Seat sliding device
AssigneesToyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTsutomu Oya, Toshio Araki, Shinji Yamada
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Abstract
A seat sliding device allows a vehicle seat to be positioned in the vehicle front back direction. The seat sliding device includes a pair of rail units aligned in the lateral direction of the seat. Each of the rail units includes a first rail member, which is attached to a seat mounting surface, and a second rail member, which is attached to the seat. Three rollers are arranged in each rail unit, and the second rail member is supported on the first rail member at three points by the three rollers.
Claims10
1-18. (canceled)
A seat sliding device comprising
- a plurality of rail units provided between a seat and a seat mounting surface, wherein each rail unit includes a first rail member attached to the seat mounting surface, and a second rail member attached to the seat, and the second rail member slides with respect to the first rail member to adjust a position of the seat;
- and
- a plurality of rollers arranged between the first rail member and the second rail member, wherein
- three rollers are provided for each rail unit so that the first rail member supports the second rail member by the three rollers at three points,
- the three rollers include two rollers respectively located on opposite ends of each rail unit, and a single roller positioned between the two rollers, and
- the two rollers are arranged outward of a central line of each rail unit in a lateral direction of the seat, and the single roller is arranged inward of the central line of each rail unit in the lateral direction, or
- the two rollers are arranged inward of the central line of each rail unit in the lateral direction of the seat, and the single roller is arranged outward of the central line of each rail unit in the lateral direction.
A seat sliding device comprising
- a plurality of rail units provided between a seat and a seat mounting surface, wherein each rail unit includes a first rail member attached to the seat mounting surface, and a second rail member attached to the seat, and the second rail member slides with respect to the first rail member to adjust a position of the seat;
- and
- a plurality of rollers arranged between the first rail member and the second rail member, wherein
- three rollers are provided for each rail unit so that the first rail member supports the second rail member by the three rollers at three points,
- the second rail member includes
- a body portion, which supports the seat,
- a bifurcated portion, which extends downward from the body portion, and
- a pair of folded portions, which extend upward from the bifurcated portion, wherein
- two of the three rollers are arranged on a lateral wall of one of the folded portions, and
- one of the three rollers is arranged on a lateral wall of the other one of the folded portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.