# US 12,179,638 B2 · Vehicle seat rail

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- Number: US 12,179,638 B2
- Document ID: US12179638B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/150,913
- Filed: 2023-01-06
- Published: 2024-03-21
- Granted: 2024-12-31
- Earliest claimed: 2022-09-21
- Assignees: Das Co., Ltd
- Applicants: Das Co., Ltd
- Inventors: Ki Hong Kim
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12179638B2

## CPC

- B60N 2/0722: {Constructive details}
- B60N 2/0725: {Closing members for covering the slide}
- B60N 2/072: {Complex cross-section, e.g. obtained by extrusion}
- B60N 2/12: slidable and tiltable
- B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle seat rail. The vehicle seat rail includes a lower rail fixed to a bottom of a vehicle, an upper rail fixed to a seat at an upper portion thereof and coupled to the lower rail to be slidably movable, a restoring spring fixedly coupled to the lower rail at one end thereof in a longitudinal direction and configured to provide a restoring force to the upper rail, and a connection bracket configured to connect the restoring spring to the upper rail. The lower rail may accommodate the restoring spring and the connection bracket to implement a walk-in function even when the lower rail is buried in the floor.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A vehicle seat rail comprising:
a lower rail configured to be fixed to a bottom of a vehicle;
an upper rail configured to be fixed to a seat at an upper portion thereof, the upper rail coupled to the lower rail to be slidably movable;
a connection bracket coupled to the upper rail;
a restoring spring having a first end fixedly coupled to the lower rail in a longitudinal direction and a second end coupled to the connection bracket, the restoring spring configured to provide a restoring force to the upper rail; and
a spring guide disposed in an inside space of the lower rail, the spring guide configured to accommodate the connection bracket,
wherein the lower rail comprises:
a lower rail body having opposing walls;
a first rail frame protruding from an inner surface of a first wall of the opposing walls; and
a second rail frame protruding from an inner surface of a second wall of the opposing walls toward the first rail frame,
wherein the lower rail is configured to accommodate the spring guide, the restoring spring and the connection bracket therein, and
wherein the spring guide is in contact with the first rail frame and the second rail frame.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The vehicle seat rail of claim 1, wherein the lower rail body of the lower rail is hollow, and wherein at least a portion of the connection bracket is disposed between the first rail frame and the second rail frame.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The vehicle seat rail of claim 1, wherein the connection bracket comprises:
a piston portion in contact with the second end of the restoring spring in the longitudinal direction; and
a rail coupling portion connected to the piston portion and fixedly coupled to the upper rail.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The vehicle seat rail of claim 3, wherein the spring guide comprises:
a guide body that accommodates the piston portion such that the piston portion is able to linearly reciprocate therein; and
a bracket pass-through portion configured to be formed on an upper portion of the guide body as a space extending in a length direction of the guide body to allow the rail coupling portion to pass therethrough.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The vehicle seat rail of claim 1, wherein the spring guide includes a guide body and a rail support, the rail support being disposed below one of the first rail frame or the second rail frame and in contact with the one of the first rail frame or the second rail frame.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The vehicle seat rail of claim 1, wherein the lower rail body of the lower rail includes a guide fixing groove, and wherein the spring guide includes a base portion disposed within the guide fixing groove.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The vehicle seat rail of claim 1, wherein the upper rail includes wheels disposed on opposing sides of the upper rail, the wheels being in contact with an upper surface of the first rail frame and an upper surface of the second rail frame.