Vehicle seat adjustment device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12145481-B2
Application number	US-202217970968-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 21, 2022
Priority date	Dec 31, 2021
Publication date	Nov 19, 2024
Grant date	Nov 19, 2024

Abstract

Disclosed is a vehicle seat adjustment device including a seat-cushion-tilting frame disposed on a moving rail, the moving rail being coupled to a fixed rail so as to be movable forwards and backwards, and connected to a seatback frame, a tilting device hingedly coupled to a base bracket on the moving rail and to a rear end of the seat-cushion-tilting frame to perform forward tilting of the seat-cushion-tilting frame, a locking device connected to the tilting device to lock and unlock the tilting device, and a probe rotatably disposed between the seatback frame and the tilting device, the probe including a stopper capable of being inserted into a locking groove formed in the seatback frame. Rotation of the probe is restricted when the stopper is inserted into the locking groove.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat adjustment device comprising:
a seat-cushion-tilting frame disposed on a moving rail, the moving rail being coupled to a fixed rail so as to be movable forwards and backwards and connected to a seatback frame;
a tilting device hingedly coupled to a base bracket disposed on the moving rail and to a rear end of the seat-cushion-tilting frame to perform forward tilting of the seat-cushion-tilting frame;
a locking device connected to the tilting device to lock and unlock the tilting device; and
a probe rotatably disposed between the seatback frame and the tilting device, the probe comprising a stopper capable of being inserted into a locking groove formed in the seatback frame,
wherein rotation of the probe is restricted when the stopper is inserted into the locking groove.

2. The vehicle seat adjustment device of claim 1 , wherein the tilting device comprises:
a rear link configured to connect the base bracket, connected to a rear end of the moving rail, and the rear end of the seat-cushion-tilting frame, and
a rear spring mounted in the rear link to provide elastic force to enable the rear link to stand up.

3. The vehicle seat adjustment device of claim 2 , wherein the locking device comprises:
a detent comprising a second protrusion coupled to a first protrusion in the rear link and an extension part extending toward the probe, and
a cam configured to release a locked state between the detent and the tilting device, and
wherein the cam is connected to a cable of an actuator and is rotated by operation of pulling the cable.

4. The vehicle seat adjustment device of claim 3 , wherein the cam comprises a first region connected to the cable and a second region configured to contact the detent by rotation of the cam.

5. The vehicle seat adjustment device of claim 3 , wherein:
the detent is rotated by rotation of the cam to release a locked state between the first protrusion and the second protrusion, and
the extension part contact and rotates the probe so that the stopper is inserted into the locking groove.

6. The vehicle seat adjustment device of claim 5 , wherein folding of the seatback frame is restricted when the stopper is inserted into the locking groove.

7. The vehicle seat adjustment device of claim 3 , wherein:
the detent further comprises a projection part configured to contact one end of the cam during rotation of the cam, and
the projection part and the second protrusion are provided at one end of the detent with respect to an axis around which the detent rotates, and the extension part is provided at the other end of the detent opposite to the one end thereof with respect to the axis around which the detent rotates.

8. The vehicle seat adjustment device of claim 3 , wherein the detent and the cam are disposed on the seat-cushion-tilting frame.

9. The vehicle seat adjustment device of claim 3 , wherein:
the actuator rotates the cam in a direction in which the seatback frame is folded toward front of a seat cushion using the cable when a walk-in operation of a seat is performed, and the detent is rotated in a direction opposite the direction in which the cam is rotated.

10. The vehicle seat adjustment device of claim 9 , wherein folding of the seatback frame is restricted when rotation of the detent is restricted.

11. The vehicle seat adjustment device of claim 9 , wherein the probe is rotated in a direction opposite to the direction in which the detent is rotated when the detent is rotated.

12. The vehicle seat adjustment device of claim 1 , wherein:
the stopper is caught in the locking groove and the rotation of the probe is restricted when a walk-in operation of a seat starts in a state in which the seatback frame is folded,
rotation of the detent is restricted when the rotation of the probe is restricted, and as such, release of a locked state of the tilting device is restricted so that performance of the walk-in operation of the seat is restricted.

13. The vehicle seat adjustment device of claim 1 , wherein the stopper of the probe is spaced apart from the locking groove in a locked state of the tilting device.

14. The vehicle seat adjustment device of claim 1 , wherein the locking device comprises:
a connection link connected to the probe, and
a cam connected to the connection link to release a locked state of the tilting device, and
wherein the cam is connected to a cable of an actuator and is rotated by operation of pulling the cable.

15. The vehicle seat adjustment device of claim 14 , wherein:
one end of the cam contacts the tilting device, and the other end of the cam is connected to the connection link, and
the locked state of the tilting device is released when the cam is rotated, and the probe is rotated in a direction in which the cam rotates by the connection link connected to the cam.

16. The vehicle seat adjustment device of claim 15 , wherein:
the stopper is inserted into the locking groove when the probe is rotated in the direction in which the cam rotates, and
folding of the seatback frame is restricted when the stopper is inserted into the locking groove.

17. The vehicle seat adjustment device of claim 1 , wherein the stopper extends in a radial direction with respect to an axis around which the probe rotates.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp
• Hyundai Transys Inc

Inventors

• Lee Jun Hwan
• Park Sang Do
• Jung Ho Suk
• Lee Hyeok Seung
• Kim Mu Young
• Jung Chan Ho
• Yun Jun Young
• Hwang Jun Sik
• Lee Jung Bin
• Lee Won Yeong
• Yoon Cheol Hwan

Classifications

• B60N2/22

  the back-rest being adjustable {(B60N2/2878 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/20

  the back-rest being tiltable, e.g. to permit easy access (B60N2/04, B60N2/22 {, B60N2/3002} take precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2/12 Primary

  slidable and tiltable · CPC title

• B60N2/123 Primary

  and provided with memory locks · CPC title

• B60N2/206 Primary

  to a position in which it can be used as a support for objects, e.g. as a tray · CPC title