Title:
HINGE MECHANISM FOR VEHICLE SEAT, AND VEHICLE SEAT EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A MECHANISM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3830927
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To further enhance the strength of a hinge mechanism.
SOLUTION: The hinge mechanism for a vehicle seat comprises first and second cheek plates 10, 12 mounted to pivot about a common pivot axis X; N locking members 26a, 26b, 26c each of which is provided with a second row of teeth; N guides 32a, 32b, 32c fixed to the first cheek plate; and a control device 16 adapted to place the N locking members either in an active position or in a retracted position. The (N-1) guides 32b, 32c are disposed to move the (N-1) locking members along the (N-1) respective displacement axes 29a, 29c that coincide with (N-1) radial directions Rb, Rc, and the remaining guide 32a is disposed to move the locking member 26a along an displacement axis 29a that is parallel to and offset relative to a radial direction Ra that intersects the pivot axis X.
Inventors:
Yang Ryubuzu
Francois Baroche
Francois Baroche
Application Number:
JP2003279330A
Publication Date:
October 11, 2006
Filing Date:
July 24, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Foresia Sieju Doutmobil Societe Anonym
International Classes:
A47C1/024; B60N2/22; B60N2/235; (IPC1-7): A47C1/024; B60N2/22
Domestic Patent References:
| JP11070027A | ||||
| JP2000201759A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Masatake Shiga
Tadashi Takahashi
Takashi Watanabe
Masakazu Aoyama
Suzuki Mitsuyoshi
Kazuya Nishi
Yasuhiko Murayama
Shinya Mitsuhiro
Tadashi Takahashi
Takashi Watanabe
Masakazu Aoyama
Suzuki Mitsuyoshi
Kazuya Nishi
Yasuhiko Murayama
Shinya Mitsuhiro