Patent ID: 9238420
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: B60N

Claim Text:
1. A seat lock apparatus comprising: a body having a striker entering groove configured to receive a striker; a hook that is supported by the body so as to be movable from a restraining position, in which the hook is brought into engagement with the striker having been entered in the striker entering groove to restrain the striker, in a striker releasing direction for releasing the striker, wherein the hook is biased in a direction opposite to the striker releasing direction by a spring; and a guide lever that is supported by the body so as to be movable from an engagement position, in which the guide lever is brought into engagement with the hook having been moved in the striker releasing direction to hold the position of the hook, in a disengaging direction for being disengaged from the hook, wherein the guide lever is biased in a direction opposite to the disengaging direction by the spring, wherein the guide lever comprises: wherein the hook and the guide lever are configured such that: wherein the guide lever comprises a halfway hook engagement portion configured to, when the hook is in a halfway position lying between the releasing position and the restraining position and the striker is not in a position where the striker can be restrained by the hook, bring into engagement with the guide engagement portion of the hook so as to hold the hook in the halfway position.