Seat track assembly with memory mechanism

A seat track assembly for providing forward and rearward movement of a seat assembly along a floor of an automotive vehicle, the seat track assembly comprising:

• a fixed track adapted to be fixedly secured to the floor of the automotive vehicle;
• a tooth rack extending along and fixedly secured to the fixed track, the tooth rack having a plurality of teeth extending upwardly therefrom;
• a movable track adapted to be fixedly secured to the seat assembly and slidably coupled to the fixed track, the movable track including an elongated slot extending between opposite first and second ends and having a recess at the first end thereof, wherein the recess is defined by a front wall extending from the first end of the elongated slot, an opposite rear wall, a floor extending between the rear and front walls, and a truncated corner connecting the rear wall of the recess to the elongated slot;
• a latch mechanism operatively coupled between the fixed and movable tracks, wherein the latch mechanism prevents sliding movement of the movable track and is selectively disengaged from the fixed track to allow sliding movement of the movable track between a plurality of positions;
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• a memory mechanism operatively coupled to the moveable track and operable between:
• a home position in which the memory mechanism is disengaged from the plurality of teeth for moving with the moveable track during sliding movement thereof, and
• a memory position in which the memory mechanism is engaged with the plurality of teeth for coupling to the fixed track to define a previously selected one of the plurality of positions,
• wherein the memory mechanism includes a memory plate extending between a first end and an opposite second end, and wherein the memory plate includes a memory tab extending laterally therefrom to selectively engage the recess of the elongated slot;
• wherein the memory tab extends along the elongated slot between a head portion and an arm portion such that the head portion is adapted to selectively and matingly couple within the front and rear walls of the recess and the arm portion is adapted to selectively engage the truncated corner for reducing friction between the recess and the memory tab as the memory mechanism moves to and from the home position;
• wherein actuation of the memory mechanism to the memory position disengages the latch mechanism from the fixed track, thereby allowing sliding movement of the movable track in a first direction from the previously selected one of the plurality of positions to an easy-entry position, and in a second direction opposite the first direction from the easy-entry position wherein the memory mechanism stops the movable track at the previously selected one of the plurality of positions, thereby reengaging the latch mechanism with the fixed track and returning the memory mechanism to the home position, and
• wherein the plurality of teeth are angled from a vertical position for increasing engagement with the memory mechanism when in the memory position to further secure the memory mechanism to the fixed track at the previously selected one of the plurality of positions.