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Granted Patent B2
US 12,377,759 · App. 17/978,563 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Seat rail for vehicle

Inventors: Eun Sue Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Jung Sang You (Hwaseong-si, KR); Myung Hoe Kim (Seoul, KR); Dae Hee Lee (Incheon, KR); Ki Young Yun (Suwon-si, KR); Chan Ju Kim (Gunpo-si, KR); Eom Seok Yoo (Hwaseong-si, KR); Gyong Min Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Jin Wook Choi (Hwaseong-si, KR); Geun Heung Kim (Osan-si, KR); In Gul Baek (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION; HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC.; NIFCO KOREA INC.
B60N2/07B60N2/0725
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Patent No.
US 12,377,759
App. No.
17/978,563
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An embodiment seat rail for a vehicle includes a fixed rail having a rail slit therein, the rail slit being extended in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a moving rail having a lower end inserted into the fixed rail through the rail slit, the moving rail being movable in the longitudinal direction along the rail slit, and a front screen or a rear screen covering the rail slit and connecting a front end of the fixed rail to the moving rail or a rear end of the fixed rail to the moving rail, respectively, wherein the front screen or the rear screen is configured to perform a winding operation or a releasing operation when the moving rail moves, the winding operation being performed by elasticity of the front screen or the rear screen.

Claims (91)

1. A seat rail for a vehicle, the seat rail comprising:

a fixed rail having a rail slit therein, the rail slit being extended in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;

a moving rail having a lower end inserted into the fixed rail through the rail slit, the moving rail being movable in the longitudinal direction along the rail slit;

a front screen or a rear screen covering the rail slit and connecting a front end of the fixed rail to the moving rail or a rear end of the fixed rail to the moving rail, respectively, wherein the front screen or the rear screen is configured to perform a winding operation or a releasing operation when the moving rail moves, the winding operation being performed by elasticity of the front screen or the rear screen,

an inner cover coupled to the fixed rail and located above the fixed rail; and

an outer cover coupled to the fixed rail and located above the inner cover, wherein the front screen or the rear screen is located between the inner cover and the outer cover.

2. The seat rail of claim 1 , wherein the front screen or the rear screen comprises a steel spiral spring having a same spring force in its entirety with heat treatment.

3. The seat rail of claim 1 , wherein:

the seat rail comprises the front screen;

a front drum is rotatably provided at the front end of the fixed rail; and

the front screen has a first end fixed to and wound on the front drum and a second end coupled to a front portion of the moving rail.

4. The seat rail of claim 3 , wherein:

the front drum is rotatably coupled to a front drum housing; and

the front drum housing is coupled to the front end of the fixed rail in a separable hook structure.

5. The seat rail of claim 4 , wherein:

the front drum housing comprises a drum shaft integrally formed therein; and

the front drum is rotatably coupled to the drum shaft inside the front drum housing.

6. The seat rail of claim 3 , wherein:

the seat rail further comprises the rear screen;

a rear drum is rotatably provided at the rear end of the fixed rail; and

the rear screen has a first end fixed to and wound on the rear drum and a second end coupled to a rear portion of the moving rail.

7. The seat rail of claim 6 , wherein:

the rear drum is rotatably coupled to a rear drum housing; and

the rear drum housing is coupled to the rear end of the fixed rail in a separable hook structure.

8. The seat rail of claim 7 , wherein:

the rear drum housing comprises a drum shaft integrally formed therein; and

the rear drum is rotatably coupled to the drum shaft inside the rear drum housing.

9. A seat rail for a vehicle, the seat rail comprising:

a fixed rail having a rail slit therein, the rail slit being extended in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;

a moving rail having a lower end inserted into the fixed rail through the rail slit, the moving rail being movable in the longitudinal direction along the rail slit;

a front screen or a rear screen covering the rail slit and connecting a front end of the fixed rail to the moving rail or a rear end of the fixed rail to the moving rail, respectively, wherein the front screen or the rear screen is configured to perform a winding operation or a releasing operation when the moving rail moves, the winding operation being performed by elasticity of the front screen or the rear screen,

wherein:

the seat rail comprises the front screen;

a front drum is rotatably provided at the front end of the fixed rail; and

the front screen has a first end fixed to and wound on the front drum and a second end coupled to a front portion of the moving rail,

wherein:

the seat rail further comprises the rear screen;

a rear drum is rotatably provided at the rear end of the fixed rail; and

the rear screen has a first end fixed to and wound on the rear drum and a second end coupled to a rear portion of the moving rail, and

wherein:

when the moving rail moves forward, the front screen is configured to be wound on the front drum by an elastic restoring force thereof and the rear screen is configured to be released from the rear drum;

the front screen wound on the front drum is configured to pull the moving rail forward by an elastic force thereof and the rear screen released from the rear drum is configured to pull the moving rail rearward by an elastic force thereof; and

the elastic force of the front screen pulling the moving rail forward and the elastic force of the rear screen pulling the moving rail rearward are equal to each other.

