Bush and seat frame
AssigneeToyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasaya SHIBATA, Takuya INOUE
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Abstract
Provided is a bush. The bush is configured as an annular slide bearing and extends along an axis. The bush includes a cylindrical portion and a cut. The cylindrical portion extends along the axis. The cut having a thread-like shape extends linearly from a first end to a second end of the bush in an axial direction and serves to separate the bush in a circumferential direction. The cut includes a blocking portion. The blocking portion is formed on the cylindrical portion and configured to inhibit passage of an object through the cut.
Claims5
A bush configured to function as an annular slide bearing and to extend along an axis,
- the bush comprising:
- a cylindrical portion that extends along the axis;
- and
- a cut having a thread-like shape that extends from a first end to a second end of the bush in an axial direction and serves to separate the bush in a circumferential direction,
- the cut including a blocking portion,
- the blocking portion being formed on the cylindrical portion and configured to inhibit passage of an object through the cut.
A seat frame used in a vehicle seat,
- the seat frame comprising:
- a bush configured to function as an annular slide bearing and to extend along an axis;
- and
- a cushion frame including a rod member and a side frame that is located at an end of the cushion frame in a seat-width direction,
- the bush comprising:
- a cylindrical portion that extends along the axis;
- and
- a cut having a thread-like shape that extends from a first end to a second end of the bush in an axial direction and serves to separate the bush in a circumferential direction,
- the cut including a blocking portion,
- the blocking portion being formed on the cylindrical portion and configured to inhibit passage of an object through the cut,
- the cylindrical portion being inserted into a through-hole that penetrates the side frame in the seat-width direction,
- the rod member being inserted in the cylindrical portion and rotatably supported with respect to the side frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.