Patent ID: 6257541
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A vehicle seat slide including:a fixed section adapted to be attached to a floor of a vehicle,a mobile section mounted to slide along the fixed section and adapted to be attached to a squab of a seat to enable the squab to move forward and backward in a longitudinal direction,a slide lock mounted on the mobile section and movable between a locked position in which said slide lock engages the fixed section to immobilize the mobile section and an unlocked position in which said slide lock does not engage the fixed section and allows said mobile section to slide, the slide lock being spring-loaded toward the locked position of said slide lock,a memory shoe mounted to slide relative to the fixed section and parallel to the longitudinal direction, the memory shoe defining a memorized position of the mobile section,a shoe fastener device mounted on the mobile section and movable between a coupled position in which said fastener device fastens the memory shoe to the mobile section and a decoupled position in which said fastener device does not fasten the memory shoe to the mobile section,a first actuator device mechanically connected to the slide lock and adapted to place the slide in a first unlocked state in which the slide lock is in the unlocked position of said slide lock and the fastener device is in the coupled position of said fastener device to enable simultaneous sliding of the mobile section and the memory shoe relative to the fixed section in one of a forward and backward direction to adjust the memorized position of the seat, anda second actuator device mechanically connected to the slide lock and adapted to place the slide in a second unlocked state in which the slide lock is in the unlocked position of said slide lock and the fastener device is in the decoupled position of said fastener device to enable the mobile section to slide forward without the memory shoe moving, the memory shoe thereby limiting backward movement of the mobile section, wherein one of the first and second actuator devices further includes a fastener actuator cable system, which is connected to the fastener device to actuate the fastener device, wherein the slide lock does not engage the fastener device, andwherein the memory shoe includes a shoe lock movable between a locked position in which said shoe lock engages the fixed section to immobilize the memory shoe relative to said fixed section and an unlocked position in which said shoe lock does not engage the fixed section but engages the mobile section to fasten the memory shoe to said mobile section, wherein the shoe lock is spring-loaded toward the locked position of said shoe lock, so that said shoe lock is part of the fastener device, and wherein the fastener device further includes an actuator member operated by the fastener actuator cable system, wherein the actuator member of the fastener device engages the shoe lock to move said shoe lock into the unlocked position of said shoe lock on operation of the first actuator device.