10. A seat rail for a vehicle, the seat rail comprising:

a fixed rail having a rail slit therein, the rail slit being extended in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;

a moving rail having a lower end inserted into the fixed rail through the rail slit, the moving rail being movable in the longitudinal direction along the rail slit; and

a front screen or a rear screen covering the rail slit and connecting a front end of the fixed rail to the moving rail or a rear end of the fixed rail to the moving rail, respectively, wherein the front screen or the rear screen is configured to perform a winding operation or a releasing operation when the moving rail moves, the winding operation being performed by elasticity of the front screen or the rear screen,

wherein:

the seat rail comprises the front screen;

a front drum is rotatably provided at the front end of the fixed rail; and

the front screen has a first end fixed to and wound on the front drum and a second end coupled to a front portion of the moving rail,

wherein:

the seat rail further comprises the rear screen;

a rear drum is rotatably provided at the rear end of the fixed rail; and

the rear screen has a first end fixed to and wound on the rear drum and a second end coupled to a rear portion of the moving rail, and

wherein:

when the moving rail moves rearward, the front screen is configured to be released from the front drum and the rear screen is configured to be wound on the rear drum by an elastic restoring force thereof;

the front screen released from the front drum is configured to pull the moving rail forward by an elastic force thereof and the rear screen wound on the rear drum is configured to pull the moving rail rearward by an elastic force thereof; and

the elastic force of the front screen pulling the moving rail forward and the elastic force of the rear screen pulling the moving rail rearward are equal to each other.

11. A seat rail for a vehicle, the seat rail comprising:

a front drum and a rear drum rotatably coupled to opposite ends of a fixed rail, respectively;

a front screen connecting the front drum to a moving rail;

a rear screen connecting the rear drum to the moving rail, wherein the front screen and the rear screen cover a rail slit corresponding to a gap between the fixed rail and the moving rail,

wherein when the moving rail moves, the front screen and the rear screen are configured to be released from the drums or are wound on the drums by elastic restoring forces thereof, respectively;

an inner cover coupled to the fixed rail and located above the fixed rail; and

an outer cover coupled to the fixed rail and located above the inner cover, wherein the front screen or the rear screen is located between the inner cover and the outer cover.

12. A vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body comprising a floor panel;

a fixed rail fixed to the floor panel and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;

a rail slit provided in the fixed rail and extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle;

a moving rail having a lower end inserted into the fixed rail through the rail slit, the moving rail being configured to move in the longitudinal direction along the rail slit;

a front screen covering the rail slit and connecting a front end of the fixed rail to the moving rail;

a rear screen covering the rail slit and connecting a rear end of the fixed rail to the moving rail,

wherein the front screen and the rear screen are configured to perform a winding operation and a releasing operation, respectively, based on a movement direction of the moving rail, wherein the winding operation is performable due to elasticity of the front screen and the rear screen;

an inner cover coupled to the fixed rail and located above the fixed rail; and

an outer cover coupled to the fixed rail and located above the inner cover, wherein the front screen or the rear screen is located between the inner cover and the outer cover.

13. The vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the front screen and the rear screen each comprise a steel spiral spring having a same spring force in its entirety with heat treatment.

14. The vehicle of claim 12 , further comprising a front drum rotatably provided at the front end of the fixed rail, wherein the front screen has a first end fixed to and wound on the front drum and a second end coupled to a front portion of the moving rail.

15. The vehicle of claim 14 , wherein:

the front drum is rotatably coupled to a front drum housing; and

the front drum housing is coupled to the front end of the fixed rail in a separable hook structure.

16. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein:

the front drum housing comprises a drum shaft integrally formed therein; and

the front drum is rotatably coupled to the drum shaft inside the front drum housing.

17. The vehicle of claim 14 , further comprising a rear drum rotatably provided at the rear end of the fixed rail, wherein the rear screen has a first end fixed to and wound on the rear drum and a second end coupled to a rear portion of the moving rail.

18. The vehicle of claim 17 , wherein:

the rear drum is rotatably coupled to a rear drum housing; and

the rear drum housing is coupled to the rear end of the fixed rail in a separable hook structure.

19. The vehicle of claim 18 , wherein:

the rear drum housing comprises a drum shaft integrally formed therein; and

the rear drum is rotatably coupled to the drum shaft inside the rear drum housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2022
From: KIM, EUN SUE; YOU, JUNG SANG; KIM, MYUNG HOE; LEE, DAE HEE; YUN, KI YOUNG; KIM, CHAN JU; YOO, EOM SEOK; KIM, GYONG MIN; CHOI, JIN WOOK; BAEK, IN GUL; KIM, GEUN HEUNG
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION; HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC.; NIFCO KOREA INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0061527 · May 19, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230373357A1 · Nov 23, 2023
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