JP6090108B2 - Vehicle seat slide device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle seat slide device.

  Conventionally, as a vehicle seat slide device provided with a lock lever that locks (regulates) the relative movement of the upper rail with respect to the lower rail, for example, there is a vehicle seat slide device described in Patent Document 1. In the vehicle seat slide device described in Patent Document 1, a spring for urging a lock plate corresponding to a lock lever toward the lock side is attached to the upper rail.

JP 2010-100077 A

  By the way, in the vehicle seat slide device of Patent Document 1, the rear end portion of the spring is disposed below the lock plate rear base portion in the lock plate, and the lock plate rear base portion is moved upward from the lower side, that is, locked. It is energizing to the side. However, if the rear end of the spring is not positioned correctly and is displaced from the rear base of the lock plate, the rear base of the lock plate is not sufficiently biased to the lock side, and the upper rail is not intended. May be allowed to move. Therefore, it is desired to suppress variation in positioning of the spring with respect to the lock plate.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle seat slide device capable of suppressing variations in positioning of a spring with respect to a lock lever.

A vehicle seat slide device that solves the above problems includes an upper rail that supports a seat upward, a lower rail that supports the upper rail so as to be relatively movable along the extending direction, and a lower rail that is supported by the upper rail and engages with the lower rail. A lock lever capable of restricting relative movement of the upper rail, and a spring that is attached to the upper rail and biased so that the lock lever engages the lower rail, and the spring includes an attachment portion that is attached to the upper rail; together is arranged at a predetermined position of the lock lever, and an urging unit that the lock lever in the predetermined position to urge the locking lever into engagement with the lower rail, a between the mounting portion and the urging portion, the upper rail A contact portion that contacts the inner surface.

  According to the above configuration, when the spring is attached to the upper rail, the contact portion of the spring contacts the inner surface of the upper rail, so that the biasing portion is positioned with respect to the lock lever. That is, as long as the abutting portion comes into contact with the inner surface of the upper rail, the positioning state such as the size and the arrangement of the urging portion can be reproduced from the abutting portion to the urging portion. Thereby, about the biasing part, the reproduction of the positioning with respect to the lock lever is facilitated based on the setting assuming that the spring is attached to the upper rail. As a result, variation in positioning of the spring with respect to the lock lever can be suppressed.

  In such a vehicle seat slide device, it is preferable that the spring has a continuous portion that is separated from the inner surface with which the contact portion abuts and that is continuously provided from the attachment portion to the contact portion.

  According to the above configuration, in the connecting portion between the attachment portion and the urging portion, the contact portion does not contact the inner surface where the contact portion contacts, so that the contact of the contact portion with the inner surface of the upper rail is more reliable. Become a thing. Thereby, even if there is an attachment error related to the attachment of the spring to the upper rail between the attachment portion and the contact portion, the attachment posture of the spring is adjusted autonomously during that time. As a result, variation in positioning of the spring with respect to the lock lever can be suppressed.

  In such a vehicle seat slide device, the spring has two feet obtained by folding the wire in half, and the width of each foot is aligned with the width of the upper rail. Attached and abutting portions face each other in the width direction of each foot portion and project in the width direction so as to abut against both side walls of the upper rail, and the width direction of each foot portion before being attached to the upper rail It is preferable that the width of the abutting portion facing the upper side is set larger than the opening width of the upper rail.

  According to the above configuration, the abutting portions of the springs are attached to the upper rail by elastically deforming the abutting portions toward each other, and abut against the inner surfaces of both side walls of the upper rail by the elastic deformation restoring force. Contact is maintained. As a result, the contact of the contact portion with the inner surface of the upper rail, that is, both side walls can be made more reliable.

  According to the present invention, variation in positioning of the spring with respect to the lock lever can be suppressed.

The perspective view of the seat slide apparatus for vehicles. The side view which shows schematic structure of the vehicle seat and vehicle seat slide apparatus. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 2. It is a figure which shows the 4-4 sectional view structure of FIG. 3, Comprising: Sectional drawing which also shows a latching claw typically together. (A) is the figure which looked at the spring from the up-down direction, (b) was the figure which looked at the spring from the width direction. It is a figure which shows the state in which the spring was attached to the upper rail, Comprising: The figure which combines the state before attachment especially with a dashed-dotted line, the state in the middle of attachment with a dashed-two dotted line, and the state after attachment with a continuous line.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a vehicle seat slide device will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pair of left and right lower rails 30 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction L are fixed to the vehicle floor 11. A pair of left and right upper rails 40 are mounted on the lower rails 30 so as to move relative to each other along the extending direction of each lower rail 30. The vehicle seat 12 is supported above each upper rail 40. In the present embodiment, the vehicle seat slide device 10 is formed by the lower rail 30 and the upper rail 40.

