Patent ID: 6176460
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A seat sliding apparatus for a vehicle comprising:a pair of lower rails for being fixed to a vehicle floor;a pair of upper rails for being fixed to a vehicle seat each of which is slidably retained by one of the lower rails, respectively, and each rail including a horizontal base plate portion for being fixed to a vehicle seat, a pair of vertical side wall portions each of which extends from a side edge of the base plate portion in a downward direction and a pair of engaging portions each of which is formed at a bottom edge of one side wall portion and each of which is slidably engaged with the lower rail; andone or more reinforcing members disposed in each of the upper rails, said reinforcing member comprising a pair of vertical bracing walls each of which substantially intersects a space between the side wall portions of the upper rail and a horizontal plate connecting the top edges of the vertical bracing walls, which horizontal plate is fixed to the base plate portion of the upper rail.