Patent ID: 7410217
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle seat lock for a seat attached to a vehicle body, the vehicle seat lock comprising: a striker configured to be fixed to the vehicle body and comprising a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion: the seat including a seat back, the seat back including a top; a first base member fixed in the seat back; a second base member fixed to the first base member to form a space between the first base member and the second base member; a hook member pivotally secured between the first base member and the second base member and having a first engagement groove and a second engagement groove selectively engagable with the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion of the striker; an opening lever pivotally secured between the first base member and the second base member and engaging with the hook member to open the hook member; a sensing member pivotally secured between the first base member and the second base member to detect invasion of the striker into the hook member; a bracket fixed in the seat back above the first base member and the second base member; a bell crank pivotally secured to the bracket; a first connecting rod connecting the bell crank to the sensing member and having an upper end and a lower end; a second connecting rod connecting the bell crank to the opening lever and having an upper end and a lower end; and an operating device exposed at the top of the seat back and comprising a lower end coupled to the bell crank.