Seat reclining apparatus

A seat reclining apparatus mounted on a vehicle seat comprised of a seat back and seat cushion, said seat reclining apparatus comprising:

• a first reclining lock mechanism and a second reclining lock mechanism that operate in a locked state and an unlocked state, said locked state preventing said seat back from tilting with respect to said seat cushion and said unlocked state allowing said seat back to tilt with respect to said seat cushion;
• a first rotation member that connects with said first reclining lock mechanism via a shaft body interposed therebetween, and rotates from a locking position toward an unlocking direction together with said shaft body to change said first reclining lock mechanism from said locked state to said unlocked state;
• a second rotation member that is operated to rotate by an operation member, and rotates from a locking position toward an unlocking direction to change said second reclining lock mechanism from said locked state to said unlocked state via a cable,
• wherein said second rotation member is provided with an interlocking portion,
• wherein when said operation member is operated, said second rotation member rotates from said locking position toward said unlocking direction by a predetermined amount, subsequently transmits a rotation force to said first rotation member via said interlocking portion to rotate said first rotation member toward said unlocking direction,
• said first reclining lock mechanism being provided at one side of said seat in a vehicle-width direction;
• and
• said second reclining lock mechanism being provided at an other side of said seat in the vehicle-width direction, said one side of the said seat and said other side of said seat being opposites sides of said seat in a vehicle-width direction.