  In each upper rail 40, an operation handle 60 that is operated to adjust the position of the seat 12 in the front-rear direction L by using the function of the seat slide device 10 extends in front of the seat 12. In the seat slide device 10, the upper rail 40 can move relative to the lower rail 30 together with the seat 12 by pulling up the operation handle 60.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the vehicle seat slide device 10 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the lower rail 30 includes a plate-like bottom wall portion 32 that is fixed to the vehicle floor 11. Outer wall portions 31 are erected on both ends of the bottom wall portion 32 in the width direction W, respectively. At the upper ends of these outer wall portions 31, folded portions 33 that are folded back inward in the width direction W are extended.

  A pair of lock holes 33a are formed in the folded portions 33 at a plurality of locations on the upper edge facing each other at equal intervals in the front-rear direction L. These lock holes 33a are open upward and have a substantially isosceles trapezoidal shape that tapers downward from above when viewed from the facing lock hole 33a.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the upper rail 40 includes a pair of side wall portions 44 that are disposed between the folded portions 33 of the lower rail 30 and face the width direction W. These side wall portions 44 are connected by a plate-like upper wall portion 45.

  In addition, a folded portion 46 that is folded outward in the width direction W is provided at the lower end of each side wall portion 44. These folding portions 46 are disposed in a space surrounded by the outer wall portion 31 and the folding portion 33 of the lower rail 30, and thereby the relative movement in the vertical direction H and the width direction W of the upper rail 40 with respect to the lower rail 30 is restricted. .

  A pair of front and rear retainers 34 having a plurality of ball-shaped rolling elements are interposed between the outer wall portion 31 of the lower rail 30 and the folded-back portion 46 of the upper rail 40. These retainers 34 roll in sliding contact with the outer wall portion 31 of the lower rail 30 and the folded-back portion 46 of the upper rail 40, thereby ensuring a smooth relative movement of the upper rail 40 with respect to the lower rail 30.

  Further, a pair of insertion holes 44a, 44b, 44c are formed at a plurality of locations (three locations in the present embodiment) at substantially equal intervals in the front-rear direction L in each side wall 44 of the upper rail 40. The interval between the insertion holes 44a to 44c is set to be the same as the interval between the lock holes 33a. The insertion holes 44 a to 44 c are formed in the vertical direction from the lower edge where the side wall portions 44 face each other to the upper wall portion 45. And each insertion hole 44a-44c has comprised the circular arc curved back, when it sees from the insertion holes 44a-44c which face.

  Further, a pair of insertion holes 47 are formed in front of the insertion holes 44 a to 44 c in the side wall portions 44 of the upper rail 40. The insertion hole 47 has a substantially isosceles trapezoidal shape that tapers downward from above when viewed from the insertion hole 47 facing each other.

  In addition, at each upper edge 45a that serves as a joint between the side wall portion 44 and the upper wall portion 45 of the upper rail 40, an outer side (a book) that is substantially rectangular and includes the side surface of the upper rail 40 in front of the insertion holes 44a to 44c, 47. In the embodiment, a pair of locking holes 48 that are open on the upper surface and the side surface and that face in the width direction W are formed. These locking holes 48 extend along the upper edges 45 a of the upper rail 40.

  A pair of engagement grooves 46a, 46b, and 46c corresponding to the number of the insertion holes 44a to 44c are formed at equal intervals in the front-rear direction L in each folded portion 46 of the upper rail 40. These engagement grooves 46a to 46c are set to have the same intervals as the insertion holes 44a to 44c, that is, the intervals of the lock holes 33a, and face the insertion holes 44a to 44c. The engaging grooves 46 a to 46 c are formed downward from the upper end of each folded portion 46. And each engagement groove | channel 46a-46c has comprised the circular arc curved back, when it sees from the engagement groove | channels 46a-46c which face.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the space between the side walls 44 and the upper wall 45 of the upper rail 40 (hereinafter referred to as “inside the upper rail body”) extends along this extending direction. A lock lever 20 is arranged.

