Seat rail apparatus for vehicle having walk-in memory function
First Claim
1. A seat rail apparatus for a vehicle having a memory unit for setting a position of a seat that has been adjusted to a seat return position when a walk-in operation starts to allow the seat to be moved to the set seat return position when the seat returns after the walk-in operation, the memory unit comprising:
- a guide rail fixedly installed along a lower rail mounted to a bottom surface of an interior of the vehicle;
a lock assembly installed to be movable along the guide rail in an unlocked state and selectively locked with and unlocked from the guide rail as a locking pin is moved forwards and rearwards;
a driving assembly integrally installed at an upper rail mounted to a cushion frame, wherein the driving assembly locks the lock assembly with and unlocks the lock assembly from the guide rail by operating the locking pin and locks and unlocks the lock assembly such that the lock assembly is operated integrally with the upper rail according to rotation of a walk-in lever,wherein the driving assembly comprises;
a guide member fixedly installed at the upper rail; and
an operating pin installed in the guide member to be moved forwards and rearwards, for locking the lock assembly with and unlocking the lock assembly from the guide rail while being coupled to or released from the lock assembly according to forward and rearward movement of the operating pin; and
a stopper provided at the upper rail, for contacting the lock assembly that is locked with the guide rail when the seat returns after a walk-in operation to stop the seat.
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Abstract
A seat rail apparatus for a vehicle may include a guide rail fixedly installed along a lower rail mounted to a bottom surface of the vehicle, a lock assembly installed to be movable along the guide rail in an unlocked state and selectively locked and unlocked with and from the guide rail as a locking pin is moved forwards and rearwards, a driving assembly integrally installed at an upper rail mounted to a cushion frame, wherein the driving assembly locks and unlocks the lock assembly with and from the guide rail by operating the locking pin and locks and unlocks the lock assembly such that the lock assembly is operated integrally with the lock assembly according to a walk-in lever, and a stopper provided at the upper rail, for contacting the lock assembly locked with the guide rail when the seat returns after a walk-in operation to stop the seat.
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1. A seat rail apparatus for a vehicle having a memory unit for setting a position of a seat that has been adjusted to a seat return position when a walk-in operation starts to allow the seat to be moved to the set seat return position when the seat returns after the walk-in operation, the memory unit comprising:
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a guide rail fixedly installed along a lower rail mounted to a bottom surface of an interior of the vehicle; a lock assembly installed to be movable along the guide rail in an unlocked state and selectively locked with and unlocked from the guide rail as a locking pin is moved forwards and rearwards; a driving assembly integrally installed at an upper rail mounted to a cushion frame, wherein the driving assembly locks the lock assembly with and unlocks the lock assembly from the guide rail by operating the locking pin and locks and unlocks the lock assembly such that the lock assembly is operated integrally with the upper rail according to rotation of a walk-in lever, wherein the driving assembly comprises; a guide member fixedly installed at the upper rail; and an operating pin installed in the guide member to be moved forwards and rearwards, for locking the lock assembly with and unlocking the lock assembly from the guide rail while being coupled to or released from the lock assembly according to forward and rearward movement of the operating pin; and a stopper provided at the upper rail, for contacting the lock assembly that is locked with the guide rail when the seat returns after a walk-in operation to stop the seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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