Patent ID: 7753449

Claim:
A reclining seat for an automobile, comprising: a seat back having first side brackets provided at both sides thereof; a seat cushion having second side brackets provided at both sides thereof; said second side brackets being arranged outside of said first side brackets so as to be opposite to said first side brackets; a connecting shaft inserted at both end portions thereof through said first and second side brackets and interconnecting said first and second side brackets, whereby said seat back pivotally supported to said seat cushion; recliner devices mounted on said connecting shaft and arranged between said first and second side brackets for allowing said seat back to be pivoted forward and rearward relative to said seat cushion in such a manner that an angle of said seat back relative to said seat cushion can be adjusted, and for allowing said seat back to be locked with respect to said seat cushion; and stopper means on said first and second side brackets for causing a rearward reclined posture of said seat back to be maintained in a full-flat state when said seat back is pivoted rearward relative to said seat cushion; said stopper means comprising receiving pieces provided at said second side brackets so as to extend from said second side brackets in spaces between said first and second side brackets, and abutting pieces projecting in said spaces from side surface portions of said first side brackets of said seat back, said receiving pieces and said abutting pieces being disposed at spaced locations on circles concentric with said connecting shaft, so that when said seat back is unlocked with respect to said seat cushion by operating of said recliner devices and pivoted rearward relative to said seat cushion so as to become the full-flat state, said abutting pieces are operatively abutted against said receiving pieces and when said seat back in the condition of being abutted at said abutting pieces against said receiving pieces of said seat cushion is locked, at a position where said seat back becomes the full-flat state, with respect to said seat cushion by said recliner devices, said seat back can be stably maintained in the full-flat state by cooperation of said stopper means and said recliner devices.