Abstract: A sunroof apparatus includes: a first internal wall surface with which a guide rail is provided; a second internal wall surface with which the guide rail is provided and which faces the first internal wall surface in a height direction; a main body portion which the sliding member includes and which is supported by the first internal wall surface; and a first flexible portion which the sliding member includes. One end of the first flexible portion is connected to the main body portion, while the other end of the first flexible portion is configured to come in pressure-contact with the main body portion when the first flexible portion comes in pressure-contact with the second internal wall surface.

Abstract: A retractable seat device includes a seat body having first and second ends rotatably connected to rear and front legs, respectively, first and second arms, and a link. When the first arm is rotated in a second direction, the rear leg and the front leg connected to the rear leg with the link are unfolded, a rear lock mechanism provided on the rear leg becomes engaged with a first striker provided on the vehicle floor, and then a front lock mechanism provided on the front leg becomes engaged with a second striker provided on the vehicle floor, so that the seat body is supported on the vehicle floor by the rear leg and the front leg. The rear lock mechanism has an interlock structure including a ratchet and a pawl, and the front lock mechanism has a hook lock structure including a hook.

Abstract: A sunroof apparatus includes: a first internal wall surface with which a guide rail is provided; a second internal wall surface with which the guide rail is provided and which faces the first internal wall surface in a height direction; a main body portion which the sliding member includes and which is supported by the first internal wall surface; and a first flexible portion which the sliding member includes. One end of the first flexible portion is connected to the main body portion, while the other end of the first flexible portion is configured to come in pressure-contact with the main body portion when the first flexible portion comes in pressure-contact with the second internal wall surface.

Abstract: A seat apparatus include: a shaft rotated by a motor and operatively associated with the seat so as to move the seat; a first leg secured to the shaft and pivotably supported by the seat; a first spring, one end of which is fixedly attached to the shaft and an other end of which is fixedly attached to the seat; the first spring which biases the shift in a first direction; and a second spring, one end of which is fixedly attached to the shaft and an other end of which is fixedly attached to the seat, the second spring which biases the shaft in a second direction. The first direction opposes to the second direction.

Abstract: A seat assembly for a vehicle comprising a four joint link mechanism for storing a seat into concave portion provided on a floor of the vehicle and a motor device driving the four joint link mechanism, wherein a wire harness connected to the motor device is wired in a space provided between a cover attached to a rear link which forms the four joint link mechanism and the rear link.

Abstract: A retractable seat device includes a seat body having first and second ends rotatably connected to rear and front legs, respectively, first and second arms, and a link. When the first arm is rotated in a second direction, the rear leg and the front leg connected to the rear leg with the link are unfolded, a rear lock mechanism provided on the rear leg becomes engaged with a first striker provided on the vehicle floor, and then a front lock mechanism provided on the front leg becomes engaged with a second striker provided on the vehicle floor, so that the seat body is supported on the vehicle floor by the rear leg and the front leg. The rear lock mechanism has an interlock structure including a ratchet and a pawl, and the front lock mechanism has a hook lock structure including a hook.

Abstract: A powered seat sliding apparatus includes a sliding mechanism having a lower rail and an upper rail being movable in a lengthwise direction relative to the lower rail, a feed screw fixedly supported by the upper rail to be rotated around a rotational axis in the lengthwise direction in response to a rotational force of a motor, a slit train provided at both side portions of the lower rail in the lengthwise direction and being engaged with the feed screw, and a feeding mechanism defined between the feed screw and the slit train so as to slidably move the upper rail relative to the lower rail.

Abstract: A seat reclining device includes a lower arm, an upper arm, and a locking mechanism including a cam rotatable relative to either the lower arm or the upper arm and restricting a relative rotation between the lower arm and the upper arm. The seat reclining device further includes a spring disposed in a space formed between the cam and either one of the lower arm or the upper arm for biasing the cam in a direction in which the locking mechanism restricts the relative rotation between the lower arm and the upper arm. The spring is wound around a rotational axis of the cam and disposed in an opening hole formed at either one of the lower arm or the upper arm. The spring includes an inner engaging portion to be engaged with the cam and an outer engaging portion to be engaged with the opening hole.

Abstract: A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seatback, a seat cushion, a link mechanism for supporting the seat cushion, and a drive unit for driving the link mechanism and moving the seat cushion between a seating position and a stowed position. When the seat cushion is moved between the seating position and the stowed position, the seat cushion and the seatback keep a constant posture by an operation of the link mechanism and the drive unit.

Abstract: A power sliding apparatus for a seat of the present invention includes a lower rail, an upper rail supporting a seat mounted thereon and engaged with the lower rail so as to be movable relative to each other, a screw equipped to one of the lower rail and the upper rail, a driving unit for driving the screw to be rotated so as to move the upper rail relative to the lower rail, a first rack provided at the other one of the lower rail and the upper rail and engaged with the screw having a predetermined clearance therebetween, and a second rack provided at the other one of the lower rail and the upper rail and engaged with the screw in contact therewith.

