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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2022
Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Tachi-s Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Tf-metal Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, JP;
Kosuke Taniguchi, Aichi, JP;
Shunsuke Kuroda, Shizuoka, JP;
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi, JP;
TACHI-S CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
TF-METAL CO., LTD., Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
A sliding device that slidably supports a seat body of a vehicle seat is provided. The sliding device includes: a fixed rail; a movable rail; a locking member displaceable between a locking position and an unlocking position, a sliding movement of the movable rail being restricted in the locking position, and restriction of the sliding movement being released in the unlocking position; a retention spring configured to apply to the locking member a retaining force to retain the locking member in the locking position; a release lever configured to displace the locking member to the unlocking position; a return spring configured to apply to the release lever an elastic force to return the release lever to its initial position; and a restrictor configured to restrict a displacement of the release lever.