  The lock lever 20 includes a main body portion 21 formed in a long plate shape extending in the front-rear direction L. The main body 21 is provided with a pair of pivot shafts 22 protruding outward in the width direction W and bent downward at positions that are coaxial with each other. The lock lever 20 is rotatably supported by the upper rail 40 by inserting the respective rotation shaft portions 22 into the respective insertion holes 47 of the upper rail 40.

  In addition, each rotation shaft portion 22 is set to a length at which both ends thereof can be engaged with each insertion hole 47 of the upper rail 40. More specifically, each rotating shaft portion 22 is configured so that the rotating shaft portion 22 spaced from the upper edge of the main shaft portion 21 is in contact with the upper edge of one insertion hole 47. The length is set so that it can pass from the lower edge.

  In addition, one end of the main body 21 and the rear end portion 23 disposed on the rear side of each rotation shaft portion 22 in a state of being supported by the upper rail 40 are provided with a plurality of pairs (three in the present embodiment). The pawls 23a, 23b, and 23c are formed at equal intervals in the front-rear direction L. These locking claws 23a to 23c are set to have the same interval as the insertion holes 44a to 44c, that is, the intervals between the lock holes 33a, and project outward from the both sides of the main body 21 in the width direction W. Yes.

  In addition, each of the locking claws 23a to 23c is set to a length at which both ends thereof are larger than the width of the upper rail 40 and engageable with the engaging grooves 46a to 46c, respectively. More specifically, each latching claw 23a has the tip of the other latching claw 23a as the insertion destination in a state where the base of the one latching claw 23a is applied to the upper edge of the insertion hole 44a as the insertion destination. The length is set such that it can pass from the lower edge of the insertion hole 44a. In addition, each latching claw 23b, 23c is set to the same length as each latching claw 23a.

  And each latching claw 23a-23c is inserted in each of each penetration hole 44a-44c, and it follows along each penetration hole 44a-44c of each latching claw 23a-23c based on rotation of the lock lever 20. Vertical movement is allowed. As the lock lever 20 rotates, the locking claws 23 a to 23 c that move up and down are engaged with and disengaged from the lock holes 33 a at positions corresponding to the relative positions of the upper rail 40 with respect to the lower rail 30.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the locking claws 23 a to 23 c are moved downward and engaged with the lock holes 33 a of the lower rail 30 by the rotation of the lock lever 20 (shown by solid lines in FIG. 4). The positions of the respective locking claws 23a to 23c shown) are in a locked state that restricts the relative movement of the upper rail 40. Then, the locking claws 23a-23c are moved upward by the rotation of the lock lever 20 and are detached from the lock holes 33a of the lower rail 30 (the locking claws indicated by a two-dot chain line in the figure). 23a to 23c), an unlocked state in which the relative movement of the upper rail 40 is allowed.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, a spring 50 is disposed in the upper rail body and along the upper side of the lock lever 20.
As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the spring 50 includes a spring body 51 formed by folding a wire into two and having a substantially U shape when viewed from above. The two leg portions 52 obtained by folding the wire of the spring body 51 in half are each formed with a locking portion 53 as a mounting portion that is bent in a substantially U shape in a top view and has a continuous bending shape. ing. This continuous bending shape indicates an arc shape in which the inclination of the tangent continuously changes along the outer periphery of each locking portion 53, and indicates that the sign of the curvature does not change in the middle.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, each foot 52 is bent downward on both sides of each locking portion 53 so as to form a substantially trapezoidal shape when viewed from the side, and each locking portion 53 is connected to a connecting portion. As a tie joint, it is comprised from the rear main-body part 51a extended in the back of the front-back direction L from each latching | locking part 53, and the front main-body part 51b extended in the front of the front-back direction L from each latching part 53. Further, the upper surface 53a between each of the locking portions 53 and the bent portions 53 is formed so as to be able to come into contact with the inner surface of the upper wall portion 45 when attached to the upper rail 40.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the spring 50 is locked to the periphery of each locking hole 48 by inserting each locking portion 53 into each locking hole 48 of the upper rail 40. Depending on the engagement, the spring 50, that is, the rear main body 51a and the front main body 51b are attached to the upper rail 40 so as to be elastically deformable in the vertical direction H. Each locking portion 53 protrudes in the width direction W from each upper edge 45 a of the upper rail 40.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 6, bent portions 54 that are bent toward the inside of the upper rail body are formed at both ends of each locking portion 53. From the bent portions 54 toward the open ends 52a of the foot portions 52, that is, the rear main body portions 51a are folded back to the opposite sides of the bent portions 54 so as to be able to contact the inner surfaces of the side wall portions 44 of the upper rail 40. A contact portion 55a is formed. These contact portions 55 a are formed so as to face each other in the width direction W at the foot portions 52 and project in the width direction W. As a result, from the respective locking portions 53 to the respective contact portions 55a, the connection portions are provided so as to be separated from the respective side wall portions 44 with which the respective contact portions 55a contact.

