WO2014199757A1

WO2014199757A1 - Slide rail device for vehicle

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Publication number: WO2014199757A1
Application number: PCT/JP2014/062622
Authority: WO
Inventors: 訓寛三笠
Original assignee: シロキ工業株式会社
Priority date: 2013-06-14
Filing date: 2014-05-12
Publication date: 2014-12-18
Also published as: JPWO2014199757A1

Abstract

The problem of the present invention is to provide a slide rail device for a vehicle such that an upper rail can be prevented from rattling vertically and horizontally relative to a lower rail and production costs can be reduced. The solution is a slide rail device provided with a lower rail (15) the inner surface of which comprises a roller support surface (17a) and a pair of left and right ceiling surfaces, an upper rail (26) capable of moving longitudinally relative to the lower rail, a plurality of rollers (56) moving together with the upper rail longitudinally relative to the lower rail and connected to the roller support surface so as to be capable of rotating about a horizontal rotational axis, and a rattle-eliminating member (58) that moves together with the upper rail longitudinally relative to the lower rail and comes in contact with the ceiling surfaces, the regions of the left and right ceiling surfaces where the rattle-eliminating member comes in contact therewith constituting inclined surfaces (19a) that are bilaterally symmetrical with each other and are inclined relative to the horizontal direction.

Description

Slide rail device for vehicle

The present invention relates to a vehicle slide rail device that slidably supports a seat.

Patent Document 1 is a conventional example of a vehicle slide rail device, and includes a channel-shaped lower rail extending in the front-rear direction, an upper rail inserted into the inner space of the lower rail, and a plurality of rollers provided on the upper rail.
The lower rail includes a horizontal bottom plate portion, a pair of left and right side wall portions extending upward from both side portions of the bottom plate portion, and a pair of left and right ceiling wall portions extending horizontally inward from the upper ends of the left and right side wall portions. .
Since each roller can roll on the upper surface of the bottom plate portion, the upper rail can be slid in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower rail.

Further, the upper rail is provided with a support shaft extending in the horizontal direction while penetrating the upper rail in the left-right direction. At both ends of the support shaft, a pair of left and right looseness removing rollers are rotatably supported.
The left and right backlash removal rollers are spaced upward from the bottom plate portion, and are in contact with the lower surfaces of the left and right ceiling wall portions in a rotatable manner.
Therefore, the upper rail of the vehicle slide rail device of Patent Document 1 can slide in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower rail without rattling in the up-down direction.

JP 2011-201471 A

In this vehicular slide rail device, although the upper rail does not rattle up and down with respect to the lower rail, the rattling of the upper rail with respect to the lower rail cannot be suppressed.

The present invention provides a vehicle slide rail device that can prevent the upper rail from rattling in the vertical direction and the left-right direction with respect to the lower rail and that can reduce the manufacturing cost.

The vehicle slide rail device according to the present invention has a channel shape extending in the front-rear direction, and has an inner surface including a roller support surface and a pair of left and right ceiling surfaces positioned above the roller support surface, and the lower rail. An upper rail that is inserted into the inner space of the upper rail and is movable relative to the lower rail in the front-rear direction, and moves relative to the lower rail together with the upper rail in the front-rear direction, and to the roller support surface in the left-right direction. A plurality of rollers in contact with each other so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis of the motor and a backlash removing member that moves relative to the lower rail together with the upper rail in the front-rear direction and contacts the ceiling surface. The portion of the ceiling surface that the backlash removing member contacts is an inclined surface that is bilaterally symmetrical and inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. To have.

The roller support surface may be horizontal.

The backlash removing member may be a plurality of backlash removing rollers that are rotatably contacted with the inclined surface.

The cross-sectional shape of the outer peripheral surface of the play removing roller may be an arc shape.

The inner surface of the lower rail of the vehicle slide rail device of the present invention includes a roller support surface and a pair of left and right ceiling surfaces located above the roller support surface. And the site | part which the rattle removal member of a ceiling surface contacts becomes the inclined surface which is bilaterally symmetrical and inclines with respect to a horizontal direction.
A plurality of rollers that move relative to the lower rail in the front-rear direction together with the upper rail are in contact with the roller support surface so as to be rotatable, and the backlash is removed relative to the lower rail in the front-rear direction together with the upper rail. The member is in contact with the inclined surface.
Therefore, the upper rail slides in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower rail as each roller rotates on the roller support surface.
Furthermore, since the backlash removing member comes into contact with the inclined surface, it is possible to prevent backlash of the upper rail with respect to the lower rail in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.

Furthermore, since the means for preventing the upper and lower rails from rattling in the up-down direction and the left-right direction is configured with a simple structure using the lower rail and the backlash removal member, the manufacturing cost can be reduced. .

The bracket according to the second aspect of the present invention can reliably receive the downward load applied to the upper rail between the roller support surface of the lower rail and the plurality of rollers. Therefore, it is possible to stabilize the sliding operation of the upper rail with respect to the lower rail (compared to the case where the ceiling surface is horizontal and the roller support surface is an inclined portion).

When configured as in the invention of claim 3, it is possible to more reliably prevent the upper rail from rattling in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction with respect to the lower rail.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, since the followability of the backlash removing roller to the inclined surface of the lower rail is improved, it is possible to more reliably prevent the upper rail from rattling in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction with respect to the lower rail. become.

It is a side view of the slide rail device for vehicles of a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of a slide rail device for vehicles. It is the perspective view seen from one side of the upper rail unit. It is the perspective view seen from the other side of the upper rail unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of the slide rail apparatus for vehicles. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 1. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. It is a side view of the principal part of a lower rail and an upper rail unit when it exists in the locked state which abbreviate | omits and shows some members. FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line IX-IX in FIG. FIG. 9 is a side view corresponding to FIG. 8 when the lock operation member is located at an intermediate position between the lock allowable position and the lock release position. It is sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 9 when it exists in the same state as FIG. It is a side view corresponding to FIG. 8 when it will be in an unlocked state. It is sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 9 when it exists in the same state as FIG. It is a side view of the slide rail apparatus for vehicles of 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the left rail unit. It is a perspective view of a right rail unit. It is a perspective view of a left upper rail unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of the left rail unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a front roller unit. It is a perspective view of a front roller unit. It is the perspective view seen from the lower part of the upper rail. It is a perspective view which fractures | ruptures and shows the front-end part of the upper rail of a left upper rail unit. It is sectional drawing which follows the XXIII-XXXIII arrow line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the XXIV-XXXIV arrow line of FIG. It is a side view of the left upper rail unit when in a locked state. It is a side view of the left upper rail unit when in an unlocked state. It is sectional drawing which follows the XXVII-XXXVII arrow line of FIG. It is sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 7 of a 1st modification. It is sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 7 which abbreviate | omits and shows the upper rail and roller support bracket of a 2nd modification. It is a typical side view of the lock member located in the lock position of the 3rd modification, and its peripheral member. It is a typical side view similar to FIG. 30 of a 4th modification. It is a typical side view similar to FIG. 30 of a 5th modification. It is a typical side view similar to FIG. 30 of a 6th modification.

The first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The direction in the following description is based on the arrow direction indicated in the figure.
A slide rail device 10 is provided on the interior floor of an automobile (vehicle) (not shown). The slide rail device 10 includes a pair of left and right rail units 12 as large components, and a sheet (not shown) is fixed to the upper surfaces of the left and right rail units 12 (upper rail unit 25).
Since the left and right rail units 12 have a bilaterally symmetric structure, the following description will describe the structure of the left rail unit 12 in detail, and the right rail unit 12 will not be described in detail.

The left rail unit 12 includes a lower rail 15 and an upper rail unit 25.
The metal lower rail 15 fixed to the vehicle interior floor surface is a channel material that linearly extends in the front-rear direction and that has both front and rear ends and an upper surface (between the left and right ceiling wall portions 19) open. The cross-sectional shape of the lower rail 15 is symmetrical. The lower rail 15 is horizontally fixed toward the left side and the right side from the fixing part 16 fixed to the vehicle floor via the two fixing pins 13 and the parts extending upward from the left and right edges of the fixing part 16 respectively. A pair of roller support portions 17 (bottom plate portions) extending, a pair of side wall portions 18 extending upward from the outer edge portions of the left and right roller support portions 17, and a pair extending in a direction approaching each other from the upper edge portions of the left and right side wall portions 18. And a pair of hanging pieces 20 that hang from the inner edges of the left and right ceiling wall portions 19. The upper surfaces of the left and right roller support portions 17 are constituted by a roller support surface 17a made of a horizontal plane. The ceiling surface which is the lower surface of the left and right ceiling wall portions 19 is inclined such that the inner end portion (end portion on the hanging piece 20 side) is located above the outer end portion (end portion on the side wall portion 18 side). It is comprised by the surface 19a (refer FIG. 6, FIG. 7, etc.). A number of locking holes 22 are formed in the drooping piece 20 on both the left and right sides side by side in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 10, FIG. 12, etc., each lock hole 22 has an open end at the lower end, and the front-rear width of each lock hole 22 gradually narrows from the lower end (open end) upward. Become.
Through holes are formed in the left and right side walls 18 of the lower rail 15 and the front end vicinity and the rear end vicinity of the hanging piece 20. A front stopper pin 23 is inserted in a fixed state in the left and right through holes in the vicinity of the front end, and a rear stopper pin 24 is inserted in a fixed state in the left and right through holes in the vicinity of the rear end.

