Vehicle seat easy entry assembly with position memory

An adjustable memory track assembly, comprising:

• a first rail and a second rail adapted for fore/aft sliding movement relative to the first rail;
• a track lock assembly operable between a locked, engaged state wherein relative movement between the first and second rails is resisted, and an unlocked, disengaged state wherein relative movement between the first and second rails is not resisted;
• and
• a memory module operable to record a user-selected position, the memory module provided with a blocking mechanism adapted to prevent movement of the second rail in the aft direction past the user-selected position independent of the locking state of the track lock assembly.

An adjustable memory track assembly, comprising:

• a first rail and a second rail adapted for fore/aft sliding movement relative to the first rail;
• a track lock assembly operable between a locked, engaged state wherein relative movement between the first and second rails is resisted, and an unlocked, disengaged state wherein relative movement between the first and second rails is not resisted;
• and
• a memory module operable to record a user-selected position, the memory module provided with a blocking mechanism adapted to prevent movement of the second rail in the aft direction past the user-selected position independent of the locking state of the track lock assembly, the memory module including a memory wheel mounted relative to one of the second rail and first rail, the memory wheel including a plurality of teeth adapted to engage openings in a track mounted relative to the other of the second rail and first rail when the memory module is operated, at least one of the plurality of teeth adapted to support a load to prevent rearward movement of the second rail past the user-selected position, the memory module including a threaded axle attached to the memory wheel and a memory nut that includes a threaded opening adapted to engage the threaded axle;
• wherein the memory nut moves axially along the threaded axle when the seat is moved away from the user-selected location;
• wherein the blocking element comprises a first memory surface mounted relative to the memory nut and a second memory surface mounted relative to the memory wheel, adapted so that the first memory surface is engaged with the second memory surface when the seat is at the user-selected position;
• and
• wherein the first memory surface is engaged with the second memory surface when the seat is a prescribed distance from the user-selected position.