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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2024
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Transys Inc., Seosan-si, KR;
Eun Sue Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Dae Hee Lee, Incheon, KR;
Sang Hark Lee, Incheon, KR;
Ji Yun Ha, Suwon-si, KR;
Jun Hyung Kwon, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Duk Kyu Byun, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sin Jung Kang, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Seong Bin Jung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Abstract
An embodiment locking apparatus for a seat includes a side frame rotatably coupled to a rear end of a cushion part and having an arc-shaped slot hole disposed thereon along a turning radius of the cushion part, a locking protrusion disposed on the cushion part, fitted into the slot hole, and configured to move along the slot hole in a state in which the cushion part is rotated to be changed to a seating mode or a tip-up mode, and a latch rotatably coupled to the side frame and configured to be locked and fixed by the locking protrusion in a state in which the cushion part is in the seating mode or the tip-up mode.