Patent ID: 8714509
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: B60N,F16M

Abstract:
1. A slide rail device for a vehicle comprising: a lower rail which extends in a forward/rearward direction; a fixing member which fixes a bottom wall of said lower rail to a floor surface side of a vehicle, wherein an upper part of said fixing member includes a projecting portion which projects upward from said bottom wall; an upper rail which is supported by said lower rail to be slidable in said forward/rearward direction; a locking mechanism which is provided between said upper rail and said lower rail and which restricts or releases a restriction on sliding of said upper rail; and a lock release lever which is provided on said upper rail to be rotatable in an upward/downward direction and which releases said restriction on sliding that is imposed by said locking mechanism, wherein said lock release lever comprises a rail-incorporated portion positioned between said upper rail and said bottom wall of said lower rail, and wherein said rail-incorporated portion comprises a base wall which faces said bottom wall and forms a space between said base wall and said projecting portion and at least one side wall which extends downward from said base wall and is lateral to a side of said projecting portion wherein said upper rail comprises a roof portion positioned above said rail-incorporated portion, and a pair of side wall portions which extend downward and are respectively positioned on each side of said rail-incorporated portion; wherein said lock release lever comprises a pair of side walls which face a pair of side wall portions, respectively; wherein a rotational contact portion which is in contact with said roof portion is formed on an upper surface of said rail-incorporated portion; and wherein an interspace is formed between said upper surface of said rail-incorporated portion, except said rotational contact portion, and said roof portion.