Patent ID: 8616515

Claim:
A slide rail device for a vehicle comprising: a lower rail which extends in a forward/rearward direction; 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 restricts or releases a restriction on sliding of said upper rail; a lock release lever which switches said locking mechanism between a slide restriction state and a slide restriction release state by rotating in a vertical direction and includes a rail-incorporated portion positioned between said upper rail and a bottom wall of said lower rail; a rotational contact portion which is formed on an upper surface of said rail-incorporated portion, contacts a roof surface of said upper rail and rotatably supports said lock release lever; and a biaser which is installed in said rail-incorporated portion and said upper rail, said biaser biasing said rotational contact portion toward said roof surface.