Vehicle seat locking device

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12233768
APP PUB NO 20220396190A1
SERIAL NO

17834371

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Abstract

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Disclosed is a vehicle seat locking device including: a single latch having an engaging groove and first through third arm portions; a ratchet having a restraining portion engaging the first and second arm portions, restraining the latch in first and second latching positions respectively; and an engagement auxiliary lever having a first auxiliary arm portion abutting with a leg portion of a striker and a second auxiliary arm portion pivoting by this abutment. The latch pivots from an unlatching position to the first latching position by engaging its engaging groove with the leg portion entered a striker entering groove of a baseplate, and pivots to a second latching position by the pivot of the second auxiliary arm portion. The leg portion exits the engaging groove by the pivot of the latch to the second latching position to be clamped between the engagement auxiliary lever and the third arm portion.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORPORATION

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kondo, Makoto Yokohama, JP 158 1894
Ochiai, Syunsuke Yokohama, JP 1 0

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