Patent ID: 8490941

Claim:
A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a first rail; a second rail slidably movable relative to the first rail; a lock member restricting a movement of the second rail relative to the first rail; a memory member movably supported within an inner void that is formed between the first rail and the second rail in a longitudinal direction of the first rail, the memory member being prevented from moving by an engagement with the first rail; a first holding member fixed to the second rail and holding the memory member so that the memory member is movable along with the second rail in a condition where a restricted movement of the second rail relative to the first rail by the lock member is released in accordance with an operation of an operation handle; a second holding member holding the memory member so as to maintain the engagement between the memory member and the first rail in a condition where the restricted movement of the second rail relative to the first rail by the lock member is released in accordance with a forward tilting movement of a seat back of a seat configured to be fixed to the second rail; a support bracket fixed to the second rail in the inner void and supporting one end portion of the second holding member inserted toward one side in a moving direction of the second rail relative to the first rail; and a rail-side engagement portion arranged at the second rail, the rail-side engagement portion being engaged with a holding-member-side engagement portion, which is formed at the other end portion of the second holding member, and preventing the second holding member from being loosened from the second rail.