The upper rail unit 25 includes the upper rail 26, the rear roller unit 50, the front roller unit 60, the lock member 67, the lock operation member 76, the rotation support pin 79, the tension spring 81, the unlocking pressing member 83, and the torsion spring as major components. 85 and a pressing member 87 at the time of locking.
The upper rail 26, which is a metal structure, is formed by joining an outer component plate member 28 and an inner component plate member 40 together.
The outer component plate-shaped member 28 includes a front support piece 29 and a rear support piece 30 that are separated from each other in the front-rear direction and have circular through holes, and the front support piece 29 and the rear support piece at the front end and the rear end of the upper edge. A hanging part 31 to which the side support piece 30 is connected, a side extension part 32 extending from the lower edge part of the hanging part 31 to the left side, and an upper extension part 33 extending upward from the left side edge part of the side extension part 32, It has. The part located slightly forward of the central part of the hanging part 31 is a lock member storage part 31a located on the left side of the part located before and after the part, and the lock member storage part 31a is substantially rectangular in side view. The lock member exposure hole 34 is formed as a through hole. A weld nut 35 welded so as to be concentric with the through hole is fixed to the lower surfaces of the front support piece 29 and the rear support piece 30.
A shaft escape hole 37 extending downward from the upper edge of the upper extension 33 is formed one by one at the front and rear of the upper extension 33. Further, three lock holes 39 are formed side by side in the front-rear direction at the lower end of the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the outer component plate-like member 28.

The inner component plate-like member 40 includes a support piece 41 that forms the upper end portion of the inner component plate-like member 40 and has circular through holes formed in inclined portions at both front and rear ends, and a hanging portion 42 that extends downward from the support piece 41. The side extension 43 extends rightward from the lower edge of the hanging part 42, and the upper extension 44 extends upward from the right edge of the side extension 43. A lock operation member exposure hole 41 a is formed in the left side edge of the front portion of the support piece 41. The part located slightly forward from the central part of the hanging part 42 is a lock member storage part 42a located on the right side of the front and rear parts, and the lock member storage part 42a has a substantially rectangular shape in side view. The lock member exposure hole 45 is formed as a through hole. A locking member stopper 46 (upper rail side stopper) extends to the left from the rear edge of the locking member exposure hole 45. The front surface of the stopper 46 for the lock member is an abutting surface 46a composed of a plane orthogonal to a straight line extending in the front-rear direction. Further, the hanging part 42 is formed with a lock pin receiving hole 47 located immediately before the lock member exposing hole 45. A lock pin contact piece 48 extends to the left from the front edge of the lock pin receiving hole 47. The rear surface of the lock pin contact piece 48 is a plane orthogonal to a straight line extending in the front-rear direction. The upper extension 44 is formed with two shaft escape holes 37 having the same arrangement and shape as the upper extension 33 (see FIG. 4).
As shown in the drawing, the outer component plate-like member 28 and the inner component plate-like member 40 are formed such that the left side surface of the upper portion (excluding the lock member storage portion 42a) of the inner component plate-like member 40 is the outer component plate-like member. 28 and the upper right side surface of the hanging part 31 (except for the lock member storage part 31a), and the front and rear inclined parts of the support piece 41 are brought into contact with the upper surfaces of the front support piece 29 and the rear support piece 30, respectively. In this state, a plurality of locations above the drooping portion 31 and above the drooping portion 42 are fixed by rivets or spot welding. Thus, the upper rail 26 is completed by fixing the outer component plate member 28 and the inner component plate member 40. When the upper rail 26 is assembled, a lock member storage space 49 having an upper surface and a lower surface is formed between the lock member storage portion 31a of the hanging portion 31 and the lock member storage portion 42a of the hanging portion 42 (FIGS. 9 and 11). FIG. 13).

The rear roller unit 50 fixed to the rear end portion of the upper rail 26 includes a roller support bracket 51 formed by bending a metal plate into a substantially U-shaped cross section. The roller support bracket 51 includes a substantially horizontal bottom surface configuration portion 52 and a pair of left and right side surface configuration portions 53 extending upward from both left and right edge portions of the bottom surface configuration portion 52. Further, the front end portions of the left and right side surface constituting portions 53 are inclined support portions 54 that are inclined outward.
The vicinity of the inner end of the roller support shaft 55 extending in the left-right direction is fixed to the central portion of the left and right side surface components 53 in a state of penetrating the side surface components 53. The left and right roller support shafts 55 are rotatably fitted with through holes formed at the centers of the rollers 56 positioned outside the side surface constituent portions 53. As shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the outer peripheral surface of the roller 56 is a cylindrical surface centered on the axis of the roller support shaft 55.
The left and right inclined support portions 54 are fixed so that the vicinity of the inner end of the roller support shaft 57 positioned one step above the roller support shaft 55 penetrates the left and right inclined support portions 54. As shown in FIG. 7, the axes of the left and right roller support shafts 57 are orthogonal to the corresponding inclined support portions 54. A through hole formed in the center of a backlash removing roller 58 (backlash removing member) positioned outside each inclined support portion 54 is rotatably fitted to the left and right roller support shafts 57. As shown in FIG. 7 and the like, the cross-sectional shape of the outer peripheral surface of the play removing roller 58 is an arc shape.
In the rear roller unit 50, the inner end portions of the roller support shafts 55 are respectively positioned in the corresponding shaft escape holes 37, and the upper surface of the bottom surface configuration portion 52 is brought into contact with the lower surfaces of the

side extension portions

32 and 43. And with the inner surfaces of the left and right side surface components 53 in contact with the outer surfaces of the upper extension portion 33 and the upper extension portion 44, the left and right sides of the upper extension portion 33 and the upper extension portion 44 are The side surface components 53 are fixed to the upper rail 26 by spot welding.

The front roller unit 60 fixed to the front end portion of the upper rail 26 includes a roller support bracket 61 formed by bending a metal plate into a substantially U-shaped cross section. The roller support bracket 61 includes a substantially horizontal bottom surface configuration portion 62 and a pair of left and right side surface configuration portions 63 that extend upward from both left and right edges of the bottom surface configuration portion 62. Furthermore, the rear end portions of the left and right side surface constituting portions 63 are inclined support portions 64 that are inclined outward.
In the central part of the left and right side surface constituent parts 63, the vicinity of the inner ends of the pair of front and rear roller support shafts 55 extending in the left and right direction is fixed in a state of passing through the side surface constituent parts 63. A through-hole formed at the center of the roller 56 positioned outside the side surface component 63 is rotatably fitted to each of the left and right front roller support shafts 55.
The left and right inclined support portions 64 are fixed in a state where the vicinity of the inner end of the roller support shaft 57 positioned one step above the roller support shaft 55 penetrates the left and right inclined support portions 54. The axis lines of the left and right roller support shafts 57 are orthogonal to the corresponding inclined support portions 64. The left and right roller support shafts 57 are rotatably fitted with through holes formed at the center of the backlash removing roller 58 positioned outside the inclined support portions 64.
The front roller unit 60 positions the inner ends of the roller support shafts 55 in the corresponding shaft escape holes 37, and makes the upper surface of the bottom surface constituting portion 62 contact the lower surfaces of the

side extension portions

32 and 43. In addition, the left and right side surface configurations with respect to the front end portions of the upper extension portion 33 and the upper extension portion 44 in a state where the inner surfaces of the left and right side surface configuration portions 63 are in contact with the outer surfaces of the upper extension portion 33 and the upper extension portion 44. The parts 63 are fixed to the upper rail 26 by spot welding.

