Patent ID: 7789368

Claim:
A seat slide device for a vehicle, comprising: at least one lower rail adapted to be secured to a floor of a vehicle; at least one upper rail adapted to be secured to a seat of the vehicle and supported along the at least one lower rail to be movable relative thereto; a lock mechanism including a plurality of lock portions provided on the at least one lower rail and arranged in the longitudinal direction of the at least lower rail and a lock member provided on the at least one upper rail to be pivotable about a pivot axis extending in the longitudinal direction of the at least one upper rail for engagement with and disengagement from the lock portions; a release lever made of a metal and provided on the at least one upper rail for pivoting the lock member to release the engagement of the lock portions with the lock member; a stopper provided on the at least one upper rail that restricts a position at which the release lever remains; and a coating layer made of one of resin and rubber, the coating layer formed at one or more of contact portions between the release lever and the lock member, and the release lever and the stopper, wherein the stopper is disposed such that, in a locked position, the release lever and the coating layer therebetween remain separated from the lock member.