# US 2019/0168636 A1 · Sliding device

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- Number: US 2019/0168636 A1
- Document ID: US20190168636A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/205,773
- Filed: 2018-11-30
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2017-12-01
- Assignees: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Tadasuke HIGUCHI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190168636A1

## CPC

- B60N 2/02246: {Electric motors therefor}
- B60N 2/067: {by linear actuators, e.g. linear screw mechanisms}
- B60N 2/0727: {Stop members for limiting sliding movement}
- B60N 2/075: roller-less
- B60N 2/02253: {characterised by the transmission between the electric motor and the seat or seat parts}
- B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A sliding device of the present disclosure includes: a fixed rail; a movable rail; a rack; a pinion; an intermediate gear; a driving device; and a support member. The support member includes a first support body and a second support body. The first support body and the second support body being coupled below the pinion and integrally molded. The sliding device further includes 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The sliding device according to claim 1, wherein
the movable rail includes
a first wall separated from the first support body on an opposite side of the second support body with the first support body interposed therebetween; and
a second wall separated from the second support body on an opposite side of the first support body with the second support body interposed therebetween,
the restricting body includes a first spacer arranged between the first wall and the first support body, and a second spacer arranged between the second wall and the second support body.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The sliding device according to claim 1, further comprising
a bolt for fixing the driving device to the movable rail, the bolt extending in parallel to the center axis and penetrating the first spacer, the second spacer, the first support body, the second support body, the first wall, and the second wall, wherein
the first spacer and the second spacer are made of rubber.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The sliding device according to claim 1, wherein the first support body and the second support body are integrally molded with resin.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The sliding device according to claim 1, wherein the rack has an involute tooth profile or a trapezoid tooth profile.