A lock member 67 is attached to the upper rail 26 so as to be movable in the vertical direction.
The lock member 67 includes a first lock plate 68 and a second lock plate 74.
The first lock plate 68 includes a vertical piece 69 extending in the up-down direction and a horizontal piece 70 extending from the lower edge portion of the vertical piece 69 toward the left side. The front surface and the rear surface of the vertical piece 69 are planes orthogonal to a straight line extending in the front-rear direction, and two through holes are arranged in the front-rear direction at a portion straddling the lower end portion of the vertical piece 69 and the inner end portion of the horizontal piece 70. It is formed. The horizontal piece 70 includes three lock portions 71 located before and after each through hole. The front and rear dimensions of the three lock portions 71 are the same. Further, the front-rear dimension of each lock portion 71 is shorter than the front-rear dimension of the lower end (open end) of each lock hole 22 and longer than the front-rear dimension of the upper end of each lock hole 22. The front-rear dimension of each lock portion 71 is shorter than the front-rear dimension of the lock hole 39. The vertical piece 69 is formed with an unlocked pressed portion 72 made of a through hole.
The second lock plate 74 is substantially symmetrical with the first lock plate 68 and is slightly larger than the vertical piece 69, the horizontal piece 70, the lock part 71, and the pressed part 72 when the first lock plate 68 is unlocked. There is a portion 72 to be pressed when unlocked. However, the rear surface of the vertical piece 69 of the second lock plate 74 is a plane orthogonal to a straight line extending in the front-rear direction, whereas the front surface of the vertical piece 69 is a plane orthogonal to the straight line extending in the front-rear direction. Instead, it is a pressed surface 75 when locked, which is an inclined surface inclined with respect to the vertical direction.
The vertical pieces 69 of the first lock plate 68 and the second lock plate 74 are made to coincide with each other and the vertical pieces 69 are welded together so that the first lock plate 68 and the second lock plate 74 are integrated with each other. Thus, the lock member 67 is configured.
The lock member 67 has its vertical piece 69 inserted into the lock member storage space 49 through the lower end opening of the lock member storage space 49, and each lock portion 71 of the first lock plate 68 and the second lock plate 74 has a corresponding lock. The hole 39 is loosely fitted so as to be movable relative to the hole 39. When the lock member 67 is inserted into the lock member storage space 49, the vertical piece 69 is exposed to the side of the upper rail 26 through the lock member exposure hole 34 and the lock member exposure hole 45. A through hole having a substantially trapezoidal shape in side view is formed between the lock pin abutting piece 48 of the inner component plate-like member 40 and the pressed surface 75 of the second lock plate 74 when locked.

A lock operation member 76 having a pressed piece 77 at the front end is disposed on the left side of the hanging portion 31 of the outer component plate-shaped member 28, and penetrates the base end (rear end) of the lock operation member 76. A rotating support pin 79 is fixed to the hanging portion 31. The lock operation member 76 can rotate around the rotation support pin 79, and the lock allowable position (FIGS. 1 to 4) in which the pressed piece 77 is close to the lower surface of the support piece 41 (the peripheral edge of the lock operation member exposure hole 41a). 8, 9) and the unlocked position (position in FIGS. 12, 13) where the downwardly spaced distance of the pressed piece 77 from the lower surface of the support piece 41 is further rotatable. It is.
As shown in the drawing, both ends of a tension spring 81 (locking direction biasing means) are locked between the front portion of the lock operation member 76 and the support piece 41 of the inner component plate-like member 40, and the lock is applied from the tension spring 81. A tensile force is always exerted on the operation member 76 and the support piece 41. Therefore, the lock operation member 76 is positioned at the lock allowable position by the urging force of the tension spring 81 (when no urging force other than the tension spring 81 is applied). Further, the upper rail 26 rotatably supports a left side portion of a lock operation lever (not shown) having a substantially U shape in plan view (the right side portion of the lock operation lever is rotatable with respect to the right upper rail 26). To support). The left side portion of the lock operation lever is always in contact with the pressed piece 77 from above through the lock operation member exposure hole 41a (the right side portion of the lock operation lever is exposed to the lock operation member of the right upper rail unit 26). It is always in contact with the pressed piece 77 on the right side through the hole 41a from above). The lock operation lever can rotate between an initial position and a release operation position. The lock lever is in the initial position when no external force is applied. When the lock operation lever is located at the initial position, no force is applied to the pressed piece 77 from the lock operation lever, so that the lock operation member 76 is located at the lock allowable position. On the other hand, when the lock operation lever rotates to the release operation position, a force is applied from the lock operation lever to the pressed piece 77, so that the lock operation member 76 rotates against the urging force of the tension spring 81 to the lock release position.

An unlocking pressing member 83 made of a pin is fixed to the central portion of the locking operation member 76 in the longitudinal direction. The unlocking pressing member 83 projects rightward from the lock operating member 76, and the right half of the unlocking pressing member 83 is against the first lock plate 68 and the second lock plate 74 pressed portion 72 when unlocked. Are loosely fitted.
Further, one end of a torsion spring 85 is engaged with the vertical piece 69 of the lock member 67 (the first lock plate 68 and the second lock plate 74), and the upper surface of the pressing member 83 when unlocked is the upper surface of the torsion spring 85. A part is locked from above. The torsion spring 85 always exerts a biasing force against the pressing member 83 (lock operation member 76) and the lock member 67 (first lock plate 68, second lock plate 74) when unlocking. This urging force is a force in a direction in which the lock member 67 is relatively moved upward with respect to the lock operation member 76 (pressing member 83 when unlocked), and the magnitude thereof is smaller than the urging force of the tension spring 81.
A locking pressing member 87 made of a pin is fixed to the front portion of the locking operation member 76. The locking pressing member 87 protrudes to the right from the locking operation member 76, and the right half of the locking pressing member 87 is covered when the locking pin abutment piece 48 of the inner component plate member 40 and the second locking plate 74 are locked. It is located in the through-hole having a substantially trapezoidal shape in side view formed between the pressing surface 75 (see FIGS. 8, 10, and 12).
Thus, with respect to the upper rail 26, the rear roller unit 50, the front roller unit 60, the lock member 67, the lock operation member 76, the rotation support pin 79, the tension spring 81, the unlocking pressing member 83, the torsion spring 85, and the lock When the hour pressing member 87 is assembled, the left upper rail unit 25 is completed.

Before attaching either the front stopper pin 23 or the rear stopper pin 24 to the left lower rail 15, one opening end of the left lower rail 15 (the front stopper pin 23 or the rear stopper pin 24 is removed). The upper rail unit 25 is inserted into the inner space of the left lower rail 15 from the end of the left side rail, and the front stopper pin 23 and / or the rear stopper pin 24 are fixed to the lower rail 15 after being inserted. Unit 12 is completed.
When the upper rail unit 25 is inserted into the lower rail 15, the left and right

upper extensions

33 and 44 are positioned in a space surrounded by the roller support portion 17 (fixed portion 16), the side wall portion 18, and the ceiling wall portion 19.

Upper extension portions

33 and 44 respectively oppose the left and right side wall portions 18 in the left-right direction. Further, the rollers 56 of the front roller unit 60 and the rear roller unit 50 are in contact with the left and right roller support surfaces 17a (see FIG. 6), and the backlash removing rollers 58 of the front roller unit 60 and the rear roller unit 50 are removed. The central portion in the width direction of the outer peripheral surface contacts the inclined surface 19a of the ceiling wall portion 19 (see FIG. 7).

The lower rails 15 of the left and right rail units 12 fix their fixing portions 16 to the vehicle interior floor surface via fixing pins 13 in a state where the positions of the front end positions (and the rear end positions) of the two rail units 12 coincide with each other. . Further, the left and right side portions of the lower surface of the seat cushion of the seat (not shown) are placed on the support pieces 41 of the left and right upper rail units 25 that are aligned in the front-rear direction, and provided on the lower surface side of the seat cushion. The four bolts (after passing through the through holes formed in the front support piece 29, the rear support piece 30, and the support piece 41) are screwed into the corresponding weld nuts 35, thereby the sheet (sheet Cushion) is fixed to the left and right upper rail units 25 (support pieces 41).

