Seat slide apparatus for vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9162588
APP PUB NO 20130341479A1
SERIAL NO

13911399

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A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes an upper rail retaining a seat above the upper rail, a lower rail retaining the upper rail in a state where the upper rail moves relative to the lower rail, a rolling element arranged between the lower rail and the upper rail and a retaining member configured to retain the rolling element between the lower rail and the upper rail, the retaining member including a protruding portion having a top portion arranged to slidably contact with a rolling surface at which the rolling element rolls. The protruding portion includes a spreading portion extending from the top portion in an elongating direction, the elongating direction conforming to a path of the rolling element formed on the rolling surface, the spreading portion tapering to a sharp end form with an increasing distance from the top portion in the elongating direction.

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Patent Owner(s)

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AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA1 ASAHI-MACHI 2-CHOME KARIYA-SHI AICHI-KEN 448-8650

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Goto, Naoki Tokai, JP 84 878
Yamada, Yukifumi Toyota, JP 157 2981

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