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According to the 1030V manual, that part is called a "slide block". It's to hold down the carriage against the bed, hopefully, with minimal vertical movement, and no binding.
I'd try snugging down the screws and then checking to see if the carriage still moves along the bed smoothly. On some china machines I've seen, if those screws are snugged tight, the carriage won't move. They leave the screws loose at the factory for that reason. If that's the case with your machine, your only options are to shim the block, or use loctite on the screws (and leave them a little loose), or just deal with keeping the screws properly tightened on a regular basis.
I'd try snugging down the screws and then checking to see if the carriage still moves along the bed smoothly. On some china machines I've seen, if those screws are snugged tight, the carriage won't move. They leave the screws loose at the factory for that reason. If that's the case with your machine, your only options are to shim the block, or use loctite on the screws (and leave them a little loose), or just deal with keeping the screws properly tightened on a regular basis.