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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2019
Tf-metal Co., Ltd., Kosai, JP;
Kazuki Tamaki, Kosai, JP;
Hirotsugu Kuroda, Kosai, JP;
Fumisato Mase, Kosai, JP;
Shunsuke Kuroda, Kosai, JP;
TF-METAL CO., LTD., Kosai, JP;
Abstract
A release lever includes: a release pressing portion pressing a portion around a lock portion of a plate spring to release an engagement of the lock portion with a locked portion; an operation portion located in a front side of the release lever and operated by a lock release operation of an operation handle; and a swing fulcrum portion provided between the release pressing portion and the operation portion. The plate spring integrally includes: a base including the swing fulcrum portion and fixed to an upper rail; a rear biasing portion located behind the base in a vehicle front-rear direction and biasing the lock portion in a lock direction; and a front biasing portion located in front of the base in the vehicle front-rear direction and biasing the operation handle upward. The front biasing portion has a biasing force smaller than that of the rear biasing portion.