Seat slide device for automotive seat
First Claim
1. A seat slide device for an automotive seat comprising:
- a stationary rail fixed to a vehicle floor and having first and second horizontal flanges extending transversely from a major section of the rail;
a sliding rail fixed to the vehicular seat for movement therewith and having third and fourth flanges extending transversely from a major section of the sliding rail, said third flange slidingly mating with said first flange and said fourth flange vertically opposing said second flange so as to define a first space therebetween, and said major section of said sliding rail and said stationary rail defining a second space therebetween;
a first bearing disposed within said first space; and
a second bearing disposed within said second, space and a common retainer for holding both said first bearing and said second bearing;
a locking mechanism for locking said sliding rail to said stationary rail, said locking mechanism being disposed on the transverse side of said stationary rail opposite the side to which said first bearing is arranged.
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Abstract
A seat slider device for an automotive seat is specially configured to minimize its height. An upper rail fixed to the bottom of the seat slidably engages a lower rail fixed to the floor. The rails have flanges along one edge which engage via a bearing. A plurality of regularly spaced holes are formed in the other edge of the lower rail. A lock lever mounted on the upper rail is manually actuable into and out of engagement with the holes in the lower rail, in which former case, the upper rail and the seat are held securely in place relative to the lower rail and the floor. Since the bearing and the locking holes are on opposite sides of the lower rail, they are free to lie in the same horizontal plane.
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9 Claims
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1. A seat slide device for an automotive seat comprising:
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a stationary rail fixed to a vehicle floor and having first and second horizontal flanges extending transversely from a major section of the rail; a sliding rail fixed to the vehicular seat for movement therewith and having third and fourth flanges extending transversely from a major section of the sliding rail, said third flange slidingly mating with said first flange and said fourth flange vertically opposing said second flange so as to define a first space therebetween, and said major section of said sliding rail and said stationary rail defining a second space therebetween; a first bearing disposed within said first space; and a second bearing disposed within said second, space and a common retainer for holding both said first bearing and said second bearing; a locking mechanism for locking said sliding rail to said stationary rail, said locking mechanism being disposed on the transverse side of said stationary rail opposite the side to which said first bearing is arranged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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