When the lock operation lever 76 is positioned at the initial position and the lock operation members 76 of the left and right upper rail units 25 are positioned at the lock allowable position, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the unlocking pressing member 83 is locked. At the time of release, it is spaced upward from the lower end of the inner periphery of the pressed portion 72, and each lock portion 71 of the lock member 67 is fitted from below to the three adjacent lock holes 22 of the lower rail 15. Both end portions engage with the front surface and the rear surface of each lock hole 22 (the portions engaged with the front and rear end portions of the lock portion 71 on the front surface and rear surface of the lock hole 22 are stoppers when locked). As a result, the longitudinal movement of the upper rail unit 25 relative to the lower rail 15 is restricted. Thus, when the lock portion 71 of the lock member 67 is engaged with the lock hole 22 (in the front-rear direction), the lock member 67 can no longer move upward (opposite to the unlock position). The position of the lock member 67 at this time is the lock position.
At this time, the locking pressing member 87 fixed to the locking operation member 76 bites between the rear surface of the locking pin abutting piece 48 and the upper portion of the second locking plate 74 when the locking pressed surface 75 (the locking pin abutting piece 48 and The pressed surface 75 is brought into contact with the pressed surface 75 with a strong force during locking, and the locked pressed surface 75 generates a moving force having a backward component and an upward component. Due to the backward component of the moving force of the pressed surface 75 when locked, the rear surface of the vertical piece 69 of the lock member 67 contacts the contact surface 46 a of the lock member stopper 46. That is, the rearward movement of the lock member 67 pressed backward by the locking pressing member 87 is restricted by the lock member stopper 46. Therefore, the longitudinal movement of the lock member 67 with respect to the upper rail 26 is restricted.
Furthermore, the downward movement of the lock member 67 relative to the upper rail 26 is restricted by the upward component of the moving force of the pressed surface 75 when locked. Therefore, coupled with the upward movement restriction of the lock member 67 by the lock member 67 and the lock hole 22, the vertical movement of the lock member 67 relative to the upper rail 26 is restricted.
Therefore, when the lock operation member 76 is located at the lock allowable position, the lower rail 15, the upper rail 26, and the lock member 67 are prevented from rattling in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction.

On the other hand, when the lock operation lever is rotated from the initial position to the release operation position and the lock operation member 76 located at the lock allowable position is moved to the lock release position side, the lock member 67 stops at the lock position, while at the time of locking. Since the pressing member 87 moves downward relative to the lock member 67 (the pressed surface 75 when locked), the rear surface of the lock pin abutment piece 48 of the pressing member 87 when locked and the pressed pressure when the second lock plate 74 is locked. The biting state with respect to the surface 75 is released (see FIGS. 10 and 11).
When the lock operation member 76 is further moved to the lock release position and the lock operation member 76 is moved to an intermediate position between the lock allowable position and the lock release position, the unlocking pressing member 83 is the unlocked pressed portion. The lock member 67 located at the lock position moves downward by contacting the lower end of the inner periphery of 72 and pressing the pressed portion 72 when unlocked downward. When the lock operation member 76 further moves toward the unlock position, the unlocking pressing member 83 continues to press the lower end of the pressed portion 72 downward when unlocking. When the lock operation member 76 moves to the unlock position, the lock member 67 moves to the unlock position (the positions in FIGS. 12 and 13) against the urging force of the tension spring 81. Accordingly, the lock portion 71 of the lock member 67 releases the engagement state (in the front-rear direction) with the lock hole 22, and the lock member 67 (lock portion 71) moves downward with respect to the lower rail 15. Escapes below the lock hole 22 through the open end of the lock hole 22 (see FIGS. 12 and 13).
Therefore, when the left and right upper rail units 25 (seats) are pressed forward or backward against the left and right lower rails 15, each roller 56 rolls on the corresponding roller support surface 17 a, and the upper rail unit 25 becomes the lower rail 15. Slide forward or backward.

Further, when the upper rail unit 25 slides forward or rearward with respect to the lower rail 15, the looseness-removing rollers 58 of the rear roller unit 50 and the front roller unit 60 are arranged at inner end portions (end portions on the hanging piece 20 side). Rotates around the roller support shaft 57 while contacting the inclined surface 19a of the ceiling wall portion 19 that is inclined above the outer end portion (end portion on the side wall portion 18 side), so that the left and right upper rail units 25 During the sliding operation, the back roller unit 50 and the front roller unit 60 are restricted from rattling in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction with respect to the corresponding lower rail 15. In addition, since the cross-sectional shape of the outer peripheral surface of the play removing roller 58 is an arc shape, the followability of the play removing roller 58 to the inclined surface 19a is good. Therefore, the left and right upper rail units 25 can be smoothly slid relative to the lower rails 15.

After the upper rail unit 25 slides to the desired position with respect to the lower rail 15, when the lock operation lever moved to the release operation position is rotated back to the initial position, it is positioned at the lock release position by the urging force of the tension spring 81. The lock operating member 76 that has been rotated rotates toward the lock permissible position side, and the lock member 67 located at the unlock position is moved by the urging force of the torsion spring 85 between the pressing member 83 when unlocked and the pressed portion 72 when unlocking. It moves upward while maintaining a contact state with the lower end.
When the lock operation member 76 reaches the intermediate position between the lock allowable position and the lock release position, the lock member 67 reaches the lock position, and both front and rear ends of each lock portion 71 are connected to the front surface of the lock hole 22. Engage with the rear surface (the further upward movement of the lock member 67 is restricted) (see FIGS. 10 and 11).
When the lock operation member 76 rotates beyond the intermediate position to the lock allowable position side, the lock operation member 76 biases the tension spring 81 against the lock member 67 (pressed portion 72 when unlocked) whose upward movement is restricted. Therefore, the pressing member 83 at the time of unlocking is separated upward from the lower end of the inner periphery of the pressed portion 72 at the time of unlocking. When the lock operation member 76 reaches the lock permissible position by returning the lock operation lever to the initial position, the lock pressing member 87 fixed to the lock operation member 76 and the rear surface of the lock pin contact piece 48 and the second surface. The lock plate 74 bites again into the upper portion of the pressed surface 75 when locked (see FIGS. 8 and 9). Further, since each lock portion 71 of the lock member 67 is fitted into the three adjacent lock holes 22 of the lower rail 15 from below, the longitudinal movement of the upper rail unit 25 with respect to the lower rail 15 is restricted.

In this embodiment, the means for preventing the upper rail unit 25 from rattling in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction with respect to the lower rail 15 is constituted by a simple structure using the lower rail 15 and the looseness-removing roller 58. Cost can be reduced.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The direction in the following description is based on the arrow direction indicated in the figure. The same members as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
A slide rail device 110 is provided on the interior floor of an automobile (vehicle) (not shown). The slide rail device 110 includes a pair of left and right rail units 112 as large components, and a sheet (not shown) is fixed to the upper surfaces of the left and right rail units 112 (upper rail unit 125).
Since the left and right rail units 112 are symmetrical to each other, in the following description, the structure of the left rail unit 112 will be described in detail. The right rail unit 112 is not shown in its entire shape in FIG. 16, and a detailed description of its structure is omitted.

The left rail unit 112 is composed of a lower rail 115 and an upper rail unit 125.
The lower rail 115 made of light metal (for example, aluminum) fixed to the vehicle interior floor surface is a channel material that linearly extends in the front-rear direction and that has both front and rear ends and an upper surface (between the left and right ceiling components 119) open. The cross-sectional shape of the lower rail 115 is symmetrical. The lower rail 115 includes a fixing portion 116 fixed to the vehicle floor, a pair of side wall portions 118 extending upward from the outer edge portions of the left and right fixing portions 116, and a direction approaching each other from the upper edge portions of the left and right side wall portions 118. A pair of extending ceiling members 119. On the upper surface (inner surface) of the fixed portion 116, a pair of left and right roller support surfaces 117 each formed of a horizontal plane and having a recess formed therebetween are formed. On the inner surfaces of the left and right side wall portions 118, a lifting restricting ridge 118a extending obliquely downward is projected. The connection part with the side wall part 118 of the ceiling surface which is the lower surface (inner surface) of the left and right ceiling constituent parts 119 is horizontal in such a manner that its inner end is located above the outer end (end on the side wall 118 side). It is comprised by the inclined surface 121 which inclines with respect to a direction (refer FIG.23, FIG.24, FIG.27 etc.).
The lower rail 115 is manufactured by extrusion molding. After the extrusion molding, a plurality of lock holes 122 are formed side by side in the front-rear direction on the left and right ceiling components 119, and further, near the front and rear ends of the left and right side walls 118. On the other hand, a through hole 118b is formed. Therefore, the cross-sectional shape of each lower rail 115 in the longitudinal direction is substantially the same except for the presence or absence of the lock hole 122 and the through hole 118b. The planar shape of each lock hole 122 is a rectangle that is long in the front-rear direction, and each lock hole 122 penetrates the ceiling constituting portion 119 in the vertical direction. A front stopper pin 123 and a rear stopper pin 124 are fixedly inserted into each through hole 118b.

