correspond to a telephone number of the call destination, without passing the IP network 90.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009179938-A (JP)
Title: Floor panel for bathroom
Inventor: KITAKADO TOSHIMI
IPC: E03C1/20
Filed: 2008-01-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a floor panel for a bathroom, which establishes compatibility between drainability and cleanability.  <P>SOLUTION: This floor panel for the bathroom, which is formed of a resin material, includes: a drain outlet for discharging water on the floor panel for the bathroom; a plurality of protrusions which are formed in an island shape at spacings on the surface of the floor panel for the bathroom; and headraces which are provided among the plurality of protrusions in such a manner as to surround the protrusions and provided in such a manner as to continue into the drain outlet. The headraces are formed over two or more directions so as to form a crossing portion. An intersection water retention means, which prevents the interruption of a water flow in the intersection when the water flows into the headrace, is provided in the intersection.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009179133-A (JP)
Title: Bracket onto which electric circuit unit is placed
Inventor: MIYATA KENTARO
IPC: B60R16/02
Filed: 2008-01-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily perform assembly work of an external connection cable to be assembled to an electric circuit unit in a state in which the electric circuit unit is placed on a bracket.  <P>SOLUTION: The bracket 10, onto which an electric circuit unit 42 to be assembled to an external connection cable 44 is placed, includes a bracket body portion 20 having an opening portion for assembly work for assembling the external connection cable 44 to the electric circuit unit 42, and a sub-bracket portion 30 capable of being separated from the bracket body portion 20, for covering a part of the opening portion when integrated with the bracket body portion 20.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009180012-A (JP)
Title: Simple steel vertical type expansion device for bridge
Inventor: MIYAGI YOSHIHIRO
IPC: E01D19/06
Filed: 2008-01-31
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily connect divided blocks and to enhance water cut-off performance, in a simple steel vertical type expansion device using the divided blocks.  <P>SOLUTION: A sealing member 12 comprising a rubber material is laid between vertical plate members 11, in the divided blocks of the simple steel vertical type expansion device arranged opposedly with the vertical plate members 11 curved in a waveform. A groove provided with a bottom part 12B is formed of the laid sealing member 12. The central parts of both longitudinal ends are projected arcuately in the bottom part 12B. A natural vulcanized rubber adhesive is applied onto end faces of the sealing member 12 and end faces of the vertical plate members 11, when connecting the fellow adjacent divided blocks, and the both end faces are matched to connect integrally the both divided blocks. A projected part 12D of the central part of the bottom part 12B of the sealing member 12 is compressed when bringing the end faces into pressure contact.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009136856-A (JP)
Title: Aqueous catalyst for carbon-carbon bonding reaction
Inventor: KOTSUKI HIKIZO
IPC: C07C69/716
Filed: 2008-01-31
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an aqueous catalyst for promoting a carbon-carbon bonding reaction of a nucleophilic agent and an electrophilic agent in a water-soluble medium, especially in water to produce an object substance.  <P>SOLUTION: The aqueous catalyst for carbon-carbon bonding reaction contains a (dialkylamino)pyridine which promotes the carbon-carbon bonding reaction of the nucleophilic agent, an alkene compound having conjugated electron withdrawing groups and the electrophilic agent reactive to it, or the carbon-carbon bonding reaction of the electrophilic agent, an alkene compound having conjugated electron withdrawing groups and the nucleophilic agent reactive to it in the water-soluble medium.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009187188-A (JP)
Title: Virtualization switch, computer system and data copying method
Inventor: KURIHARA TAKUYA
IPC: G06F13/10
Filed: 2008-02-05
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a virtualization switch that achieves more efficient copying even when the number of copy sessions is smaller than the number of DPCs , and to provide a computer system including the virtualization switch.  <P>SOLUTION: The virtualization switch Va, which causes a host computer 31 to recognize storage spaces composed of a part or all of the storage spaces of a plurality of physical storage devices X and Y as virtual storage devices A and B, includes: a plurality of copying means 36 copying data between the virtual storage devices A and B, and a control means 40 for assigning copy sessions instructed by the host computer 31 to the plurality of copying means 36 for controlling copying. When the number of copying means is larger than the number of copy sessions, the control means 40 assigns part of processing in the copying means 36 executing copying to the copying means 36 not executing copying.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009184623-A (JP)
Title: Seat device
Inventor: KOJIMA KIYOYUKI
IPC: B60N2/20
Filed: 2008-02-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seat device can returning an inclined angle of a seat back in a front tilting state to a standing state from a place away from a seat and preventing overload from being applied to an occupant.  <P>SOLUTION: This seat device includes: a seat cushion; the seat back mounted to be tiltable to the seat cushion; a reclining device 2 for regulating or releasing tilting of the seat back; and a returning mechanism 4 for returning the inclined angle of the seat back in the front tilting state up to the standing state in which the occupant can sit down. The returning mechanism includes: a power motor 43 to be started by an operation of the occupant; a gear 44 driven by the power motor 43; an elastic member 45 having one end part hooked on a hooking part 44c coaxially rotating integrally with the gear 44 and coaxially rotating with the gear 44; and a seat back side bracket 41 for returning the inclined angle of the seat back by being rotated by hooking on the other end side of the elastic member 45 and being pressed on the other end side.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT