Seat sliding structure
AssigneeSuzuki Motor Corporation
InventorAkira Furukawa
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Abstract
A sliding rail structure that allows the back and forth travel of the seat with respect to the vehicle floor surface, wherein the sliding rail 4 comprises a lower rail 8 and an upper rail 7 that is mounted on the seat in advance, and a groove 14 longer than the lower rail 8 is formed in the longitudinal direction of the floor panel 9 constituting the vehicle floor surface. The lower rail 8 and an extension 15 that continues from the lower rail 8 are installed in the groove 14, and the upper rail 7 slides inside the lower rail 8 and extension 15. This structure provides both satisfactory dimensional accuracy for installation of the seat and sliding rail as well as a long traveling distance in the longitudinal direction, facilitates passengers to get on and off the vehicle floor, and improves appearance.
Claims6
A sliding rail structure mounted to a vehicle floor surface and allowing longitudinal travel of a seat with respect to the vehicle floor surface, comprising:
- a sliding rail comprising an outboard rail and an inboard rail, said outboard rail comprising a lower and an upper rail adapted to be mounted on the seat;
- a groove having a length that is longer than lower rail formed in the longitudinal direction of a floor panel forming a vehicle floor surface;
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- groove extension extending from said lower rail installed in said groove;
- wherein said upper rail is positioned so as to slide within said lower rail and groove extension thereof.
A sliding rail structure adapted to be mounted to a vehicle floor surface and allowing longitudinal travel of a scat with respect to the vehicle floor surface, comprising:
- a sliding rail comprising an outboard rail and an inboard rail, said outboard rail comprising a lower and an upper rail adapted to be mounted on the seat;
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- a groove extension extending from said lower rail adapted to be installed in a groove having a length that is longer than said lower rail formed in the longitudinal direction of a floor panel forming a vehicle floor surface, wherein said upper rail is positioned so as to slide within said lower rail and groove extension thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.