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Reclining adjuster for car seat
Assignee: Tachi S Co Ltd
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Filing: 1983-12-20
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Granted: 1985-12-31
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Expires: 2003-12-20
Abstract
Abstract A novel reclining adjuster for a car seat is disclosed which is provided between the seat back and the side wall of the car body. A lock pin in engagement with a striker is positioned at the lower part of the seat back. The striker can be rotated by operating a knob to a certain extent so that the locked state of the seat back may be released.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideto Mouri
- 👤 Nobuhiro Inoue
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 04:38
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/02; B60N2/22; B60N2/2245; B60N2/24; B60N2/32; B60N2/36; B60N2/366
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A reclining adjuster for a car seat having a seat cushion and a seat back pivotally connected to said seat cushion, said seat back having a side spaced from a side wall of the car, comprising: an opening formed in said side of the seat back in the lengthwise direction of the car; a lock pin fixed to said side wall of the car and projecting toward said side of said seat back through said opening; L-shaped striker means, one leg of which is formed with a plurality of lock grooves said L-shaped striker means located within said seat back and pivotally mounted at a point spaced from said lock grooves, spring means for normally biasing said lock grooves into locking engagement with said lock pin to prevent pivotal movement of said seat back; and an operation knob connected to said striker means for pivotally moving said striker means, in a direction against the biasing force of said spring means, to release said lock pin from said lock grooves.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
A reclining adjuster for a car seat having a seat cushion and a seat back pivotally connected to said seat cushion, said seat back having a side spaced from a side wall of the car, comprising: an opening formed in said side of the seat back in the lengthwise direction of the car; a lock pin fixed to said side wall of the car and projecting toward said side of said seat back through said opening; L-shaped striker means, one leg of which is formed with a plurality of lock grooves said L-shaped striker means located within said seat back and pivotally mounted at a point spaced from said lock grooves, spring means for normally biasing said lock grooves into locking engagement with said lock pin to prevent pivotal movement of said seat back; and an operation knob connected to said striker means for pivotally moving said striker means, in a direction against the biasing force of said spring means, to release said lock pin from said lock grooves.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A reclining adjuster according to claim 1, wherein said striker means is provided with a plurality of engaging grooves extending in the lengthwise direction of the car, and wherein the striker means is pivoted upwardly when the operation knob is pulled up.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A reclining adjuster according to claim 1, wherein the seat back is pivoted in such a manner that it can be folded onto the seat cushion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A reclining adjuster according to claim 1, wherein a number of said grooves are all formed with the same depth.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A reclining adjuster according to claim 1, further comprising a bracket mounted to the seat back, said bracket including at least one flap for limiting pivotal movement of said striker means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A reclining adjuster according to claim 1, wherein the striker means is mounted in a casing, and a part of the casing projects from the side of the seat back.
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