Patent ID: 7318573
Filing Date: 2008-01-15
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A seat sliding device comprising: a lower rail fixed at a stationary part and extending in a seat longitudinal direction; an upper rail fixed at a seat and slidably guided by the lower rail; a lock mechanism for locking and unlocking a slidable movement of the upper rail to the lower rail in order to adjust a position of the seat relative to the stationary part, the lock mechanism being attached at the upper rail; a memory mechanism for returning the seat, which has moved to a forefront seat position from an occupant's seated position during a walk-in operation, to the occupant's seated position, the memory mechanism having a memory rail positioned at a distance from at least one of the lower rail and the upper rail and a memory slide configured to be fixed to the memory rail and to be slidably movable relative to the memory rail, the memory mechanism positioned above at least one of the lower rail and the upper rail; and a link mechanism arranged between the lock mechanism and the memory mechanism so as to activate the memory mechanism by operation of the lock mechanism, the link mechanism being supported on the upper rail and positioned above at least one of the lower rail and the upper rail.