Patent attributes
A walk-in device for a vehicle seat moved forward in conjunction with forward folding of a seatback. A lifting mechanism adjusts a surface height of a seat cushion, a reclining mechanism adjusts an inclination angle of a seatback that moves up and down together with the seat cushion, and a seat sliding mechanism remains at the same height regardless of the vertical position of the seat cushion and is used to adjust the longitudinal position of the vehicle seat. The vehicle seat is moved forward by the seat sliding mechanism in conjunction with the seatback being folded forward by the reclining mechanism, and a rigid member joining link connects a seatback coupling link, provided to the seatback and operating according to the forward-folding operation, and a slide lock releasing link, provided to the seat sliding mechanism and releasing the vehicle seat from being fixed in the longitudinal direction.
