US Patent 10562423 Slide assembly for a motor vehicle

Slide assemblies for motor vehicles are provided. In one example, a slide assembly for a motor vehicle includes a first member and a second member that is slidingly coupled with the first member. A first leaf spring device is disposed between the first and second members for facilitating relative sliding movement between the first and second members. The first leaf spring device includes a raised contact portion that slidingly interfaces with one of the first and second members during the relative sliding movement.