| CPC B60N 2/2213 (2013.01) | 11 Claims |
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1. A recliner for a vehicle seat, the recliner comprising:
a first gear having a collar part at a center thereof, the first gear having inner teeth on an inner diameter portion of the first gear;
a second gear being in contact with an inner surface of the first gear and having outer teeth on an outer diameter portion of the second gear, the second gear being configured to eccentrically engage with the first gear by engaging the outer teeth with the inner teeth;
a socket including a first coupling portion having an outer diameter portion inserted into and coupled to an inner diameter portion of the collar part, and a second coupling portion having an inner diameter portion coupled to surround an outer diameter portion of the collar part while being in contact with the outer diameter portion of the collar part; and
a pair of wedge cams disposed between the socket and the second gear and configured to rotate together with the socket, each wedge cam being configured to restrain the socket and the second gear at a first position between the socket and the second gear when each wedge cam is placed at the first position between the socket and the second gear, each wedge cam being configured to release the socket and the second gear at the first position when each wedge cam is rotated to a second position between the socket and the second gear to restrain the socket and the second gear at the second position,
wherein the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion extend from the socket in a first direction, the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion defining an accommodation groove therebetween, and
wherein the collar part is configured to be inserted into the accommodation groove.
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