Patent ID: 6854802

Claim:
A seat recliner comprising: a base mounted to a first seat member; a gear mounted to a second seat member and being rotatable relative to the base, the gear having first teeth along a peripheral face of the gear; a locking member rotatable about a pivot on the base, the locking member having second teeth engageable with the first teeth; a cam configured to rotate the locking member to engage the first and second teeth with each other for establishing an angle between the first and second seat members; a guide on the base extending radially from a vicinity of the first teeth to a vicinity of the cam and having a guide face for slidably guiding the locking member to engage the first and second teeth with each other, the guide and the locking member defining a gap therebetween at a near side of the guide face relative to the first teeth so that a near side of the guide face relative to the cam abuts the locking member and maintains the locking member against the gear with the first and second teeth engaged.