Patent ID: 8070231

Claim:
A seat recliner comprising: first and second fitting parts, the second fitting part being selectively displaceable relative to the first fitting part; a detent pawl supported at the second fitting part and movable between a first position, wherein the second fitting part is locked relative to the first fitting part, and a second position, wherein the second fitting part is released relative to the first fitting part; a detent plate supported at the second fitting part and movable between a detent position for securing the detent pawl in the first position and a release position for allowing the detent pawl to move to the second position; and a driver configured to selectively move the detent plate between the detent position and the release position, the driver including a securing segment and a second segment, the securing segment being configured to secure the detent plate against self opening and comprising a first connector, the second segment comprising a second connector, the first connector of the securing segment and the second connector of the second segment being in at least partial engagement with a third connector of the detent plate, wherein the first connector and the second connector are each at least two teeth with substantially the same tooth spacing, and wherein a transitional tooth spacing between a first tooth of the first connector and a second tooth of the second connector is different than the tooth spacing.