Foreign matter blocking device of vehicle seat rail and assembling method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11932149-B2
Application number	US-202117150716-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 15, 2021
Priority date	Nov 20, 2020
Publication date	Mar 19, 2024
Grant date	Mar 19, 2024

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device of a vehicle sear rail for blocking foreign matter and a method for assembling the same. A side part inserted into a guide groove is formed at both ends of a front end member of a moving blade, and a discharge hole is formed in a housing of the moving blade module. The foreign matter flowing into the guide groove can be pushed out through the discharge hole, and thus, the deterioration in operating performance and in operating sensitivity due to the foreign matter entering the seat rail can be prevented.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device of a vehicle seat rail for blocking foreign matter, comprising:
an upper rail on which a seat is mounted;
a lower rail which is fixed to a floor, the lower rail including an opening hole formed on an upper surface of the lower rail in an entire length direction, and being relatively movably coupled to the upper rail inserted through the opening hole; and
a moving blade module including a moving blade, the moving blade being provided at both front and rear ends of the lower rail and being connected to both front and rear ends of the upper rail to cover the opening hole,
wherein the moving blade is configured to be in the shape of a curved surface protruding toward an upper side in the direction of gravity,
wherein the moving blade module further includes a drum which is located in a cylindrical housing and rotates by a spiral spring, one end of the moving blade being connected to the drum and being wound around the drum, and the other end of the moving blade drawn out of the housing having a front end member, the front end member having a connection hole,
wherein a connection member having a first locking jaw is provided at the front and rear ends of the upper rail,
wherein the moving blade is connected to the upper rail by inserting the first locking jaw of the connection member into the connection hole of the front end member and being hooked,
wherein the lower rail further includes a guide groove formed on both sides of the opening hole in the width direction, and the diameter of the guide groove is gradually narrower as the distance from the opening hole increases, and
wherein a side part having the same cross sectional shape as the guide groove is formed at both ends of the front end member in the width direction, and the side part is inserted into the guide groove to push and move foreign matter inside the guide groove when moving back and forth.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein a discharge hole is formed in the housing of the moving blade module, and the foreign matter inside the guide groove pushed and moved by the side part of the front end member is discharged to an outside of the seat rail through the discharge hole.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein an end cover is provided at both ends of the lower rail to cover the moving blade module, and the end cover is integrally formed with the housing of the moving blade module.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein an end cover is provided at both ends of the lower rail to cover the moving blade module, and the end cover is manufactured as a separate element from the moving blade module and mounted on an upper surface of the housing of the moving blade module.

Assignees

• Das Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jo In Ho

Classifications

• B60N2/90 Primary

  Details or parts not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B62D65/14

  the sub-units or components being passenger compartment fittings, e.g. seats, linings, trim, instrument panels · CPC title

• B60N2/0702

  characterised by its cross-section · CPC title

• B60N2/0722 Primary

  Constructive details · CPC title

• B60N2/0725 Primary

  Closing members for covering the slide · CPC title