Patent ID: 6910737

Claim:
A seat reclining device for a vehicle seat, comprising: a first seat reclining mechanism having a first rotational shaft, a second seat reclining mechanism having a second rotational shaft, a connector sleeve coupling the first and second rotational shafts such that the rotational shafts can be substantially synchronously rotated, wherein a nesting coupling is defined between the connector sleeve and the first rotational shaft, and a clearance is defined between the connector sleeve and the first rotational shaft so as to permit a relative rotation of the connector sleeve and the first rotational shaft, and an elastic member disposed within the clearance, wherein the elastic member is arranged and constructed such that the first rotational shaft is substantially evenly spaced apart from the connector sleeve in both rotational directions when the first rotational shaft is introduced into the connector sleeve so that relative rotational deviation of the first and second seat reclining mechanisms in either rotational direction can be compensated by deformation of the elastic member when the vehicle seat is mounted on a vehicle body.