  In particular, as shown in FIG. 5A, the spring main body 51 of the present embodiment has a width W1a (shown by a solid line in the figure) of each contact portion 55a of each foot portion 52 before being attached to the upper rail 40. Each foot portion 52) is set to be larger than the width W2 after attachment to the upper rail 40 (each foot portion 52 indicated by a two-dot chain line in the figure). The width W <b> 2 is the width of the upper wall portion 45 in the upper rail body and corresponds to the width between the side wall portions 44. That is, the spring body 51 is the side where the contact portions 55a (each foot portion 52) are close to each other by the difference between the width W1a and the width W2 after being attached to the upper rail 40. It will elastically deform inward.

  The spring 50 is positioned with respect to the lock lever 20 at the open end 52a of each foot portion 52 when each contact portion 55a protruding in the width direction W contacts the inner surface of each side wall portion 44.

  Specifically, the open end 52a of each foot 52 abuts against the rear end 23 of the lock lever 20 from above by this positioning. The rear main body 51a having the open end 52a corresponding to the first urging portion urges the rear end portion 23 of the lock lever 20 to move downward, whereby the locking claw of the lock lever 20 is engaged. 23a-23c is urged in a direction to hold the locked state.

  In addition, the front end of each bent portion 54 toward the connecting end 52b to which each foot portion 52 is connected, that is, the front main body portion 51b is opposite to each bent portion 54 so as to be able to contact the inner surface of each side wall portion 44 of the upper rail 40. Contact portions 55b that are folded back are formed. These contact portions 55b are formed so as to face each other in the width direction W at the foot portions 52 and project in the width direction W. As a result, from the respective locking portions 53 to the respective contact portions 55b, the connection portions are provided so as to be separated from the respective side wall portions 44 with which the respective contact portions 55b abut.

  In particular, as shown in FIG. 5A, the spring main body 51 of the present embodiment has a width W1b (shown by a solid line in the drawing) of each contact portion 55b of each foot portion 52 before being attached to the upper rail 40. Each foot 52) is set to be larger than the width W2 (each foot 52 indicated by a two-dot chain line in the figure). That is, after the spring body 51 is attached to the upper rail 40, the contact portions 55a (each foot portion 52) are close to each other by the difference between the width W1b and the width W2, and It will elastically deform inward.

  The spring 50 is positioned with respect to the lock lever 20 or the operation handle 60 of the connection end 52b of each foot portion 52 when each contact portion 55b contacts the inner surface of each side wall portion 44.

Here, the operation handle 60 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, an operation handle 60 formed by bending a pipe material is connected to the other end of each locking claw 23a to 23c across each rotating shaft portion 22 of the lock lever 20. Has been. The operation handle 60 has a known configuration including an operation portion 61 disposed in front of the seat 12 along the width direction W of the seat 12 and a pair of insertion portions 62 extending along the left and right upper rails 40. have. The operation handle 60 extends from the front opening 40a of the upper rail 40 in a state where the distal end 62a of the insertion portion 62 is inserted into the upper rail body.

  Further, the connection end 52b of each foot 52 of the spring main body 51 positioned as described above extends toward the front side of the vehicle so as to be disposed in the vicinity of the front opening 40a of the upper rail 40. That is, the connection end 52b supports the insertion portion 62 (tip 62a) of the operation handle 60 from below. Then, the front main body 51b having the connection ends 52b corresponding to the second urging portion urges the insertion portion 62 of the operation handle 60 to move upward, whereby the insertion portion 62 of the operation handle 60 is moved. It is urged in the direction to hold the locked state.

