Patent ID: 9162590
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a lower rail configured to be retained on a floor portion of the vehicle; an upper rail configured to retain a seat, the upper rail configured to move relative to the lower rail; a lock mechanism configured to restrain movement of the upper rail relative to the lower rail; a first unlock mechanism including an unlock lever making rotational movement in response to an operational input at an operation lever, the first unlock mechanism operating the lock mechanism to unlock by the rotational movement of the unlock lever; a second unlock mechanism making the unlock lever rotationally move in a direction that unlocks the lock mechanism by pushing the unlock lever in accordance with a predetermined seat operation; an unlocked state retaining lever configured to retain the lock mechanism in an unlocked state cooperating with the second unlock mechanism by operating in conjunction with the second unlock mechanism to move to a position where the lock mechanism is retained in the unlocked state; a first unlocked state release mechanism moving the unlocked state retaining lever to a position where the lock mechanism is released from being retained in the unlocked state by making contact with an operation body in accordance with movement of the upper rail relative to the lower rail; and a second unlocked state release mechanism moving the unlocked state retaining lever to a position where the lock mechanism is released from being retained in the unlocked state by pushing the unlocked state retaining lever in accordance with the operational input, wherein the first unlocked state release mechanism includes an unlocked state release lever making rotational movement by a first end of the unlocked state release lever coming into contact with the operation body and a second end of the unlocked state release lever pushing the unlocked state retaining lever in a direction that releases the lock mechanism from being retained in the unlocked state, and wherein the second unlocked state release mechanism includes a second unlocked state release lever making rotational movement integrally with the unlock lever in accordance with the operational input and pushing the unlocked state retaining lever in the direction that releases the lock mechanism from being retained in the unlocked state.