IP Library Granted Patent US 12,466,299
Granted Patent B2
US 12,466,299 · App. 18/470,412 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Gap prevention structure of seat rail for vehicle

Inventors: Jin Gu Park (Ulsan, KR); Jae Chul Jung (Ulsan, KR); Hyun Gyu Jo (Ulsan, KR)
Assignee: DAS CO., LTD
B60N2/90B60N2/0707B60N2/0715B60N2/0818B60N2/0837B60N2/0868
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Patent No.
US 12,466,299
App. No.
18/470,412
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a gap prevention structure of a seat rail for a vehicle. The gap prevention structure includes: a lower rail configured to be fixed to a bottom of a vehicle body and to have a receiving space formed therein; an upper rail configured to have at least a portion thereof received in the receiving space and to slide in a longitudinal direction of the lower rail; a rolling bearing configured to be rotatably coupled to the upper rail and to roll and move in the receiving space in the longitudinal direction of the lower rail; and a gap prevention unit configured to limit rotation of the rolling bearing by pressing the rolling bearing while being inserted between the lower rail and the rolling bearing.

Claims (20)

1 . A gap prevention structure of a seat rail for a vehicle, the gap prevention structure comprising:

a lower rail configured to be fixed to a bottom of a vehicle body and to have a receiving space formed therein;

an upper rail configured to have at least a portion thereof received in the receiving space and to slide in a longitudinal direction of the lower rail;

a rolling bearing configured to be rotatably coupled to the upper rail and to roll and move in the receiving space in the longitudinal direction of the lower rail; and

a gap prevention unit configured to limit rotation of the rolling bearing by pressing the rolling bearing while being inserted between the lower rail and the rolling bearing.

2 . The gap prevention structure of a seat rail for a vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the gap prevention unit comprises:

an elastic moving part configured to elastically move in the longitudinal direction of the lower rail by an elastic force of a first spring that is inserted into one side of the upper rail; and

a fixed operating unit configured to have at least a portion thereof disposed in the receiving space and to press the rolling bearing by an elastic restoring force of the elastic moving part.

3 . The gap prevention structure of a seat rail for a vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the first spring applies the elastic restoring force in a direction in which the elastic moving part approaches the rolling bearing.

4 . The gap prevention structure of a seat rail for a vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the elastic moving part comprises:

a damper configured to be connected to the first spring and to press the rolling bearing in a state in which the first spring is elastically restored; and

a lever configured to be coupled to a fixed rotating shaft hinge-coupled to the upper rail and be rotatable about the fixed rotating shaft, and configured to be coupled to a moving rotating shaft hinge-coupled to the damper and be rotatable about the moving rotating shaft.

5 . The gap prevention structure of a seat rail for a vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the fixed rotating shaft and the moving rotating shaft are formed side by side with each other.

6 . The gap prevention structure of a seat rail for a vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the upper rail comprises a guide hole that guides elastic movement of the damper.

7 . The gap prevention structure of a seat rail for a vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the fixed operating unit comprises:

a fixed guide configured to rotate the lever eccentrically about the fixed rotating shaft by pressing one side of the lever; and

a second spring configured to apply an elastic restoring force in a direction in which the fixed guide gets farther away from the lever.

8 . The gap prevention structure of a seat rail for a vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the lever comprises:

a pair of side portions configured to have the fixed rotating shaft and the moving rotating shaft formed therein; and

a connection portion configured to be disposed between the pair of side portions and to have at least a portion thereof formed to be bent in a direction closer to the fixed guide.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2023
From: JUNG, JAE CHUL; PARK, JIN GU; JO, HYUN GYU
To: DAS CO., LTD
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0121687 · Sep 26, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240101011A1 · Mar 28, 2024
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