公开(公告)号：US10266072B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-23

申请号：US15566017

申请日：2016-03-30

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Takeshi Nakamura ,  Kenichi Katsube ,  Souichi Nakayama ,  Takenori Takashima ,  Satoshi Myojin ,  Tomonori Tanabe

IPC: B60N2/02 ,  H01H19/00 ,  H01H19/14 ,  H01H25/00 ,  B60N2/90

Abstract: In a power seat operation device, a slider that is supported so as to be slidable in a radial direction with respect to a dial slides toward the radial direction center of the dial during rotation of the dial. A knob engagement portion that is provided to the slider is thereby disposed between a pair of slider engagement portions that are provided to a knob. This enables rotational operation of the knob to be restricted. However, during rotational operation of the knob, one out of the pair of slider engagement portions opposes the knob engagement portion from toward the radial direction center of the dial. This enables rotational operation of the dial in conjunction with sliding of the slider to be restricted.

公开(公告)号：US20180190450A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-05

申请号：US15735926

申请日：2016-06-01

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Takeshi Nakamura ,  Kenichi Katsube ,  Souichi Nakayama ,  Takenori Takashima ,  Satoshi Myojin ,  Tomonori Tanabe

IPC: H01H19/06 ,  B60N2/02 ,  B60N2/90 ,  H01R13/70 ,  H01H19/14 ,  H01H19/46 ,  H01H89/00

CPC classification number: H01H19/06 ,  B60N2/02 ,  B60N2/0228 ,  B60N2/90 ,  H01H19/00 ,  H01H19/14 ,  H01H19/20 ,  H01H19/46 ,  H01H25/00 ,  H01H89/00 ,  H01H2019/143 ,  H01H2019/146 ,  H01H2221/062 ,  H01H2221/082 ,  H01H2223/004 ,  H01H2231/026 ,  H01H2300/008 ,  H01R13/701

Abstract: In a power seat operation device, a micro switch is attached inside a dial that is rotatably provided to a side face of a power seat. An opening is formed inside the dial, with an operation portion of a knob to operate the micro switch inserted through the opening. There is accordingly a possibility that liquid might infiltrate into the dial, however a channel is formed inside the dial by the dial and the knob. The channel lets liquid flow downward to the lower side of the micro switch so as to discharge the liquid to outside the dial in cases in which liquid has infiltrated into the dial through the opening in a state in which the opening is positioned at the upper side of the micro switch. The channel is partitioned from the micro switch, enabling flow of liquid to the micro switch to be prevented or suppressed.

公开(公告)号：US20180111508A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-26

申请号：US15566017

申请日：2016-03-30

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Takeshi Nakamura ,  Kenichi Katsube ,  Souichi Nakayama ,  Takenori Takashima ,  Satoshi Myojin ,  Tomonori Tanabe

IPC: B60N2/02 ,  H01H25/00 ,  H01H19/14

CPC classification number: B60N2/0228 ,  B60N2/0296 ,  B60N2/90 ,  H01H19/00 ,  H01H19/14 ,  H01H25/008

Abstract: In a power seat operation device, a slider that is supported so as to be slidable in a radial direction with respect to a dial slides toward the radial direction center of the dial during rotation of the dial. A knob engagement portion that is provided to the slider is thereby disposed between a pair of slider engagement portions that are provided to a knob. This enables rotational operation of the knob to be restricted. However, during rotational operation of the knob, one out of the pair of slider engagement portions opposes the knob engagement portion from toward the radial direction center of the dial. This enables rotational operation of the dial in conjunction with sliding of the slider to be restricted.

公开(公告)号：US10192699B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-29

申请号：US15735926

申请日：2016-06-01

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Takeshi Nakamura ,  Kenichi Katsube ,  Souichi Nakayama ,  Takenori Takashima ,  Satoshi Myojin ,  Tomonori Tanabe

IPC: H01H19/46 ,  H01H19/06 ,  B60N2/02 ,  H01H19/00 ,  H01H25/00 ,  H01H89/00 ,  B60N2/90 ,  H01H19/14 ,  H01R13/70 ,  H01H19/20

Abstract: In a power seat operation device, a micro switch is attached inside a dial that is rotatably provided to a side face of a power seat. An opening is formed inside the dial, with an operation portion of a knob to operate the micro switch inserted through the opening. There is accordingly a possibility that liquid might infiltrate into the dial, however a channel is formed inside the dial by the dial and the knob. The channel lets liquid flow downward to the lower side of the micro switch so as to discharge the liquid to outside the dial in cases in which liquid has infiltrated into the dial through the opening in a state in which the opening is positioned at the upper side of the micro switch. The channel is partitioned from the micro switch, enabling flow of liquid to the micro switch to be prevented or suppressed.

公开(公告)号：US20180111507A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-26

申请号：US15565898

申请日：2016-03-30

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Takeshi Nakamura ,  Kenichi Katsube ,  Souichi Nakayama ,  Takenori Takashima ,  Satoshi Myojin ,  Tomonori Tanabe

IPC: B60N2/02 ,  H01H19/11 ,  H01H19/14

CPC classification number: B60N2/0228 ,  B60N2/0296 ,  H01H19/11 ,  H01H19/14 ,  H01H19/20 ,  H01H2300/008

Abstract: In a power seat operation device, a cam portion formed at a dial base has valleys and peaks that are alternately arranged in a row along a rotation direction of a dial so as to form an undulation in a radial direction. A slider is supported by the dial so as to be slidable in the radial direction. The slider is abutted against the cam portion by biasing force from a roller spring and fits into one out of the valleys so as to retain the dial at one of the rotary positions. During rotational operation of the dial, the slider crosses over at least one out of the peaks while elastically deforming the roller spring and sliding with respect to the dial.