Patent ID: 9731629
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B60N

Claim:
1. A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a lower rail configured to be fixed to a vehicle floor; an upper rail configured to be fixed to a seat and connected to the lower rail to be movable relative to the lower rail in a front-rear direction of the seat, the seat including a seatback that is provided at a rear end of the seat in the front-rear direction; a lock member rotatably connected to the upper rail and selectively restricting a relative movement between the lower rail and the upper rail; a stopper portion provided at the lower rail; a lever member rotatably connected to the upper rail and being held at an initial rotation position at which the lever member releases the lock member by a biasing force of a lever biasing member, the lever member rotating in a release direction against the biasing force of the lever biasing member in association with a forward folding of the seatback to press the lock member in a rotation direction in which the restriction of the relative movement between the lower rail and the upper rail is released; and a memory link rotatably connected to the upper rail and being held at a separation position at which the memory link is inhibited from engaging with the stopper portion in a state to be restricted from rotating by the lever member that is arranged at the initial rotation position, the memory link being released from the lever member in a state where the lever member rotates in the release direction and rotating to an engageable position at which the memory link is engageable with the stopper portion by a biasing force of a memory link biasing member, the memory link being configured to pass through the stopper portion in a case where the upper rail moves to a front side of the seat, the memory link engaging with the stopper portion to restrict the upper rail from moving to a rear side of the seat in a case where the upper rail moves to the rear side of the seat after the memory link passes through the stopper portion.