Patent ID: 7399149
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A slide rail structure of a vehicle for sliding a seat relative to a vehicle floor, comprising: a rail member mounted on the vehicle floor and having an upper opening portion, the rail member having lateral portions, upper portions that respectively oppositely extend inward from upper ends of the lateral portions, and downward extending portions that respectively extend downward from inner ends of the upper portions, the downward extending portions defining the upper opening portion therebetween; a slide member having a support portion for supporting the seat, the slide member being slidably coupled to the rail member, so that the support portion can move along the upper opening portion; and cover members disposed on the rail member so as to extend therealong, each of the cover members integrally having a fixed portion formed from a hard synthetic resin and a cover portion formed from at least one of a rubber or a synthetic resin which is softer than the fixed portion, wherein the fixed portion has an attaching portion attached to the rail member, and a protruding portion that protrudes into the upper opening portion beyond the downward extending portion of the rail member, wherein the cover portion is positioned upward of and spaced apart from the protruding portion, so as to normally cover the upper opening portion of the rail member without contacting the protruding portion, wherein the cover portion contacts the protruding portion so as to be restricted from being deformed downward when the cover portion is moved downward, and wherein the protruding portion is structured such that a clearance in the horizontal direction between the protruding portion and the support portion of the slide member is greater than a sliding clearance between the slide member and the rail member.