Abstract: A seat apparatus comprises a seat back as a backrest portion, a seat cushion as a seating portion, a link mechanism for supporting the seat cushion on a vehicle floor, a driving source for actuating the link mechanism to position the seat cushion between a seating position and a stored position, and the link mechanism which is pivotally mounted on the vehicle floor for defining a posture thereof and fixing the link mechanism to the vehicle floor.

Abstract: A seat assembly for a vehicle comprising a four joint link mechanism for storing a seat into concave portion provided on a floor of the vehicle and a motor device driving the four joint link mechanism, wherein a wire harness connected to the motor device is wired in a space provided between a cover attached to a rear link which forms the four joint link mechanism and the rear link.

Abstract: A seat vertical position adjusting device includes a driving mechanism equipped to a base plate portion of a seat cushion for driving a cushion frame to be movable in the vertical direction relative to the base plate portion. The driving mechanism includes a shaft having a first axial portion and a second axial portion which is positioned on the first axial portion, and eccentrically rotated relative to the first axial portion, a first internal gear, a second internal gear, and a pinion gear is mounted on the second axial portion. The number of gear teeth of the first internal gear is less than the number of gear teeth of the second internal gear at least by one.

Abstract: A seat device which includes a seat cushion frame provided in a seat cushion, a seatback frame provided in a seatback, an upper arm connected to the seatback frame, a lower arm rotatably connected to the upper arm and connected to the seat cushion frame, a lock mechanism for locking a rotation of the upper arm relative to the lower arm, a reclining device for adjusting an angle of the seatback frame relative to the seat cushion frame, a locking portion provided either one of the upper arm and the lower arm, a reinforcement member provided either on the seatback frame or the seat cushion frame opposing to said either one of the upper arm or the lower arm provided with the locking portion, and a portion to be locked provided on the reinforcement member. The portion to be locked and the locking portion are connected.

Abstract: To provide a smaller sized seat reclining apparatus, the seat reclining apparatus includes an outer gear portion, a first engaging portion which is formed at a pawl and which is capable of being engaged with a mesh regulation portion, a second engaging portion which is formed at the pawl and which is capable of being engaged with the urging member, and an associating portion which is formed at the pawl and which transmits rotation of the urging member to the pawl to slide when engaged with the urging member. The outer gear portion, the first engaging portion, the second engaging portion, and the associating portion are arranged in such an order along the radially inward direction of the pawl.

Abstract: A seat reclining device includes a lower arm, an upper arm, and a locking mechanism including a cam rotatable relative to either the lower arm or the upper arm and restricting a relative rotation between the lower arm and the upper arm. The seat reclining device further includes a spring disposed in a space formed between the cam and either one of the lower arm or the upper arm for biasing the cam in a direction in which the locking mechanism restricts the relative rotation between the lower arm and the upper arm. The spring is wound around a rotational axis of the cam and disposed in an opening hole formed at either one of the lower arm or the upper arm. The spring includes an inner engaging portion to be engaged with the cam and an outer engaging portion to be engaged with the opening hole.

Abstract: A seat reclining device includes a first circular shaped concave portion formed in a first arm and a second concave portion which is concentric with the first concave portion and formed inwardly of the first concave portion. The device also includes an engaged portion which is engaged by an engaging portion. The engaged portion is dividing into two engaged portions in which a first engaged portion is formed on the inner surface of the first concave portion and a second engaged portion is formed on the inner surface of the second concave portion. The engaging portion is divided into two engaging portions such that a first engaging portion is engaged with the first engaged portion and a second engaging portion is engaged with the second engaged portion. All the engaging and engaged portion have gears possessing the same angular pitch as each other.

Abstract: A torque transmission device which can rotate an output shaft for transmitting the rotation from the operation side to he device and cannot rotate the output shaft form the device side. The torque transmission device excels in the durability with less wear-out by preventing the generation of the load concentration by the line contact of each component.

Abstract: A seat recliner for a vehicle includes a lower arm adapted to be fixed to a seat cushion, an upper arm adapted to be fixed to a seat back and rotatably supported by the lower arm, a pawl slidably supported by the lower arm, an inner gear portion formed at the upper arm for engagement by the pawl, and a pressure member rotatably supported by the lower arm to urge the pawl into engagement with the inner gear portion. The back surface of the pawl includes a projecting portion for engaging the pressure member, and the pressure member includes a cam surface for engaging the projecting portion. First and second contact portions are formed on opposite sides of the cam surface for being contacted by the back surface of the pawl upon application of an excessive force to the upper arm which causes the pawl to be inclined.

Abstract: A seat reclining device has a first arm member adapted to be secured to the seat cushion frame or the seat back frame, a second arm member rotatably supported by the first arm member and adapted to be secured to the other of the seat cushion frame and the seat back frame, and a plurality of pawls for locking an adjusted angle of the seat back. The pawls are disposed on the first arm member and include at least a first pawl and a second pawl. Only one of the first and second pawls is provided with an engaging portion. The second arm member is provided with a receiving portion for preventing the engagement of the outer gear with the inner gear when the engaging portion contacts the receiving portion during relative rotational movement of the first and second arm members.