Sliding device

A sliding device that slidably supports a seat for vehicle, the sliding device comprising:

• a fixed rail fixed to the vehicle;
• a movable rail to which the seat for vehicle is fixed, the movable rail being slidable with respect to the fixed rail;
• a rack fixed inside the fixed rail and extending parallel to a longitudinal direction of the fixed rail;
• a pinion arranged above the rack and configured to mesh with the rack;
• an intermediate gear configured to mesh with the pinion, and receive a driving force to rotate so as to transmit the driving force to the pinion;
• a driving device configured to supply the driving force to the intermediate gear;
• and
• a support member configured to support the pinion and the intermediate gear, the support member being fixed to the movable rail,
• the support member including:
• an elastically deformable first support body configured to at least support one end in a center axis direction of the pinion, a lower end of the first support body being located below the pinion;
• and
• an elastically deformable second support body configured to support the other end in a center axis direction of the pinion and the intermediate gear, a lower end of the second support body being located below the pinion,
• the first support body and the second support body being coupled below the pinion and integrally molded,
• the sliding device further comprising a restricting body configured to restrict elastic displacement such that an end of the first support body above the pinion and an end of the second support body above the pinion separate from each other.