Patent ID: 7562926

Claim:
A walk-in device for a vehicle seat, comprising: a lifting mechanism for adjusting the height of a surface of a vehicle seat cushion; a reclining mechanism for adjusting the angle of inclination of a seatback of the vehicle seat, which moves up and down together with the seat cushion; and a seat sliding mechanism that remains at the same height regardless of the vertical position of the seat cushion and that is used to adjust the longitudinal position of the vehicle seat; wherein the vehicle seat is moved forward by the seat sliding mechanism in conjunction with a forward-folding operation for folding the seatback of the vehicle seat forward; and wherein a joining link connects a seatback coupling link, which is provided to the seatback and which operates according to the forward-folding operation, and the joining link further connects a slide lock releasing link, which is provided to the seat sliding mechanism and which releases the vehicle seat from being fixed in the longitudinal direction.