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US 10,500,988 B1Granted
Rotation assembly for a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMohammad Omar Faruque, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Dean Jaradi
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Abstract
A rotation assembly for a vehicle includes a ring gear coupled to a frame of the vehicle and having serrations integrally formed therein and an inner ring that rotatably engages with the ring gear. The inner ring may directly mounted to an underside of guide tracks on a seat.
Claims14
A vehicle, comprising:
- a rotation assembly coupled to a frame of the vehicle, the rotation assembly comprising:
- a ring gear fixedly coupled to the frame of the vehicle and having serrations integrally formed therein;
- and
- an inner ring that rotatably engages with the ring gear, wherein the inner ring is directly mounted to an underside of guide tracks on a seat, the inner ring comprising one or more retention pins that are actuatable between an extended position and a retracted position to retain the inner ring to the ring gear, wherein the retention pins guide the inner ring through rotational motion relative to the ring gear, and wherein the retention pins are positioned within a groove on the inner ring that extends about a circumference of the inner ring.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a rotation assembly mounted directly to a frame of the vehicle and to an underside of guide tracks for a seat, wherein the rotation assembly comprises:
- a ring gear having serrations integrally formed therein;
- an inner ring that rotatably engages with the ring gear, the inner ring comprising one or more retention pins that are actuatable between an extended position and a retracted position to retain the inner ring to the ring gear and guide the inner ring through rotational motion relative to the ring gear, wherein the retention pins are positioned within a groove on the inner ring that extends about a circumference of the inner ring;
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- a locking mechanism that engages with the inner ring and the serrations on the ring gear to define a rotational position.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a rotation assembly mounted directly to a vehicle frame and to an underside of guide tracks for a seat, wherein the rotation assembly comprises:
- a serrated ring gear;
- an inner ring that nests within, and is supported by, the serrated ring gear, wherein the inner ring rotatably engages with the ring gear, wherein the inner ring comprises one or more retention pins that are actuatable between an extended position and a retracted position to retain the inner ring to the ring gear and guide the inner ring through rotational motion relative to the ring gear, and wherein the retention pins are positioned within a groove on the inner ring that extends about a circumference of the inner ring;
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- a locking mechanism that engages with the inner ring and the serrated ring gear to define a rotational position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.