Patent ID: 6059345
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
In combination with a seat for a vehicle and a floor of the vehicle, wherein the seat includes a seat cushion and a seat back, a slide rail device comprising:a lower rail means to be fixed on said floor of the vehicle;an upper rail means slidably fitted in and along said lower rail means, on which said upper rail means said seat cushion of the seat is to be mounted, said upper rail means being slidable on said lower rail means between a home position where said upper rail means is normally placed relative to said lower rail means and an advanced position where the upper rail means is slid in a direction away from the lower rail means;a separation preventive means for preventing said upper rail means against separation from said lower rail means, said separation preventive means including:a first striker means projecting from said floor of vehicle;a notch means defined on a first end portion of said upper rail means, said notch means being adapted for engagement with said first striker means when the upper rail means is located at said home position; anda stopper means provided on a second end portion of said upper rail means opposite to said first end portion of the upper rail means, wherein, the stopper means is to be abutted against a first end portion of said lower rail means and a side of said floor of the vehicle, when said upper rail means is located at said home position.