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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2018
Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Eiichiro Tsuji, Aichi, JP;
Yuji Kuroda, Aichi, JP;
Kazuhiro Tsuboi, Aichi, JP;
Masanori Fukuoka, Aichi, JP;
Tomoya Takeuchi, Aichi, JP;
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is one example of a sliding device in which occurrence of damage of a member closing an opening of a fixed rail can be inhibited. The sliding device includes: a fixed rail including an opening opened upward, the opening being arranged in a longitudinal direction of the fixed rail; a movable rail slidable relative to the fixed rail in a state where at least part of the movable rail is exposed through the opening; and a first closure member slidable relative to the fixed rail and capable of closing at least part of the opening, the first closure member receiving a force from the movable rail to thereby slide in a state where an opposed surface opposed to the movable rail is spaced apart from the movable rail via a clearance. The movable rail includes a support portion that supports the first closure member in a slidable manner.