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US 12,319,177 B2Granted
Recliner for vehicle seat
AssigneeHyundai Transys Inc.
InventorsSungchul Kim, Kyu Ha Shin
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Abstract
A recliner for a vehicle seat includes a first gear having a collar part extending from a center of one surface, a second gear configured to eccentrically engage with the first gear while being internally in contact with the first gear, a ring member coupled to surround the collar part, a socket coupled to surround the ring member, and a pair of wedge cams disposed between the ring member and the second gear and configured to restrain or release the ring member and the second gear.
Claims8
A recliner for a vehicle seat, the recliner comprising:
- a first gear having a collar part extending from a center of one surface of the first gear;
- a second gear configured to eccentrically engage with the first gear while being in contact with an inner portion of the first gear;
- a ring member coupled to the collar part;
- a socket coupled to the ring member;
- and
- a pair of wedge cams disposed between the ring member and the second gear and configured to restrain or release the ring member and the second gear,
- wherein the ring member comprises:
- a first inner diameter portion defined in a direction from a first surface of the ring member to a second surface of the ring member;
- and
- a second inner diameter portion defined in a direction from the second surface of the ring member to the first surface of the ring member, the second inner diameter portion having a larger inner diameter than the first inner diameter portion so that a first stepped portion is defined on a boundary between the first inner diameter portion and the second inner diameter portion.
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A recliner for a vehicle seat, the recliner comprising:
- a first gear having a collar part extending from a center of one surface of the first gear;
- a second gear configured to eccentrically engage with the first gear while being in contact with an inner portion of the first gear;
- a ring member coupled to the collar part;
- a socket coupled to the ring member;
- and
- a pair of wedge cams disposed between the ring member and the second gear and configured to restrain or release the ring member and the second gear,
- wherein at least one first protruding portion is disposed on one surface of the ring member, and the at least one first protruding portion is in contact with a relative assembling surface of the socket,
- wherein the at least one first protruding portion includes a plurality of first protruding portions, at least one second protruding portion is disposed on the relative assembling surface of the socket, and the at least one second protruding portion is positioned between the plurality of first protruding portions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.