  For this reason, when the operation input to the operation handle 60 is not normally performed, the locking claws 23 a to 23 c of the lock lever 20 are engaged with the lock holes 33 a of the lower rail 30 based on the elastic force of the open end 52 a of the spring 50. Is in a locked state.

  On the other hand, by operating the operation portion 61 of the operation handle 60 so as to be pulled upward, the operation handle 60 is configured such that the distal end 62 a pushes down the front end portion 24 of the lock lever 20 against the urging force from the spring 50. To work. As a result, the lock lever 20 rotates against the elastic force of the connection end 52b of the spring 50, and the locking claws 23a to 23c provided at the rear end portion 23 of the lock lever 20 move upward to move the lower rail. By detaching from the 30 lock holes 33a, the locked state is released and the unlocked state is established.

Next, the assembly procedure of the vehicle seat slide device 10 will be described focusing on the process of attaching the spring 50 to the upper rail 40.
As shown in FIG. 6, each locking portion 53 is inserted into the locking hole 48 such that the spring 50 is inserted from below the upper rail 40 upward. At the time of this insertion, first, the abutment portions 55a and the abutment portions 55b of the foot portions 52 are opened to the width W1a and the width W1b (each foot portion 52 indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 6). The main body 51 is elastically deformed until the legs 52 are close to each other, and is elastically deformed until the tips of the locking portions 53 can be inserted into the upper rail main body. Accordingly, the spring main body 51 is elastically deformed so that the feet 52 intersect each other (each foot 52 shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 6).

  In such a state of being elastically deformed, the upper surface 53a of the spring body 51 is applied to the inner surface of the upper wall portion 45 toward the upper edges 45a of the upper rail 40, so Positioning in the vertical direction H is performed. In accordance with this, the positioning in the front-rear direction L with respect to each locking hole 48 of each locking portion 53 is performed, and when the position of each locking portion 53 coincides with each locking hole 48, the elastic deformation of the spring body 51 is restored. As a result, each locking portion 53 enters each locking hole 48.

  Accordingly, in the spring body 51, each contact portion 55a and each contact portion 55b of each foot portion 52 from the state where each foot portion 52 intersects with each other has the width W2 (each indicated by a solid line in FIG. 6). Elastic deformation is restored until it reaches the foot 52). In this state, each locking portion 53 is locked to the periphery of each locking hole 48. Further, in this state, each contact portion 55a and each contact portion 55b of each foot portion 52 still cannot return to the width W1a and the width W1b. The inserted state of each locking portion 53 into each locking hole 48, that is, the locked state is maintained. In this way, the spring 50 is positioned on the upper rail 40, and the spring 50 is fastened to the upper rail 40 in a retaining state.

  Accordingly, the contact portions 55a and 55b of the spring 50 contact the inner surfaces of the side wall portions 44 of the upper rail 40. That is, the open end 52a of the spring 50 is positioned so as to bias the rear end 23 of the lock lever 20 downward, and the connection end 52b is positioned so as to bias the front end 62a of the operation handle 60 upward. The

  Subsequently, the locking lever 20 is rotated from the lower side of the upper rail 40 about the front-rear direction L as an axis, so that the locking claws 23a to 23c and the rotating shaft portion 22 are inserted into the insertion holes 44a to 44c and the insertion holes 47, respectively. And insert into. More specifically, by first tilting the lock lever 20, one of the locking claws 23 a to 23 c is inserted to the base of the insertion holes 44 a to 44 c as insertion destinations. At the same time, one of the rotating shaft portions 22 is inserted toward the upper edge of the insertion hole 47 that is the insertion destination. Subsequently, the lock lever 20 is rotated about the front-rear direction L so that the other of the locking claws 23a to 23c passes through the lower edge of each insertion hole 44a to 44c as the insertion destination. At the same time, the other end of each rotation shaft portion 22 is passed through the lower edge of the insertion hole 47 as the insertion destination. In this way, the lock lever 20 is rotatably attached to the upper rail 40.

  And after performing the attachment process mentioned above with respect to each left and right upper rail 40, each upper rail 40 is attached with respect to each left and right lower rail 30 so that relative movement is possible. Furthermore, the front end 62 a of the operation handle 60 is attached between the inner surface of each upper wall portion 45 and each spring 50 in each upper rail 40. Through these steps, the vehicle seat slide device 10 is obtained.

