JP4131817B2 - 無段係合ラッチ - Google Patents
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本発明の他の利点は、添付の図面を参照して以下の詳細な説明を読むと一層よく理解されよう。
方程式2:a=X+P−Z(したがって、隣り合う係止フィンガ338が隣り合う孔328相互間のランドを跨ぐことができるようになり)、
方程式3:a>X+P/2(したがって、少なくとも3つの係止フィンガ338が上側軌道302と下側軌道304との間の任意の相対位置で孔328と嵌合するようになっている)が適用できる。
a=15mm
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本発明の多くの改造例及び変形例は、上記教示に照らして想到できる。したがって、特許請求の範囲に記載された本発明の範囲内で、本発明を具体的に説明した形態以外の形態で実施できることは理解されるべきである。
Claims (9)
- 自動車のシート組立体を調節するシート軌道組立体であって、
第1の複数の孔を備えた下側軌道と、
前記下側軌道に摺動自在に取り付けられ、第2の複数の孔を備えた上側軌道を有するシート軌道組立体と、
前記上側軌道に固定的に取り付けられたラッチ組立体とを有し、前記ラッチ組立体は、前記上側軌道の孔を通って突き出て前記下側軌道の孔のうち少なくとも1つに受け入れられるようになった少なくとも6つの係止フィンガと、前記フィンガのうち少なくとも2つを、前記下側軌道の前記孔のうち少なくとも1つと嵌合するロック状態と前記下側軌道の前記孔の各々から間隔をおいた非ロック状態との間で動かすアクチュエータと、前記フィンガを前記上側軌道と前記下側軌道の相対位置とは無関係に前記ロック位置に付勢する付勢部材とを有し、
前記下側軌道の前記孔は各々、所定の幅を有し、前記孔相互間には所定の間隔が存在し、前記係止フィンガの各々は、所定の幅を有し、1つの係止フィンガの前縁部とその隣の係止フィンガの後縁部との間には所定の距離があり、少なくとも3つの係止フィンガが前記上側軌道と前記下側軌道の任意の相対位置で孔に係合するように、前記距離は、2つの隣り合う係止フィンガを単一の孔内に受け入れることができるよう孔の前記幅よりも小さく、前記孔相互間の所定の間隔は、2つの隣り合う係止フィンガが前記所定の間隔を跨ぐことができるように形成され、
前記上側軌道に取り付けられ、前記係止フィンガの各々を摺動自在に支持すると共に前記係止フィンガを別個独立に前記ロック状態と非ロック状態との間で案内する支持ハウジングを更に有し、
前記ハウジングは、前記係止フィンガをそれぞれ摺動自在に支持する複数の開口部を有し、
前記係止フィンガは各々、前記アクチュエータと作動的に係合するカム部分と、前記ハウジングの前記開口部を貫通し、前記上側軌道及び下側軌道の前記孔と嵌合する突出部分を有し、
前記アクチュエータは、ピボットロッドによって前記支持ハウジングに回動自在に連結されたベース部分と、前記係止フィンガの前記カム部分に係合し、前記ピボットロッド回りの前記アクチュエータの回動運動に応答して、前記係止フィンガを前記開口部を通って前記ロック状態と非ロック状態との間で摺動させる複数のカムフィンガとを有している、
ことを特徴とするシート軌道組立体。 - 前記係止フィンガは、隣り合う係止フィンガを前記ロック状態においてそれぞれ隣りの孔内に受け入れることができるようにするために隣り合う孔相互の所定の空間よりも大きい所定の距離をおいて設けられている、
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載のシート軌道組立体。 - 前記ハウジングと前記係止フィンガとの間に固定され、前記係止フィンガを前記ロック状態に付勢して前記下側軌道及び上側軌道の前記第1の孔及び前記第2の孔に選択的に嵌合するようにするための少なくとも1つのばね要素を更に有している、
ことを特徴とする請求項2記載のシート軌道組立体。 - 前記アクチュエータの前記カムフィンガは、前記係止フィンガの前記カム部分と前記支持ハウジングとの間に嵌まっていて、前記カムフィンガに加わる前記ばね要素の力により前記ハウジングに押し付けられている、
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載のシート軌道組立体。 - 前記ラッチ組立体は、前記ハウジングによって摺動自在に支持されたウェッジプレートを有し、前記ウェッジプレートは、前記上側軌道及び前記下側軌道の前記孔相互間に食い込んで前記ロック状態における前記軌道の相対運動を防止するテーパした側縁部を備えた少なくとも1つのウェッジフィンガを有している、
ことを特徴とする請求項4記載のシート軌道組立体。 - 前記上側軌道は、1対の互いに間隔をおいた側部レールを支持する頂部プレートを有し、前記側部プレートは各々、複数の等間隔を置くと共に軸方向に整列した孔を備える互いに間隔をおいた互いに平行な内側案内レール及び外側案内レールを有している、
ことを特徴とする請求項5記載のシート軌道組立体。 - 前記下側軌道は、1対の互いに間隔をおいた側部レールを支持する底部プレートを有し、前記側部レールは各々、互いに間隔をおいた互いに平行な内側案内レールと外側案内レールを有し、前記外側案内レールは、前記上側軌道の前記案内レール相互間に摺動自在に設けられている、
ことを特徴とする請求項6記載のシート軌道組立体。 - 前記下側軌道の前記外側案内レールは、その長手方向長さに沿って設けられた複数の等間隔をおいた孔を有し、前記孔は、前記上側軌道の前記孔と軸方向に整列して前記係止フィンガを前記ロック状態で受け入れて前記上側軌道と前記下側軌道の相対的な摺動運動を防止するようになっている、
ことを特徴とする請求項7記載のシート軌道組立体。 - 前記係止フィンガは、前記ロック状態で前記上側軌道の前記案内レールの前記孔及び前記下側軌道の前記軸方向に整列した孔の各々を貫通している、
ことを特徴とする請求項8記載のシート軌道組立体。
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