The upper rail unit 125 includes, as major components, an upper rail 126, a side bracket 144 (weld nut 144a), a rivet 145, a rear support bracket 146, a front support bracket 147 (weld nut 147a), a rivet 148, a lock unit 150, and a lock operation. A member 160, a tension spring 170, a front roller unit 175, and a rear roller unit 195 are provided.
The upper rail 126 is an extruded product made of light metal (for example, aluminum). The upper rail 126 includes a hollow portion 127 that forms a lower end portion, a support wall 138 that extends upward from a center portion in the width direction of the upper surface of the hollow portion 127, and a pair of horizontal surfaces that extend laterally from the left and right side surfaces of the support wall 138. And a ridge 142. The hollow portion 127 includes a pair of left and right full-length through holes 128 whose front shape (cross-sectional shape) is substantially square, a partition wall 129 that is located between the left and right full-length through holes 128 and that is continuous with the lower end portion of the support wall 138, have. Further, at the lower end portions of the left and right side surfaces of the hollow portion 127, a lifting engagement ridge 130 protruding obliquely upward is provided. In the vicinity of the front end and the rear end of the upper wall and the lower wall of the hollow portion 127, roller insertion holes 132 communicating with the left and right full length through holes 128 are formed. The roller insertion hole 132 provided in the upper wall and the roller insertion hole 132 provided in the lower wall face each other in the vertical direction. Furthermore, a shaft support hole 133 is formed as a through hole at the same position in the front-rear direction as the left and right wall portions of the hollow portion 127 and the roller insertion hole 132 of the partition wall 129 (see FIGS. 18 and 23). In addition, a roller for removing looseness that passes through the hollow portion 127 and the lower end portion of the support wall 138 in the left-right direction is inserted into the longitudinally central portion side of the hollow portion 127 from the roller insertion holes 132 before and after the hollow portion 127. A hole 135 is formed. Further, in the vicinity of the central portion of the hollow portion 127 in the longitudinal direction, three lower lock piece through-holes 136 provided so as to straddle the left and right side walls and the left and right upper walls are formed in a line in the front-rear direction.
In the vicinity of the center of the support wall 138, a lock unit installation hole 139 having a substantially square shape in side view is formed as a through hole. Further, a lock pin guide hole 140 penetrating the lower part of the support wall 138 (a part located below the lock unit installation hole 139) and the partition wall 129 in the vertical direction is formed on the bottom surface of the lock unit installation hole 139 as a pair of front and rear. (See FIGS. 18, 21, and 27).
The left and right horizontal ridges 142 are provided with three left and right lower lock piece through holes 136 of the hollow portion 127 and three upper lock piece through holes 143 that face each other in the vertical direction.
Since the upper rail 126 is an extrusion-molded product, the cross-sectional shape at each longitudinal position of the upper rail 126 is the same immediately after extrusion. However, after extrusion, the roller insertion hole 132, the shaft support hole 133, the backlash removal roller insertion hole 135, the lower lock piece through hole 136, the lock unit installation hole 139, the lock pin guide hole 140, the upper lock piece through hole 143, the support A number of circular through-holes (separate from the lock unit installation hole 139) formed in the wall 138 are drilled, and the outer shape of the support wall 138 and the horizontal protrusion 142 are processed into the illustrated shapes. The cross-sectional shape at the longitudinal position is not the same.

A pair of left and right side brackets 144 made of high-strength metal (for example, iron) and symmetrical with each other are fixed to the left and right sides of the rear portion of the support wall 138 of the upper rail 126 via a plurality of rivets 145. A weld nut 144a is fixed to the rear end portions of the left and right side brackets 144 by welding, and the female screw hole of the weld nut 144a communicates with a through hole formed in the rear end portion of the side bracket 144. Further, rear support brackets 146 made of high-strength metal (for example, iron) are fixed to the upper surfaces of the left and right side brackets 144 by welding.
A front support bracket 147 made of high-strength metal (for example, iron) is fixed to the left side surface of the front portion of the support wall 138 via a plurality of rivets 148. A weld nut 147a is fixed to the front end portion of the front support bracket 147 by welding, and the female screw hole of the weld nut 147a communicates with a through hole formed in the front end portion of the front support bracket 147. Further, a spring locking recess 147b is formed at the rear end of the front support bracket 147.
Furthermore, a stopper pin 149 located immediately before the side bracket 144 is provided on the left side surface of the support wall 138. The stopper pin 149 extends horizontally from the support wall 138 toward the left side.

A lock unit 150 is attached to the upper rail 126. The lock unit 150 includes a lock member 151, a connecting member 154, a linkage pin 156, and a lock pin 157.
The lock member 151 made of a high-strength metal (for example, iron) is a member having a substantially inverted U-shaped cross section, and includes three lock pieces 152 arranged in the front and rear sides on both right and left sides.
A connecting member 154 made of a high-strength metal (for example, iron) is placed on the upper surface of the ceiling portion of the lock member 151. A pin support hole 155 is formed in the upward projecting piece provided in the connecting member 154. In the pin support hole 155, a right end portion of a columnar link pin 156 extending in the left-right direction is fitted in a fixed state. Further, a pair of front and rear through holes formed in the ceiling portion of the lock member 151 and a pair of front and rear through holes formed in the bottom surface of the connecting member 154 include a pair of front and rear high-strength metal (for example, iron) lock pins. The upper part of 157 is fitted from below, and the upper end of each lock pin 157 is caulked against the connecting member 154. Therefore, the lock member 151, the connecting member 154, and the front and rear lock pins 157 are integrated in a fixed state.
The lock unit 150 including the lock member 151, the connecting member 154, and the lock pin 157 has a lower portion of the front and rear lock pins 157 in a state where the ceiling portion of the lock member 151 and the connecting member 154 are positioned in the lock unit installation hole 139. The upper rail 126 is mounted so as to be movable up and down by being slidably inserted into the front and rear lock pin guide holes 140 from above. The lock unit 150 moves with respect to the upper rail 126 to a locked position indicated by a solid line in FIGS. 14-17, 22, 25, and 27 and an unlocked position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 26 and a virtual line in FIG. Is possible. As shown in FIG. 27 and the like, when the lock unit 150 is positioned at the lock position, the left and right lock pieces 152 are inserted into the left and right upper lock piece through holes 143 and the lower lock piece through holes 136. When 150 is positioned at the unlock position, the left and right lock pieces 152 escape upward from the left and right upper lock piece through holes 143 and the lower lock piece through holes 136.

A lock operation member 160 made of a high-strength metal (for example, iron) is disposed on the left side surface of the support wall 138. The lock operation member 160 is supported so as to be rotatable around the rotation support pin 166 with respect to the support wall 138 by a rotation support pin 166 that passes through the center of the lock operation member 160 and is fixed to the support wall 138. A pressed piece 161 is formed at the rear end portion of the lock operating member 160, and a stopper abutting portion 162 is formed immediately before the pressed piece 161. A spring-engaging recess 163 is formed in the protruding piece extending leftward from the central portion of the lock operation member 160, and a linkage long hole 164 is formed in the front end portion of the lock operation member 160. The vicinity of the left end of the linkage pin 156 engages with the linkage slot 164 so as to be relatively movable in the longitudinal direction of the linkage slot 164 and relatively rotatable about the axis of the linkage pin 156. In other words, the lock operation member 160 is linked to the lock unit 150 (connection member 154) via the linkage pin 156.
The lock operation member 160 has a lock allowable position (the position shown in FIGS. 14-17, 22 and 25) where the stopper contact portion 162 is spaced upward from the stopper pin 149, and the stopper contact portion 162 from above. It can rotate with respect to the support wall 138 between the lock release position (position of FIG. When the lock operation member 160 is located at the lock allowable position, the lock unit 150 is located at the lock position, and when the lock operation member 160 is located at the lock release position, the lock unit 150 is located at the unlock position.
As shown in the drawing, both ends of the tension spring 170 (locking direction biasing means) are locked between the spring locking recess 163 of the lock operation member 160 and the spring locking recess 147b of the front support bracket 147. A tensile force is always applied from the tension spring 170 to the lock operation member 160 and the front support bracket 147. Therefore, when a force other than the tension spring 170 (for example, an operation force by a human hand) is not applied to the lock operation member 160, the lock operation member 160 is positioned at the lock allowable position by the urging force of the tension spring 170, and the lock unit 150 is locked. Located in position.
Further, the upper rail 126 is rotatably supported by a left side portion of a lock operation lever (not shown) having a substantially U shape in plan view (the right side portion of the lock operation lever is rotatable with respect to the right upper rail 126). Support). The left side portion of the lock operation lever is always in contact with the pressed piece 161 of the lock operation member 160 from above (the right side portion of the lock operation lever is upward with respect to the pressed piece 161 of the right upper rail 126. Always abut). The lock operation lever can rotate between an initial position and a release operation position. The lock lever is in the initial position when no external force is applied. When the lock operation lever is located at the initial position, no force is applied to the pressed piece 161 from the lock operation lever, so that the lock operation member 160 is located at the lock allowable position. On the other hand, when the lock operation lever rotates to the release operation position, a force is applied from the lock operation lever to the pressed piece 161, so that the lock operation member 160 rotates to the lock release position against the urging force of the tension spring 170.

