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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Transys Inc., Seosan, KR;
Das Co., Ltd, Gyeongju, KR;
Mu Young Kim, Osan, KR;
Jun Hwan Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jun Young Heo, Gyeongju, KR;
Ho Suk Jung, Hwaseong, KR;
Hyeok Seung Lee, Seoul, KR;
Keun Gwack, Ulsan, KR;
Sang Do Park, Seoul, KR;
Chan Ho Jung, Gunpo, KR;
Jae Hun Jeong, Ulsan, KR;
Sang Soo Lee, Hwaseong, KR;
Sai Youn Jung, Suwon, KR;
Seon Ho Park, Suwon, KR;
Jun Hyuk Park, Yongin, KR;
Jae Yong Jang, Suwon, KR;
Jun Sik Hwang, Hwaseong, KR;
Joong Geol Gug, Hwaseong, KR;
Woo Ryang Kim, Hwaseong, KR;
Jai Wha Choi, Suwon, KR;
Gil Hwan Ryu, Yongin, KR;
So Yun Kim, Suwon, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Transys Inc., Seosan, KR;
DAS CO., LTD, Gyeongju, KR;
Abstract
A walk-in apparatus for a vehicle seat includes a walk-in bracket rotatably coupled to a crossbar of a cushion frame and operable to release a fixing member by contacting the fixing member of a seat rail; a compensator bracket operably connected to the walk-in bracket through a hinge, the compensator bracket also being connected to a walk-in cable; and a compensator spring configured to support the walk-in bracket and the compensator bracket, rotate at least one of the walk-in bracket and the compensator bracket, and operate in such a manner as to return the compensator bracket. Even when the walk-in cable is released due to a seatback rebound phenomenon during a walk-in operation, the walk-in bracket maintains a pressing state of the fixing member to maintain continuously an unlocking state of the seat rail, allowing the vehicle seat to move forward smoothly to enable a walk-in operation.