IP Library Granted Patent US 8,714,509
Granted Patent B2
US 8,714,509 · App. 13/604,707 · Granted May 6, 2014

Slide rail device for vehicle

Inventor: Naoki Hayashi (Fujisawa, JP)
Assignee: Shiroki Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,714,509
App. No.
13/604,707
Granted
May 6, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The slide rail device includes a fixing member fixing a bottom wall of a lower rail extending the forward/rearward direction to a floor surface of a vehicle, wherein an upper part of the fixing member constitutes a projecting portion projecting upward from the bottom wall; a locking mechanism provided between the upper and lower rails and which restricts or releases a restriction on sliding of the upper rail; and a lock release lever provided on the upper rail to be rotatable in the upward/downward direction and which releases the restriction on sliding imposed by the locking mechanism. A rail-incorporated portion of the lock release lever which is positioned between the upper rail and the bottom wall of the lower rail includes a base wall at a higher position than the projecting portion and a side wall being lateral to the projecting position.

Claims (24)

1. A slide rail device for a vehicle comprising:

a lower rail which extends in a forward/rearward direction;

a fixing member which fixes a bottom wall of said lower rail to a floor surface side of a vehicle, wherein an upper part of said fixing member includes a projecting portion which projects upward from said bottom wall;

an upper rail which is supported by said lower rail to be slidable in said forward/rearward direction;

a locking mechanism which is provided between said upper rail and said lower rail and which restricts or releases a restriction on sliding of said upper rail; and

a lock release lever which is provided on said upper rail to be rotatable in an upward/downward direction and which releases said restriction on sliding that is imposed by said locking mechanism,

wherein said lock release lever comprises a rail-incorporated portion positioned between said upper rail and said bottom wall of said lower rail, and

wherein said rail-incorporated portion comprises a base wall which faces said bottom wall and forms a space between said base wall and said projecting portion and at least one side wall which extends downward from said base wall and is lateral to a side of said projecting portion

wherein said upper rail comprises a roof portion positioned above said rail-incorporated portion, and a pair of side wall portions which extend downward and are respectively positioned on each side of said rail-incorporated portion;

wherein said lock release lever comprises a pair of side walls which face a pair of side wall portions, respectively;

wherein a rotational contact portion which is in contact with said roof portion is formed on an upper surface of said rail-incorporated portion; and

wherein an interspace is formed between said upper surface of said rail-incorporated portion, except said rotational contact portion, and said roof portion.

2. A slide rail device for a vehicle comprising:

a lower rail which extends in a forward/rearward direction;

a fixing member which fixes a bottom wall of said lower rail to a floor surface side of a vehicle, wherein an upper part of said fixing member includes a projecting portion which projects upward from said bottom wall;

an upper rail which is supported by said lower rail to be slidable in said forward/rearward direction

a locking mechanism which is provided between said upper rail and said lower rail and which restricts or releases a restriction on sliding of said upper rail; and

a lock release lever which is provided on said upper rail to be rotatable in an upward/downward direction and which releases said restriction on sliding that is imposed by said locking mechanism,

wherein said lock release lever comprises a rail-incorporated portion positioned between said upper rail and said bottom wall of said lower rail, and

wherein said rail-incorporated portion comprises a base wall which faces said bottom wall and forms a space between said base wall and said projecting portion;

wherein said upper rail comprises a roof portion positioned above said rail-incorporated portion, and a pair of side wall portions which extend downward and are respectively positioned on each side of said rail-incorporated portion;

wherein said lock release lever comprises a pair of side walls which face said pair of side wall portions, respectively;

wherein a rotational contact portion which is in contact with said roof portion is formed on an upper surface of said rail-incorporated portion; and

wherein an interspace is formed between said upper surface of said rail-incorporated portion, except said rotational contact portion, and said roof portion.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Aug 16, 2023
From: SHIROKI CORPORATION
To: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 064616/0138 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2012
From: HAYASHI, NAOKI
To: SHIROKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028904/0784 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-104570 · Apr 28, 2010 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2011059400 · Apr 15, 2011
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