The front roller unit 175 that can be attached to and detached from the front portion of the upper rail 126 includes, as major components, a roller support bracket 176, a shaft support spring 186, a roller 190,

roller support shafts

191 and 192, and a backlash removal roller 193 (backlash removal). Member).
The roller support bracket 176, which is an integrally molded product made of a resin material, is a substantially U-shaped and bilaterally symmetric member in plan view. That is, the roller support bracket 176 includes an end configuration portion 177 that forms the front end portion and extends in the left-right direction, and a pair of left and right side configuration portions 178 that extend rearward from the left and right ends of the end configuration portion 177. have. A central protrusion 179 is provided at the center in the longitudinal direction of the left and right side components 178 so as to protrude upward compared to the front and rear thereof, and the axis of the upper surface of the left and right central protrusion 179 is coaxial. A shaft loose fitting groove 180 is recessed. A rear end locking groove 181 whose axis is coaxial is recessed in the rear end surfaces of the left and right side component parts 178. Further, a shaft supporting recess 182 is formed on the upper surface of the left and right side component parts 178 and is located immediately before the central protrusion 179. Furthermore, pressure contact projections 183 are provided on both the left and right side surfaces of the end component 177. A pair of left and right front locking grooves 184 are provided on the upper surface of the end component 177.
The shaft support spring 186 is obtained by processing a metal wire into the illustrated shape. The shaft support spring 186 includes an end component piece 187 constituting the front end portion and extending in the left-right direction, a pair of left and right side component pieces 188 extending rearward from the left and right end portions of the end component piece 187, A pair of left and right end locking pieces 189 extending in a direction away from the rear end of the side component piece 188. The central portion in the longitudinal direction of the left and right side component pieces 188 is constituted by a wide portion 188a that protrudes laterally as compared with the other portions of the side component pieces 188, and the upper surface of each wide portion 188a has a shaft. A support recess 188b is formed. The shaft support spring 186 has the left and right wide portions 188a positioned on the outside of the left and right central projections 179 of the roller support bracket 176 and the left and right side component pieces 188 in the vicinity of the front end thereof. 184, and the left and right end locking pieces 189 are engaged with the left and right rear end locking grooves 181 so that the roller support bracket 176 is attached in a substantially stationary state. is there. When the shaft support spring 186 is attached to the roller support bracket 176 in this way, the left and right wide portions 188a can be elastically deformed in the vertical direction.

The roller support bracket 176 and the shaft support spring 186 integrated in this way can be inserted from the front of the upper rail 126 into the front portions of the left and right full length through holes 128. When the left and right side component 178 and the left and right side component pieces 188 are inserted into the left and right full length through holes 128 until the rear surface of the end component 177 contacts the front end surface of the partition wall 129, the left and right pressure contact protrusions 183 presses against the inner surfaces (side surfaces) of the left and right full-length through holes 128 while elastically deforming in the compression direction, so that the roller support bracket 176 and the shaft support spring 186 are left and right unless the roller support bracket 176 is intentionally pulled forward. It remains inside the full length through hole 128. Further, when the roller support bracket 176 and the shaft support spring 186 are inserted into the left and right full length through holes 128 in this way, the left and right shaft loose fitting grooves 180 are positioned inside the play removing roller insertion hole 135 (FIGS. 22 and 24) and the front-rear direction positions of the left and right shaft support recesses 182 coincide with the front-rear direction positions of the front shaft support holes 133 (see FIG. 23).
In this state, the pair of left and right rollers 190 are passed through the upper and lower roller insertion holes 132 formed in the front portion of the hollow portion 127, and the lower ends of the rollers 190 protrude downward from the lower roller insertion holes 132. Can be inserted. The outer peripheral surface of the roller 190 is a cylindrical surface centered on the central axis of the roller 190. A through hole formed at the center of the left and right rollers 190 is coaxial with the front shaft support holes 133, and a metal and linear roller support shaft 191 is connected to each shaft of the hollow portion 127 from the outside of the hollow portion 127. When inserted into the support hole 133 and the central through hole of the left and right rollers 190, the roller support shaft 191 is press-fitted into the respective shaft support holes 133 (relative rotation is impossible), and the left and right rollers 190 are rotated around the roller support shaft 191. Relative rotation is possible. Further, the roller support shaft 191 is located between the left and right shaft support recesses 182 of the roller support bracket 176 and the lower surfaces of the left and right side component pieces 188 of the shaft support spring 186.
Furthermore, a metal roller support shaft 192 can be inserted from the side into the play removing roller insertion hole 135 on the front side of the hollow portion 127. The roller support shaft 192 is symmetrical, and includes a central horizontal portion 192a constituting the central portion and extending in the left-right direction, and a pair of ends extending while being inclined with respect to the central horizontal portion 192a from both ends of the central horizontal portion 192a. And an inclined portion 192b. When the roller support shaft 192 is inserted into the play removing roller insertion hole 135, the lower portion of the horizontal central horizontal portion 192a is spaced upward from the inner peripheral surface of the left and right shaft loose fitting grooves 180, and the central horizontal portion 192a is It is located above the roller support shaft 191. When the left and right end inclined portions 192b are directed obliquely downward in this state, the left and right end inclined portions 192b are engaged with the left and right shaft supporting recesses 188b from above (see FIG. 24). Further, in this state, the through holes formed in the center of the pair of left and right play removing rollers 193 from the outside of the hollow portion 127 can be fitted to the left and right end inclined portions 192b in a rotatable and retaining state. When the left and right backlash removing rollers 193 are mounted on the end inclined portion 192b in this way, the upper end portions of the left and right backlash removing rollers 193 project obliquely upward from the hollow portion 127 (backlash removal roller insertion hole 135). (See FIGS. 17 and 24-26). The cross-sectional shape of the outer peripheral surface of the play removing roller 193 is an arc shape.
The front roller unit 175 having the roller support bracket 176, the shaft support spring 186, the roller 190, the

roller support shafts

191 and 192, and the backlash removal roller 193 is mounted on the front portion of the upper rail 126 in this way. The front roller unit 175 attached to the front portion of the upper rail 126 has the left and right backlash removing rollers 193 removed from the end inclined portion 192b and the roller support shaft 192 from the backlash removing roller insertion hole 135 to the side. The roller support shaft 191 is pulled out from each shaft support hole 133 of the hollow portion 127 and the central through hole of the left and right rollers 190, and then the left and right rollers 190 are pulled out to the outside of the hollow portion 127 through the roller insertion holes 132. Later, it is possible to remove the roller support bracket 176 and the shaft support spring 186 from the upper rail 126 by pulling the roller support bracket 176 and the shaft support spring 186 forward from the hollow portion 127 while grasping the end portion 177 by hand.

The rear roller unit 195 is symmetrical with the front roller unit 175, and includes a roller support bracket 176, a shaft support spring 186, a roller 190,

roller support shafts

191 and 192, and a backlash removal roller 193. The rear roller unit 195 can be attached to and detached from the rear portion of the upper rail 126 (rear portions of the left and right full length through holes 128) in the same manner as the front roller unit 175.
As described above, the side bracket 144 (weld nut 144a), the rivet 145, the rear support bracket 146, the front support bracket 147 (weld nut 147a), the rivet 148, the lock unit 150, the lock operation member 160, the tension are applied to the upper rail 126. The left upper rail unit 125 is completed by assembling the spring 170, the front roller unit 175, and the rear roller unit 195.

