Reclining device for automotive seat

Claim 1

In an automotive seat having a seat cushion and a seatback, a reclining device comprising: first and second substantially identical units which are respectively arranged at lateral sides of the seat, each unit including a base portion secured to said seat cushion, essential parts of a reclining mechanism mounted to said base portion, an operation handle extending from the essential parts, and an arm extending from the essential parts and secured to said seatback, so that upon manipulation of the operation handle, the angular position of the seatback relative to said seat cushion can be adjusted; an elongate rod having both ends respectively connected to the operation handles of the first and second units thereby to achieve a synchronous pivotal movement of the operation handles about the axis of the elongate rod; a channel-like frame provided in a rear part of said seat cushion, said channel-like frame extending along said elongate rod partially covering the same; and resilient means mounted to restrain vibration of a longitudinally middle portion of said elongate rod in such a manner that at least a part of the resilient block is compressed between said elongate rod and said channel-like frame.