Reclining device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10058178-B2
Application number	US-201715419706-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 30, 2017
Priority date	Jan 30, 2017
Publication date	Aug 28, 2018
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018

Abstract

A reclining device includes: a reclining mechanism, which is capable of tilting of a seat back relative to a seat cushion to be locked or unlocked; a hinge pin, which is engaged with the reclining mechanism and configured to cause the reclining mechanism to be in an unlocked state; a first biasing member, one end of which is hooked to a hooking part provided at a seat-cushion-side member; and a second biasing member, one end of which is engaged to a periphery of an engagement part formed at the hinge pin and the other end of which is hooked to the seat-cushion-side member, wherein a vertical cross-section of the engagement part of the hinge pin has a non-circular shape.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A reclining device, comprising:
a reclining mechanism, which is capable of tilting of a seat back relative to a seat cushion to be locked or unlocked;
a hinge pin, which is engaged with the reclining mechanism and is configured to cause the reclining mechanism to be in an unlocked state;
a first biasing member, a first end of the first biasing member is hooked to a hooking part provided at a seat-cushion-side member and a second end of the first biasing member is hooked to a seat-back-side member to bias the seat back in a direction in which the seat back is tilted forward toward the seat cushion; and
a second biasing member, a first end of the second biasing member is engaged to a periphery of an engagement part formed at the hinge pin and a second end of the second biasing member is hooked to the seat-cushion-side member, and which is configured to bias the hinge pin in a direction in which there is no backlash between the hinge pin and the reclining mechanism,
wherein a vertical cross-section of the engagement part of the hinge pin has a non-circular shape.

2. The reclining device according to claim 1 , wherein the vertical cross-section of the engagement part of the hinge pin has a polygonal shape.

3. The reclining device according to claim 1 , wherein the vertical cross-section of the engagement part of the hinge pin has a quadrilateral shape.

4. The reclining device according to claim 1 , wherein an outer circumferential surface of the engagement part of the hinge pin includes at least one flat surface.

5. The reclining device according to claim 1 , wherein the second biasing member includes a spiral spring, and
wherein an inner end of the spiral spring is engaged to the engagement part of the hinge pin.

6. The reclining device according to claim 1 , wherein an operating member for operating the reclining mechanism is mounted on an end of the hinge pin.

7. The reclining device according to claim 1 , wherein the first biasing member and the second biasing member are disposed to be separated from each other in an axial direction of the hinge pin, and
wherein a protrusion part is formed to separate a first hooking part, to which the first end of the first biasing member is hooked, and a second hooking part, to which the second end of the second biasing member is hooked, in the axial direction of the hinge pin, at the hooking part.

8. The reclining device according to claim 7 , wherein the first hooking part is defined by the protrusion part disposed at a first side of the first end of the first biasing member and a first sidewall disposed at a second side of the first end of the first biasing member, and
wherein the second hooking part is defined by the protrusion part disposed at a first side of the second end of the second biasing member and a second sidewall disposed at a second side of the second end of the second biasing member.

9. The reclining device according to claim 1 , wherein the second biasing member is disposed between the first biasing member and the reclining mechanism in the axial direction of the hinge pin.

10. The reclining device according to claim 1 , wherein the second biasing member biases the hinge pin in a locking direction.

11. The reclining device according to claim 1 , wherein the first biasing member and the second biasing member are disposed to be separated from each other.

12. The reclining device according to claim 11 , wherein a protrusion part is formed to separate a first hooking part, to which the first end of the first biasing member is hooked, and a second hooking part, to which the second end of the second biasing member is hooked.

13. The reclining device according to claim 1 , wherein the first biasing member and the second biasing member are disposed to be separated from each other in an axial direction of the hinge pin.

14. The reclining device according to claim 1 , wherein a protrusion part separates a first hooking part, to which the first end of the first biasing member is hooked, and a second hooking part, to which the second end of the second biasing member is hooked.

15. The reclining device according to claim 1 , wherein a protrusion part separates a first hooking part, to which the first end of the first biasing member is hooked, and a second hooking part, to which the second end of the second biasing member is hooked, in an axial direction of the hinge pin, at the hooking part.

16. The reclining device according to claim 15 , wherein the first hooking part is defined by the protrusion part disposed at a first side of the first end of the first biasing member and a first sidewall disposed at a second side of the first end of the first biasing member.

17. The reclining device according to claim 15 , wherein the second hooking part is defined by the protrusion part disposed at a first side of the second end of the second biasing member and a second sidewall disposed at a second side of the second end of the second biasing member.

18. The reclining device according to claim 1 , wherein a protrusion part separates a first hooking part and a second hooking part, the first hooking part being defined by the protrusion part disposed at a first side of the first end of the first biasing member and a first sidewall disposed at a second side of the first end of the first biasing member.

19. The reclining device according to claim 1 , wherein a protrusion part separates a first hooking part and a second hooking part, the second hooking part being defined by the protrusion part disposed at a first side of the second end of the second biasing member and a second sidewall disposed at a second side of the second end of the second biasing member.

20. A reclining device, comprising:
a reclining mechanism, which is capable of tilting of a seat back relative to a seat cushion to be locked or unlocked;
a hinge pin, which is engaged with the reclining mechanism and is configured to cause the reclining mechanism to be in an unlocked state;
a first biasing member, a first end of the first biasing member is hooked to a hooking part provided at a seat-cushion-side member and a second end of the first biasing member is hooked to a seat-back-side member to bias the seat back in a direction in which the seat back is tilted forward toward the seat cushion; and
a second biasing member, one a first end of the second biasing member is engaged to a periphery of an engagement part formed at the hinge pin and a second end of the second biasing member is hooked to the seat-cushion-side member, and which is configured to bias the hinge pin in a direction in which there is no backlash between the hinge pin and the reclining mechanism,
wherein the first biasing member and the second biasing member are disposed to be separated from each other in an axial direction of the hinge pin, and
wherein a protrusion part is formed to separate a first hooking part, to which the first end of the first biasing member is hooked, and a second hooking part, to which the second end of the second biasing member is hooked, in the axial direction of the hinge pin, at the hooking part.

Assignees

• Shiroki Corp

Inventors

• Sasaki Kazutaka
• Higashi Nobumasa
• Zaiki Noriyuki
• Kumamoto Munetomo

Classifications

• B60N2/2227 Primary

  and provided with braking systems · CPC title

• B60N2/20 Primary

  the back-rest being tiltable, e.g. to permit easy access (B60N2/04, B60N2/22 {, B60N2/3002} take precedence) · CPC title

• A47C1/024 Primary

  the parts, being the back-rest, or the back-rest and seat unit, having adjustable inclination · CPC title