Before attaching either the front stopper pin 123 or the rear stopper pin 124 to the left lower rail 115, one opening end of the left lower rail 115 (the front stopper pin 123 or the rear stopper pin 124 is removed). The upper rail unit 125 is inserted into the inner space of the left lower rail 115 from the end of the left side rail, and the front stopper pin 123 and / or the rear stopper pin 124 are fixed to the lower rail 115 after being inserted. Unit 112 is completed.
As shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, when the hollow portion 127 is inserted into the lower rail 115 while the portion located below the horizontal protrusion 142 of the support wall 138 is positioned in the gap between the left and right ceiling constituting portions 119, The left and right rollers 190 are placed on the left and right roller support surfaces 117 (see FIG. 23), and the left and right lifting engagement ridges 130 are positioned directly below the left and right lifting restriction ridges 118a. In addition, the axis of the left and right end inclined portions 192b of the roller support shaft 192 is substantially parallel to the left and right inclined surfaces 121, respectively, and the center in the width direction of the outer peripheral surface of the left and right play removing rollers 193 with respect to the left and right inclined surfaces 121 The portion of the inner end portion (the end portion on the side of the central horizontal portion 192a of the roller support shaft 192) is positioned above the outer end portion (the end portion on the side wall portion 118 side) (the left and right backlash removing rollers 193 are The contact is made in the form of a reverse “C” (see FIG. 24). Further, since the reaction force received by the left and right backlash removal rollers 193 from the inclined surface 121 is transmitted to the left and right shaft support recesses 188b of the shaft support spring 186 via the end inclined portion 192b, the left and right wide portions 188a are slightly lowered downward. It is elastically deformed. As a result, since the left and right wide portions 188a generate upward elastic force, the center portion in the width direction of the outer peripheral surface of the left and right play removing rollers 193 is pressed against the left and right inclined surfaces 121.
Also, since the left and right shaft support recesses 188b of the shaft support spring 186 are in contact with the left and right end inclined portions 192b of the roller support shaft 192, the left and right directions of the roller support shaft 192 with respect to the roller support bracket 176 (upper rail 126). Relative movement is restricted. Therefore, the left and right play removing rollers 193 can be reliably brought into contact with the left and right inclined surfaces 121.

The lower rails 115 of the left and right rail units 112 fix their fixing portions 116 to the vehicle interior floor surface in a state where the positions of the front end positions (and the rear end positions) of the two rail units 112 coincide. Further, the left and right side portions of the lower surface of the seat cushion of the seat (not shown) are placed on the rear support bracket 146 and the front support bracket 147 of the left and right upper rail units 125 that are aligned with each other in the longitudinal direction. Six bolts provided on the lower surface side of the seat cushion are screwed into corresponding weld nut weld nuts 144a and 147a (after passing through the through holes formed in the rear support bracket 146 and the front support bracket 147). Thus, the seat (seat cushion) is fixed to the left and right upper rail units 125.

When the lock operation members 160 of the left and right upper rail units 125 are positioned at the lock allowable position due to the lock operation lever being positioned at the initial position, as shown by the solid lines in FIGS. The piece 152 engages with the corresponding lock hole 122 while being inserted into the upper lock piece through hole 143 and the lower lock piece through hole 136. As a result, the longitudinal movement of the upper rail unit 125 with respect to the lower rail 115 is restricted.
When the upper rail unit 125 is forcibly moved in the front-rear direction relative to the lower rail 115 in this locked state, each lock piece 152 collides with the inner surface of the lock hole 122 and receives each force from the lock hole 122. Collides with the upper lock piece through hole 143 and the lower lock piece through hole 136. However, at this time, the lock pieces 152 are both held by the upper lock piece through hole 143 and the lower lock piece through hole 136, so that the lock pieces 152 may be deformed and unexpectedly escape from the lock hole 122. Absent. That is, the locked state by the lock hole 122 of the lower rail 115 and the lock unit 150 of the upper rail unit 125 is extremely strong.

On the other hand, when the lock operation lever 160 is rotated from the initial position to the release operation position and the lock operation member 160 located at the lock allowable position is moved to the lock release position side, the lock unit 150 moves to the unlock position and the left and right locks are moved. The pieces 152 escape upward from the left and right upper lock piece through holes 143, the lower lock piece through holes 136, and the lock holes 122 (see the solid lines in FIG. 26 and the phantom lines in FIG. 27).
Therefore, when the left and right upper rail units 125 (seats) are pressed forward or backward against the left and right lower rails 115, each roller 190 rolls on the corresponding roller support surface 17, and the upper rail unit 125 becomes the lower rail 115. Slide forward or backward.
When the upper rail unit 125 slides in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower rail 115 (and in a locked state), if an upward external force is applied to the upper rail unit 125, the upper rail 126 rises to the left and right. The mating ridge 130 collides with the left and right lifting restriction ridges 118a of the lower rail 115 from below. For this reason, further lifting of the upper rail unit 125 with respect to the lower rail 115 is restricted.

Further, when the upper rail unit 125 slides forward or rearward with respect to the lower rail 115, the back roller unit 195 and the back roller unit 175 of the back roller unit 175 end while contacting the inclined surface 121 of the ceiling constituting portion 119. Since it rotates around the inclined part 192b, the back roller unit 195 and the front roller unit 175 are restricted from rattling in the left and right direction and the up and down direction with respect to the corresponding lower rail 115 during the sliding operation of the left and right upper rail units 125. Is done. In addition, since the cross-sectional shape of the outer peripheral surface of the play removing roller 193 is an arc, the followability of the play removing roller 193 with respect to the inclined surface 121 is good. Therefore, it is possible to smoothly slide the left and right upper rail units 125 with respect to the respective lower rails 115.

Moreover, in the present embodiment, the means for preventing the upper rail unit 125 from rattling in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction with respect to the lower rail 115 is configured by a simple structure using the lower rail 115 and the looseness removing roller 193. Manufacturing costs can be reduced.

After the upper rail unit 125 slides to the desired position with respect to the lower rail 115, when the lock operation lever that has been moved to the release operation position is rotated back to the initial position, it is positioned at the lock release position by the biasing force of the tension spring 170. The lock operation member 160 that has been rotated rotates toward the lock allowable position, and the lock unit 150 that has been positioned at the unlock position returns to the lock position. As a result, the longitudinal movement of the upper rail unit 125 with respect to the lower rail 115 is restricted.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the said embodiment, this invention can be implemented, giving various deformation | transformation.
For example, the embodiment shown in FIGS. 28 and 29 can be implemented. Each roller support shaft 57 of the upper rail unit 25 of this modified example is rotatably supported by a backlash removal roller 88 (backlash removal member) whose outer peripheral surface is a cylindrical surface centering on the roller support shaft 57. . When the left and right upper rail units 25 slide relative to the lower rail 15, the play removing roller 88 rotates around the roller support shaft 57 while being in contact with the inclined surfaces 19 a of the left and right ceiling wall portions 19 of the lower rail 15. .
On the other hand, in the modification shown in FIG. 29, a pair of left and right roller support shafts 89 extending in the horizontal direction are fixed to the roller support bracket 51 and the roller support bracket 61 (not shown in FIG. 29), and each roller support shaft 89 is for removing looseness. A roller 90 (backlash removal member) is rotatably supported. The outer peripheral surface of the backlash removing roller 90 is a surface forming a part of a cone centering on the axis of the roller support shaft 89. When the left and right upper rail units 25 slide relative to the lower rail 15, the backlash removing roller 90 also rotates around the roller support shaft 57 while being in contact with the inclined surfaces 19 a of the left and right ceiling wall portions 19 of the lower rail 15. .
Therefore, the modified examples of FIGS. 28 and 29 can also exhibit the same effects as those of the first embodiment. Note that these modifications may be applied to the second embodiment.

Furthermore, the cross-sectional shape of the

lower rails

15 and 115 does not have to be completely bilaterally symmetrical, and may be substantially bilaterally symmetrical. Therefore, for example, the inclination angles of the left and right

inclined surfaces

19a and 121 may be slightly different from each other.
Further, the entire bottom portion of the lower rail 15 and the roller support surface 117 of the lower rail 115 are configured by a single horizontal portion, and a pair of “roller support surfaces” are provided on the left and right sides (the portion excluding the central portion in the left-right direction) of the horizontal portion. May be configured.
Also, a contact member (shoe) that makes one of the rollers provided in the

rear roller units

50 and 195 and the

front roller units

60 and 175 and the backlash removal roller non-rotatably and slidably contact the inner surfaces of the

lower rails

15 and 115. ).

Also, the embodiment shown in FIGS. 30 to 33 may be implemented.
In the modification of FIG. 30, the inclined direction of the pressed surface 75 ′ formed on the lock member 67 ′ (second lock plate 74) is opposite to the pressed surface 75 when locked. In this case, the “lock position” of the lock member 67 ′ is a position below the “unlock position”. Further, although not shown, the lock hole 22 formed in the lower rail 15 has a vertically symmetrical shape with respect to the lock hole 22 of the above embodiment, and its upper end is an open end.
In the case of this modification as well as the above embodiment, when the lock operation member 76 is located at the lock permissible position (when the lock member 67 ′ is located at the lock position), the lower rail 15, the upper rail 26, and the lock member It is possible to prevent 67 'from rattling in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction.