Next, the operation of the vehicle seat slide device 10 will be described.
The spring 50 is attached to the upper rail 40 by inserting the spring 50, that is, each locking portion 53 toward the upper edge 45 a of the upper rail 40 and inserting it into each locking hole 48. The spring 50 can be attached to the upper rail 40 by elastically deforming the spring body 51 and inserting the locking portions 53 into the locking holes 48. Can be locked. Through such locking, when the spring 50 is attached to the upper rail 40, positioning of the locking portions 53 with respect to the locking holes 48 is facilitated, and positioning of the spring 50 with respect to the upper rail 40 and fastening with respect to the upper rail 40 are performed. Can be made together.

  Even if the spring 50 can be positioned with respect to the upper rail 40, this positioning does not make any sense unless the positioning with respect to the lock lever 20 and the operation handle 60 is sufficient.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the respective contact portions 55a and the respective contact portions 55b of the spring 50 from the respective contact portions 55a and the respective contact portions 55b are separated from the respective side wall portions 44 with which the respective contact portions 55a and the respective contact portions 55b come into contact. By arranging them apart from each other, contact between the spring 50 and the peripheral edge of each locking hole 48 in the upper rail body can be avoided. Thereby, the contact of each contact portion 55a and each contact portion 55b with the inner surface of each side wall portion 44 can be made more reliable, and positioning of the spring 50 with respect to the lock lever 20 and the operation handle 60 can be performed. It can be made more reliable.

  In addition, each contact portion 55a and each contact portion 55b of the spring 50 are attached to the upper rail 40 by elastically deforming the contact portions toward each other, and the upper rail 40 is restored by the restoring force of the elastic deformation. It abuts on each side wall 44 (both side walls), and the abutment is maintained. Thereby, the contact of each contact portion 55a and each contact portion 55b to each side wall portion 44 of the upper rail 40 can be made more reliable.

  Further, the contact between the spring 50 and the peripheral edge of each locking hole 48 in the upper rail body described above can be avoided between each locking portion 53 and each contacting portion 55a or each contacting portion 55b. Even if there is an attachment error related to the attachment of the spring 50 to the upper rail 40, the attachment posture of the spring 50 is adjusted autonomously during that time.

  As long as each abutment portion 55a of the spring 50 abuts on the inner surface of each side wall portion 44, the positioning state such as the size and the arrangement of each open end 52a extends from each abutment portion 55a to each open end 52a. Can be reproduced. Thereby, for each open end 52a, it is easy to reproduce the positioning with respect to the lock lever 20 based on the setting assuming that the spring 50 is attached to the upper rail 40. This also applies to the connection end 52b where each contact portion 55b of the spring 50 contacts the inner surface of each side wall portion 44, and based on the setting assuming that the spring 50 is attached to the upper rail 40. The positioning with respect to the lock lever 20 and the operation handle 60 can be easily reproduced.

  In the present embodiment, in the spring 50, a so-called torsion spring (in which a rear main body 51a including each open end 52a and a front main body 51b including a connection end 52b are urged in different directions in the vertical direction H, respectively. Torsion spring). As described above, when the rear main body portion 51a and the front main body portion 51b have different actions, the stress related to them can be concentrated on the connection portion. In this respect, in the present embodiment, each locking portion 53 is bent in a substantially U shape in a top view that forms a continuous bent shape, and thus each locking portion that is a connecting portion of the rear main body portion 51a and the front main body portion 51b. The stress is not concentrated on a limited part in 53, and the dispersion is made uniform.

As described above, according to the embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) For each open end 52a and connection end 52b, the positioning with respect to the lock lever can be easily reproduced based on the setting assuming that the spring 50 is attached to the upper rail 40. As a result, variation in positioning of the spring with respect to the lock lever can be suppressed.

  (2) Since the mounting posture of the spring 50 is adjusted autonomously, variations in positioning of the spring 50 with respect to the lock lever 20 and the operation handle 60 can be suppressed.

  (3) About each contact part 55a and each contact part 55b of the spring 50, the contact to the inner surface of each side wall part 44 of the upper rail 40 can be suitably maintained by the restoring force of elastic deformation. Thereby, the contact of each contact portion 55a and each contact portion 55b in the upper rail body, that is, the inner surface of each side wall portion 44 can be made more reliable.

