Patent ID: 6478280
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A seat sliding apparatus comprising:at least one rail pair of first and second rails engaged with each other so that one is slidable on the other, each of the first and second rails extending longitudinally from a first longitudinal rail end to a second longitudinal rail end along each other, one of the first and second rails being a lower rail adapted to be fixed to a vehicle body, the other of the first and second rails being an upper rail adapted to be fixed to a seat, the first rail comprising first and second side portions each extending along the first rail and each comprising first and second unequal engaging holes which are spaced from each other along the first rail and which are unequal in size, the first engaging hole being located in front of the second engaging hole in the first side portion whereas, in the second side portion, the second engaging hole is located in front of the first engaging hole; and two pairs of first and second resin sliders interposed between the first and second rails, and attached, respectively, to the first and second side portions of the first rail, each of the first and second resin sliders comprising first and second unequal engaging portions which are unequal in size, which are spaced along the first rail, and which are engaged, respectively, with the first and second engaging holes of one of the first and second side portions, the first engaging portion in the first resin slider being located in front of the second engaging portion along the first rail whereas, in the second resin slider, the second engaging portion is located in front of the first engaging portion along the first rail.