Abstract: A shift lever structure (E) for operating an automatic transmission of a vehicle, includes a frame (10) fixed to a floor of the vehicle, a shaft (20,21,22) rotatably supported by the frame, a shift lever (30) and a select lever (40) connected with the automatic transmission. Both the shift lever and the select lever are molded integrally with the shaft by the insert-molding technique. In the arrangement, the lower end portion of the shift lever is engaged with the upper end portion of the select lever at an L-shaped bend (41). In operation, a force applied on the shift lever can be transmitted to the select lever directly, thereby reducing any twisting movement applied to the shaft. Therefore, it is possible to improve the strength of both levers and to decrease the strength required for the shaft.

Abstract: A shift lever apparatus for an automatic transmission includes first and second levers, which are pivotally supported on the positioning plate by a shaft, and a lock lever, which is pivotally supported by a shaft parallel to the shaft of the second lever. The apparatus also includes a spring for energizing the first and second levers so as to draw the arms of the first and second levers close together and to restrain the positioning pin positioned at the parking position. Even though an actuator is connected to and actuates the lock lever so as to rotate it in predetermined directions, since the lock lever of the arm is pressed by the first lever when the positioning pin is positioned at the parking position, the lock lever can be stabilized under The positioning pin to lock it at the parking position.

Abstract: A shift lever apparatus for an automatic transmission includes a pin-lock member which can be positioned at a pin-lock position for preventing the positioning pin positioned at the parking position from moving, and a restrict member which can be positioned at a restrict position for preventing the pin-lock member positioned at the pin-lock position from moving. A control device is provided for positioning the pin-lock member at the pin-lock position and for positioning the restrict member at the restrict position when the positioning pin is positioned at the parking position.

Abstract: A seat sliding device consisting essentially of an upper rail fixedly mounted on a seat, a lower rail which is fixedly mounted on a vehicle body and has a substantially identical cross section with that of the upper rail, and a rolling member for assisting said upper rail in sliding along said lower rail. Each upper and lower rail has a substantially flat base portion to be mounted on said seat, a pair of side wall portions provided on both side ends of said base portion and which extend at right angles from said base portion, and a pair of flange portions provided on the each end of said pair of side wall portions and which extend at approximate right angles from said side wall portions. Further, the upper and lower rails engaged with each other, thereby forming a seat sliding body which have a unitary cross section in which a longitudinal length and a horizontal length thereof are identical.

Abstract: A seat reclining apparatus comprises a pair of base plates (10A, 10B) on the outer side and on the inner side fixedly mounted respectively on both right- and left-hand sides of a seat cushion, and a pair of arms (90) fixedly mounted respectively on both left- and right-hand sides of a seat back, and mounted respectively on the base plates. The seat reclining apparatus further comprises a pair of locking mechanisms which have a pair of upper teeth (20) mounted respectively on the arms, a pair of lower teeth (30) engageable with and disengageable from the upper teeth, respectively, and a pair of cam members (50) for operating the lower teeth, respectively. The arrangement is such that the cam members are operated by operation of an operating lever (40) which is mounted on one of the base plates. In a preferred embodiment, at least one of the pair of upper teeth is so set as to be movable angularly through a predetermined angle with respect to a corresponding one of the arms.

Abstract: A seat reclining apparatus for adjusting an inclining angle of a seat back to a seat cushion is provided with a base plate secured to the seat cushion. An arm is secured to the seat back and is pivotably supported by the base plate. An upper tooth is secured to the arm, while a lower tooth for engaging the upper tooth is pivotably supported by the base plate. An operating structure is pivotably supported by the base plate, which operating structure operates the lower tooth to engage and disengage the lower tooth and the upper tooth.

Abstract: An automatic tensioner for applying a tension to a belt of an engine for a vehicle comprises a shaft fixedly mounted on a part of the vehicle. An arm has a proximal section which is supported by the shaft for angular movement thereabout, and a free end section of the arm is located on the side opposite to the proximal section. A pulley is supported by the free end section of the arm for angular movement thereabout and is in contact with the belt. A plate element is provided which is fixedly mounted on the shaft. A plurality of rolling elements are arranged between the proximal section of the arm and the plate element. The rolling element rolls between the proximal section of the arm and the plate element to support the proximal section for angular movement. The arm is moved angularly by a spring about the shaft to bias the pulley toward the belt.

Abstract: A control device for an automatic transmission is disclosed. The control device is provided with a base member mounted on a vehicle body. A shift lever is pivotably supported by the base member. A guide structure and a check structure and a shaft-locking device are mounted on the base member. The shift lever is provided with a positioning pin movable in the axial direction of the shift lever. A guide structure for guiding the shift lever is provided with a positioning plate having a parking position part and a moving position part engaging the positioning pin. The positioning plate is provided with a buffer member at the moving position part. The check structure for moderating motion of the shift lever has a plurality of positioning recesses on the positioning plate and a check arm for contacting the positioning recesses.

Abstract: A control device for an automatic transmission is disclosed. The control device is provided with a base member mounted on a vehicle body. A shift lever is pivotably supported by the base member. The shift lever has a positioning pin movable in the axial direction of the shift lever. A guide member for guiding the shift lever is mounted on the base member, the guide member has a parking position part and a moving position part for engaging the positioning pin. The lock bushing for blocking disengagement of the positioning pin from the parking position part is mounted on the guide member and is supported by the guide member in a pivotable manner on a vertical pivoting locus surface. A lock solenoid for pivoting the lock bushing when releasing the shift-lock is mounted on the guide member. A lock releasing lever for manually pivoting the lock bushing to a shift-lock releasing position is mounted on the shift lever in a manner allowing movement parallel to the vertical pivoting locus surface.