  (4) The spring 50, that is, each locking portion 53 is applied to each upper edge 45a of the upper rail 40, and the spring body 51 is elastically deformed to insert each locking portion 53 into each locking hole 48. When the spring 50 is attached to the upper rail 40, the positioning of each locking portion 53 with respect to each locking hole 48 can be facilitated. Further, the positioning of the spring 50 with respect to the upper rail 40 and the fastening with respect to the upper rail 40 can be performed. Thereby, the process and structure for attaching a spring to an upper rail can be simplified.

  (5) Since each locking portion 53 is bent into a substantially U shape in a top view that forms a continuous bent shape, the stress concentrated on each locking portion 53 can be distributed and made uniform. Thereby, while simplifying the structure for attaching the spring to the upper rail, it is possible to prevent the engagement between the lock lever and the lower rail from being maintained.

(6) In particular, in the present embodiment, by forming each locking portion 53 in an arc shape, since there is no straight portion in the middle thereof, it is possible to suitably achieve uniform stress distribution.
(7) Further, even in the case of a spring acting as a so-called torsion spring like the spring 50 of the present embodiment, it is possible to preferably realize uniform distribution of stress.

  (8) By forming the bent portion 54 of the spring 50, the positioning of the spring 50 with respect to other components such as the lock lever 20 and the operation handle 60 when attached to the upper rail 40 becomes more reliable.

In addition, the said embodiment can also be implemented with the following forms which changed this suitably.
-Regarding the positioning of the spring 50 with respect to the lock lever 20 and the operation handle 60, the example in which the contact portions 55a and the contact portions 55b are brought into contact with the inner surfaces of the side wall portions 44 of the upper rail 40 has been shown. It may be used. For example, there is a method of bringing each contact portion 55a or each contact portion 55b into contact with the inner surface of the upper wall portion 45 of the upper rail 40.

  -The bending part 54 does not need to be specifically formed. However, also in this case, a portion having some R (curvature), that is, a so-called minimum R is formed by bending the wire, so that this portion can also act as a bent portion.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the spring 50 is attached to the upper rail 40 is shown in which the spring 50 is locked in each locking hole 48. However, the spring 50 can be fastened to the upper rail 40 in a secured state using a pin or the like. . In addition, a locking hole may be formed in the upper wall portion 45 of the upper rail 40, and the locking portion of the spring 50 may be hooked in the locking hole. As an example of such a hook, the locking portion is formed in a substantially U shape in a side view and locked in the locking hole, or the locking portion is formed so as to protrude from the locking hole. There are things that can be locked.

-In this embodiment, although each latching | locking part 53 was made into the connection site | part which connects the back main body part 51a and the front main body part 51b, you may form a connection site | part separately from this each latching | locking part 53. FIG.
This embodiment is applied to a vehicle seat slide having a specification in which separate springs have a function of urging the rear end portion 23 of the lock lever 20 downward and a function of urging the operation handle 60 upward. You can also. In that case, at least one of the springs may be attached to the upper rail 40 by the method shown in the present embodiment.

Each locking hole 48 may be opened only on the side wall portion 44 side.
-It is sufficient that a locking hole is formed in at least one of the side wall portions 44 of the upper rail 40.

-Each latching part 53 should just have comprised the continuous bending shape, for example, may be non-object by each side of the back main body part 51a and the front main body part 51b.
The present invention can also be applied to a vehicle seat slide having a specification using a spring that exerts a force that urges the rear main body 51a and the front main body 51b in the same direction.

  Each lock hole 33a is formed to open downward with respect to the lower rail 30, and the locking claws 23a to 23c are moved upward by the rotation of the lock lever 20 to engage with the lock holes 33a of the lower rail 30. Accordingly, the present invention can be applied to a vehicle seat slide having a specification in a locked state that restricts the relative movement of the upper rail 40. At that time, the locking claws 23a to 23c are moved downward by the rotation of the lock lever 20 and detached from the lock holes 33a of the lower rail 30, thereby allowing the upper rail 40 to move relative to each other. It becomes.

