Patent ID: 9481266
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B60N

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle seat rail locking device, comprising: a fixed rail; a moving rail configured to slide with respect to the fixed rail, wherein a space is defined between the fixed rail and the moving rail; locking pins disposed in the space along the moving rail and being disposed in holes formed through the fixed rail to generate a locked state; locking springs disposed around the locking pins and configured to apply a force to the locking pins against the moving rail to generate the locked state; and an unlocking lever configured to rotate about a rotational shaft fixed to the moving rail and to move the locking pins out of the holes of the fixed rail wherein a spring groove for fixing a portion of the locking spring is formed on a middle portion of the locking pin, and the locking springs are coil springs having a decreased diameter in a middle portion thereof so as to be fitted in the spring groove, wherein each of the locking springs comprises a first and a second end, and the first end of the locking spring is supported on an inner side of the moving rail to support the locking pin toward the holes of the fixing rail against the moving rail, and wherein the second end of the locking spring is in contact with the unlocking lever and configured to transmit, from the unlocking lever to the locking pin, a force separating the locking pin from the holes of the fixed rail, wherein the unlocking lever comprises: