Patent ID: 9108536
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A walk-in apparatus for a vehicle seat, comprising: a seat cushion bracket coupled to a seat cushion frame and a first surface of a recliner; a holder tooth bracket coupled to a second surface of the recliner, with a tooth notch formed in a circumferential outer edge of the holder tooth bracket; a seat back bracket having a first end rotatably disposed between the recliner and the holder tooth bracket, and having a second end coupled to a seat back frame; a link bracket coupled to the seat back bracket so as to be elastically rotatable, the link bracket being connected to a walk-in lever by a lever cable; a locking lever bracket rotatably coupled at a first end thereof to the seat back bracket, the locking lever bracket being connected at a second end thereof to the link bracket, with a locking lever protrusion integrally provided on a peripheral edge of the locking lever bracket, the locking lever protrusion engaging with the tooth notch; a rotating shaft fastened to the seat back bracket, the rotating shaft passing through the link bracket so that the link bracket is able to rotate around the rotating shaft; a holder bracket fastened to the seat back bracket such that the holder bracket overlaps the holder tooth bracket, with a holder protrusion integrally provided on the holder bracket; and a link spring wrapped around the rotating shaft, the link spring being configured such that a first end thereof is supported on the link bracket and a second end thereof is supported on the holder protrusion so that an elastic restoring force is applied to the link bracket.