Next, a technical idea that can be grasped from the above-described embodiment and another example (modification) will be additionally described below.
(A) The spring has a spring main body, and the mounting portion is inserted into a locking hole provided on an upper edge of the upper rail and opening on a side surface of the upper rail, and the spring main body is locked. It can be inserted into the locking hole by being elastically deformed inward of the hole, and it is locked from the locking hole to the insertion side by being locked to the periphery of the locking hole by restoring the elastic deformation. Regulating the detachment of According to this, when attaching a spring to an upper rail, a spring, ie, an attaching part, can be applied toward the upper edge of an upper rail, and it can insert in a locking hole. Further, when the spring is attached to the upper rail, if the spring body is elastically deformed and the attachment portion is inserted into the engagement hole, the attachment portion can be engaged with the periphery of the engagement hole. Through such locking, when the spring is mounted on the upper rail, the positioning of the mounting portion with respect to the locking hole is facilitated, and the positioning of the spring with respect to the upper rail and the fastening with respect to the upper rail can be combined. Thereby, the process and structure for attaching a spring to an upper rail can be simplified.

  (B) An operation handle that is operated to release the engagement between the lock lever and the lower rail, and the spring biases the lock lever so that the engagement between the lock lever and the lower rail is maintained. A first urging portion, and a second urging portion that urges the operation handle so that the engagement between the lock lever and the lower rail is maintained. The second urging portion is connected by the attachment portion having a continuous bending shape. Here, in the case where the first urging portion and the second urging portion have different actions, the stress related to these can be concentrated on the connecting portion. In that respect, according to the above configuration, since the attachment portion has a continuous bending shape, stress is applied to a limited part of the attachment portion which is a connecting portion of the first urging portion and the second urging portion. There is no concentration, and the dispersion can be made uniform. Thereby, while simplifying the structure for attaching the spring to the upper rail, it is possible to prevent the engagement between the lock lever and the lower rail from being maintained.

  (C) The mounting portion has an arc shape. According to this, since there is no straight part in the middle between the attaching part, that is, the first urging part and the second urging part, it is possible to preferably realize uniform distribution of stress. .

  (D) The direction in which the first urging portion urges the lock lever is opposite to the direction in which the second urging portion urges the operation handle. According to this, even in the case of a spring acting as a torsion spring (torsion spring) in which the directions of urging by the first urging portion and the second urging portion are reversed, the stress is evenly distributed. Can be suitably realized.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Vehicle seat slide apparatus, 12 ... Seat, 20 ... Lock lever, 22a-22c ... Locking claw, 23 ... Rear end part, 30 ... Lower rail, 33a ... Lock hole, 40 ... Upper rail, 44 ... Side wall part, 45 ... Upper wall part, 45a ... Upper edge, 44a-44c ... Insertion hole, 48 ... Locking hole, 50 ... Spring, 51 ... Spring body, 51a ... Rear body part, 51b ... Front body part, 52 ... Foot part, 52a ... Open end, 52b ... Connection end, 53 ... Locking part, 54 ... Bending part, 55a, 55b ... Contact part, 60 ... Operation handle.

Claims (3)

An upper rail on which the seat is supported;
A lower rail that supports the upper rail so as to be relatively movable along the extending direction;
A lock lever that is supported by the upper rail and is capable of restricting relative movement of the upper rail by engaging with the lower rail;
A spring attached to the upper rail and biased so that the lock lever engages with the lower rail,
The spring is
An attachment portion for attachment to the upper rail;
Together is arranged at a predetermined position of the lock lever, and an urging unit that the predetermined position in the lock lever for biasing said lock lever to engage the lower rail,
A vehicular seat slide device comprising: an abutting portion between the attaching portion and the urging portion and abutting against an inner surface of the upper rail. The vehicle seat slide device according to claim 1,
The vehicle seat slide device according to claim 1, wherein the spring includes a continuous portion that is separated from an inner surface on which the contact portion abuts and that is continuously provided from the attachment portion to the contact portion. In the vehicle seat slide device according to claim 1 or 2,
The spring has two feet obtained by folding the wire in half, and is attached to the upper rail so that the width direction of each foot matches the width direction of the upper rail,
The abutting portions are opposed to both side walls of the upper rail by facing the width direction of each foot portion and being provided to project in the width direction,
The vehicle seat slide device according to claim 1, wherein a width of the contact portion facing the width direction of each foot portion before being attached to the upper rail is set larger than an opening width of the upper rail.