The lock member 67 ″ (first lock plate 68, second lock plate 74) of the modified example of FIG. 31 has two through holes. The front surface of one through-hole 95 is a plane orthogonal to the straight line extending in the front-rear direction, and the front surface of the through-hole 95 is positioned in the through-hole 95 when the lock member 67 ″ is positioned at the lock position. It contacts the contact surface 46a of the stopper 46 for use. On the other hand, the rear surface of the through hole 96 is constituted by a pressed surface 75 when locked. When the lock pin abutment piece 48 is positioned in the through hole 96 and the lock member 67 ″ is positioned at the lock position, the lock-time pressing member 87 positioned in the through-hole 95 is locked when the locked surface 75 is locked. And the lock pin abutment piece 48.
In this modified example, when the lock operation member 76 is positioned at the lock allowable position (when the lock member 67 ″ is positioned at the lock position), the lower rail 15, the upper rail 26, and the lock member 67 ″ are moved in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction. It is possible to prevent backlash in the direction.

In the modification of FIG. 32, the front surface of the lock member 67 ′ ″ (second lock plate 74) is constituted by a pressed surface 75 ″ when locked, which is a plane orthogonal to a straight line extending in the front-rear direction.
Therefore, in this modified example, when the lock operation member 76 is located at the lock allowable position (when the lock member 67 ′ ″ is located at the lock position), the upper rail 26 and the lock member 67 ′ ″ are loosely moved in the vertical direction. Although sticking cannot be prevented, it is possible to prevent the upper rail 26 and the lock member 67 ′ ″ from rattling in the front-rear direction.

33, the lock member stopper 46 is positioned in front of the lock member 67 ″ ″, the lock pin abutment piece 48 is positioned behind the lock member 67 ″ ″, and the lock member 67 is further modified. ″ ″ (Second lock plate 74) is formed with a locked pressing surface 75 ′ ″ on the rear surface.
In this modification, the forward movement of the locking member 67 ″ ″ pressed forward by the locking pressing member 87 is restricted by the locking member stopper 46, so that the locking member 67 ″ ″ moves forward and backward with respect to the upper rail 26. Movement is regulated.
Further, the upward component of the moving force of the pressed surface 75 ′ ″ when locked restricts the downward movement of the lock member 67 ″ ″ with respect to the upper rail 26. Therefore, in combination with the restriction on the upward movement of the lock member 67 ″ ″ by the lock member 67 ″ ″ and the lock hole 22, the vertical movement of the lock member 67 ″ ″ with respect to the upper rail 26 is restricted.

Furthermore, you may abbreviate | omit the lock pin contact piece 48 from 1st embodiment and each modification.
Further, for example, by omitting the unlocked pressed portion 72 from the second lock plate 74, the

lock members

67, 67 ′, 67 ″, 67 ′ ″, 67 ″ ″ (first lock plate 68) The unlocked pressed portion 72 may be a bottomed recess.
Further, a lock release pressing member 83 is provided on the

lock members

67, 67 ′, 67 ″, 67 ′ ″, 67 ″ ″ side, and a lock operation member 76 side (consisting of a through hole or a bottomed recess). ) The pressed portion 72 may be formed when unlocking.
Further, the locking

members

67, 67 ′, 67 ″, 67 ′ ″, 67 ″ ″ are moved along a curved direction (for example, an arc direction) extending substantially in the vertical direction with respect to the upper rail 26, and the pressing member at the time of locking. 87 may be moved linearly in the vertical direction.

The roller support bracket 176 may be omitted from the slide rail device 110 of the second embodiment.
Further, in the slide rail device 110 according to the second embodiment, the lower rail 115 and the upper rail unit 125 may be provided with a lifting restraining means having a structure different from that of the lifting restriction protrusion 118a and the lifting engagement protrusion 130. .

The vehicle slide rail device of the present invention can prevent the upper rail from rattling in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction with respect to the lower rail, and can reduce the manufacturing cost.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Slide rail apparatus 12 Rail unit 13 Fixing pin 15 Lower rail 16 Fixing part 17 Roller support part (bottom plate part)
17a Roller support surface 18 Side wall portion 19 Ceiling wall portion 19a Inclined surface 20 Hanging piece 22 Lock hole 23 Front stopper pin 24 Rear stopper pin 25 Upper rail unit 26 Upper rail 28 Outer component plate member 29 Front support piece 30 Rear support piece 31 Hanging part 31a Locking member storage part 32 Side extension part 33 Upper extension part 34 Locking member exposure hole 35 Weld nut 37 Shaft escape hole 39 Locking hole 40 Inner component plate member 41 Supporting piece 41a Locking operation member exposure hole 42 Hanging part 42a Lock member storage part 43 Side extension part 44 Upper extension part 45 Lock member exposure hole 46 Lock member stopper (upper rail side stopper)
46a Contact surface 47 Lock pin receiving hole 48 Lock pin contact piece 49 Lock member storage space 50 Rear roller unit 51 Roller support bracket 52 Bottom surface configuration portion 53 Side surface configuration portion 54 Inclination support portion 55 Roller support shaft 56 Roller 57 Roller support Shaft 58 Backlash removal roller (backlash removal member)
60 Front roller unit 61 Roller support bracket 62 Bottom surface configuration portion 63 Side surface configuration portion 64 Inclination support portion 67 67 '67 "67'" 67 "" Lock member 68 First lock plate 69 Vertical piece 70 Horizontal piece 71 Lock Portion 72 pressed portion 74 when unlocked second lock plate 75 75 '75''75''' pressed surface 76 when locked lock operating member 77 pressed piece 79 rotation support pin 81 tension spring (locking direction biasing means)
83 Pressing member 85 when unlocking Torsion spring 87 Pressing member 88 when locking Backlash removal roller (backlash removal member)
89 Roller Support Shaft 90 Roller Removal Roller (Backlash Removal Member)
95 96 Through-hole 110 Slide rail device 112 Rail unit 115 Lower rail 116 Fixing portion 117 Roller support surface 118 Side wall portion 118a Lifting restricting protrusion 118b Through-hole 119 Ceiling component 121 Inclined surface 122 Lock hole 123 Front stopper pin 124 Rear stopper Pin 125 Upper rail unit 126 Upper rail 127 Hollow portion 128 Full length through hole 129 Partition wall 130 Engaging protrusion 132 when lifted up Roller insertion hole 133 Shaft support hole 135 Roll insertion hole 136 for looseness removal Lower lock piece through hole 138 Support wall 139 Lock unit installation hole 140 Lock pin guide hole 142 Horizontal protrusion 143 Upper lock piece through hole 144 Side bracket 144a Weld nut 145 Rivet 146 Rear support bracket 147 Front side Holding bracket 147a Weld nut 147b Spring locking recess 148 Rivet 149 Stopper pin 150 Lock unit 151 Lock member 152 Lock piece 154 Connection member 155 Pin support hole 156 Link pin 157 Lock pin 160 Lock operation member 161 Pressed piece 162 Stopper contact 163 Spring locking recess 164 Coupling slot 166 Rotation support pin 170 Tension spring 175 Front roller unit 176 Roller support bracket 177 End part 178 Side part 179 Center protrusion 180 Shaft loose groove 181 Rear end lock Groove 182 Shaft support recess 183 Press contact projection 184 Front locking groove 186 Shaft support spring 187 End component piece 188 Side component piece 188a Wide portion 188b Shaft support recess 189 End lock piece 190 Roller 191 Roller support 192 roller support shaft 192a central horizontal portion 192b end inclined portion 193 play removing roller (backlash removing member)
195 Rear roller unit

Claims

A lower rail having a channel shape extending in the front-rear direction, and an inner surface of the roller support surface and a pair of left and right ceiling surfaces positioned above the roller support surface;
An upper rail inserted into the inner space of the lower rail and movable relative to the lower rail in the front-rear direction;
A plurality of rollers that move relative to the lower rail in the front-rear direction together with the upper rail, and that are in contact with the roller support surface so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis in the left-right direction;
A backlash removing member that moves relative to the lower rail together with the upper rail in the front-rear direction and contacts the ceiling surface;
With
The vehicle slide rail device characterized in that the portions of the left and right ceiling surfaces that are in contact with the backlash removing member are inclined surfaces that are bilaterally symmetrical and inclined with respect to the horizontal direction.
In the vehicle slide rail device according to claim 1,
A slide rail device for a vehicle, wherein the roller support surface is horizontal.
In the vehicle slide rail device according to claim 1 or 2,
The vehicular slide rail device, wherein the backlash removing member is a plurality of backlash removing rollers that rotatably contact the inclined surface.
In the vehicle slide rail device according to claim 3,
A vehicular slide rail device in which a cross-sectional shape of an outer peripheral surface of the play removing roller is an arc shape.