| US 7,484,807 B2 | ||
| Seat reclining apparatus for vehicle | ||
| Hiroyuki Okazaki, Chiryu (Japan); Masaki Sugimoto, Anjo (Japan); and Yukifumi Yamada, Toyota (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 10, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/870,154. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2006-277521 (JP), filed on Oct. 11, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0088167 A1, Apr. 17, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60N 2/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 297—378.13 [296/65.17] | 14 Claims |
| 1. A seat reclining apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
a rail member formed in a straight shape and adapted to be attached to a vehicle body so as to be aligned approximately along
a curve described by a pivotal movement of a seat back;
a slider attached to the rail member so as to be slidable along said rail member;
a lock apparatus for regulating/permitting the slider to slide on the rail member; and
a striker including a first end portion, a second end portion and a connecting portion connecting the first end portion to
the second end portion, wherein the second end portion is rotatably connected to the slider such that said second end portion
is rotatable relative to the slider, wherein the first end portion is adapted to engage a lock member attached to the seat
back, and wherein the first end portion is pivotable relative to the second end portion such that said first end portion pivots
about said second end portion as said second end portion rotates relative to said slider, and wherein the first end portion
engages the lock member and pivoting of said first end portion relative to the second end portion accommodates a difference
in paths of movement as the lock member travels along a curved path while said slider moves along a straight path during a
reclining movement of a vehicle seat.
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