Abstract: In a vehicle seat provided with a seat cushion height adjusting device, at least one seat lift handle (10A or 10B) and a seat lifting device (20) are assembled into a unit and removably mounted between a pair of seat base plates (40A and 40B), so that the additional seat cushion height adjusting device can be readily mounted under ordinary vehicle seats provided with no such adjusting device, thus standardizing the seat base plates to reduce the stock cost thereof.

Abstract: The vehicle seat comprises a pair of lower rails arranged on the vehicle floor at an interval; a pair of upper rails slidably mounted on the lower rails, respectively; and a pair of base plates fixed to the upper rails, respectively at both the ends thereof with bolts or ribets. To further reinforce the fixing strength between the base plate and the upper rail; that is, to prevent the inward deformation of the base plate from the upper rail at the middle portion thereof when a large load is applied to the base plates, the base plates and the upper rails are removably engaged with each other, respectively at the middle thereof by means of a pin and a hole or male and female engagement members, without use of bolts or rivets, thus facilitating the base plate mounting work on the upper rails.

Abstract: In a vehicle seat provided with a seat belt anchor attached to a seat base plate or a seat sliding rail, a lower rail reinforcing member is provided for a lower rail in the vicinity of a seat belt anchor mounting portion, to increase strength of the lower rail required at vehicle collision.

Abstract: The vehicle seat comprises a pair of lower rails arranged on the vehicle floor at an interval; a pair of upper rails slidably mounted on the lower rails, respectively; and a pair of base plates fixed to the upper rails, respectively at both the ends thereof with bolts or rivets. To further reinforce the fixing strength between the base plate and the upper rail; that is, to prevent the inward deformation of the base plate from the upper rail at the middle portion thereof when a large load is applied to the base plates, the base plates and the upper rails are removably engaged with each other, respectively at the middle thereof by means of a pin and a hole or male and female engagement members, without use of bolts or rivets, thus facilitating the base plate mounting work on the upper rails.

Abstract: To minimize the width of a seat reclining device provided with a Taumel mechanism (planetary gear type angle adjusting mechanism), a motor unit is disposed on an inside surface of a base frame and within a seat cushion, and a motor output gear is disposed on an opposite outside surface of the base frame. Further, an outer gear of Taumel mechanism is formed in the base frame; an inner gear of the Taumel mechanism is formed in a reclining arm in mesh with the outer gear; and the reclining arm is disposed on the inside surface of the base frame and the reclining gear is disposed on the opposite outside surface of the base frame. Further, a shock absorbing member is disposed at the reclining gear to effectively absorb shock generated when the seat back is tilted to its extreme position stoppers.

Abstract: A reclining apparatus comprises a back arm pivotally mounted to a holder plate and having a latch gear portion; a lower teeth section pivotally mounted to the holder plate and engaged with and disengaged from the latch gear portion to lock and unlock the back arm; a cam pivotally mounted to the holder plate and contacting the lower teeth section; a joining portion joined to the cam and an operating lever; and a device for moving the joining portion to locate the joining portion on the rear side of the holder plate when the lower teeth section is completely locked with the latch gear portion, and to locate at least a portion of the joining portion from the rear side of the holder plate to a visible place when the lower teeth section is imcompletely locked with the latch gear portion.

Abstract: A mark indicator comprises a transparent substrate; a recessed portion formed on a rear face of the transparent substrate and having a tapered shape widened on an open side thereof and having the shape of an indicating medium; and an indicating layer of the indicating medium disposed within the recessed portion. An alternative embodiment comprises an indicating substrate composed of a transparent material; and an indicating layer member disposed on a rear face of the indicating substrate and including an indicating layer having the shape of an indicating medium and substantially a trapezoidal shape in cross section, and a transparent layer disposed in a portion of the indicating layer member except for the indicating layer and substantially having the same thickness as that of the indicating layer.

Abstract: To facilitate the assembly work of a pedal pad (e.g. accelerator pad) to a pedal arm and further to increase the strength of the pedal arm, the pedal pad comprises an arm end holding portion formed integral with the pedal base plate for holding an end of the pedal arm; and an arm clasping portion composed of a U-shaped arm clasping base portion formed integral with the base plate for clasping the pedal arm and a bow-shaped arm securing cover portion for covering the arm clasping base portion to further secure the pedal arm, in cooperation with the U-shaped arm clasping base portion, into hooking engagement with said arm clasping base portion. The arm securing cover portion can be formed integral with or separate from the pedal base plate.

Abstract: An attachment structure of a steering column comprises a bracket fixed to a steering jacket for receiving a steering shaft and attaching the steering jacket to a chassis, the bracket being attached to the chassis through metallic contact faces; and a capsule disposed in an attaching portion of the bracket attached to the chassis and having metallic and resin sliders which overlap each other through the bracket and attaches the bracket to the chassis such that the bracket is detachable from the metallic and resin sliders through metallic and resin contact faces.

Abstract: A seat lifting apparatus comprises a seat lifting device disposed between a base frame and a seat frame attached onto a seat side, and independently moving up or down the front and rear sides of the seat frame; front and rear shafts disposed in the seat lifting device and respectively disposed on the front and rear sides of the seat to support the seat; front and rear engaging devices respectively disposed in the front and rear shafts; and a resilient device connected between the front and rear engaging device and balancing the lifting operation of the seat on the front and rear sides thereof.