Patent ID: 6126133
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A slide rail for a vehicle seat, comprising:a fixed section which extends in a so-called longitudinal direction and which is intended to be fixed to the floor of the vehicle,a mobile section, which is intended to be fixed to the seat part of the seat and which is sliding mounted along the fixed section in said longitudinal direction,at least one catch which is mounted on the mobile section and which is movable between, on the one hand, a locked position wherein said catch engages with the fixed section to lock the mobile section, and on the other hand, an unlocked position wherein said catch does not engage with the fixed section and allows the mobile section to slide, the catch being biassed resiliently to its locked position, and said catch comprising at least one activating part which is movable approximately vertically when the catch is moved between its locked and unlocked positions,and an operating mechanism engaging with the activating part of the catch, this operating mechanism being able to be activated to move the catch at least to its unlocked position,wherein the operating mechanism of the catch comprises at least:one slider which is sliding mounted horizontally on the mobile section along a transverse direction relative to said longitudinal direction, between a neutral position and an active position,one activating component which is movable at least vertically between on the one hand, an up position where said activating component allows the catch to be put into its locked position, and on the other hand, a down position where said activating component acts on the activating part of the catch to put said catch into its unlocked position, this activating component being connected mechanically simultaneously with the mobile section and with the slider, so that the activating component is in its up position when the slider is in its neutral position, and so that said activating component is in its down position when the slider is in its active position,and means to act horizontally on the slider so as to move it between its neutral position and its active position.