Power return for seat adjuster with easy-entry

A power return mechanism for restoring an upper rail of a seat track assembly for a vehicle from a first position to a second position relative to a lower rail of the seat track assembly, the upper rail being slidably coupled with the lower rail, the power return mechanism comprising:

• a return cable assembly having a return cable adapted to be fixedly secured to one of the upper rail or the lower rail of the seat track assembly;
• a selectively actuated cable draw assembly adapted to be connected to the other of the upper rail or the lower rail of the seat track assembly and operatively coupled with the return cable assembly, the cable draw assembly permitting free movement of the return cable when the cable draw assembly is inactive, and when actuated, the cable draw assembly draws in the return cable, thereby moving the upper rail of the seat track assembly from the first position to the second position;
• a support shaft having a longitudinal axis;
• a drive member coaxial with the support shaft and rotatably mounted to a proximal end of the support shaft;
• a torque member coaxial with and rotatably mounted to the support shaft, the torque member being mounted adjacent to the drive member;
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• a return cable drum coaxial with and rotatably mounted to the torque member, the return cable drum holding and guiding the return cable of the return cable assembly;
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• wherein when the cable draw assembly is actuated, the torque member engages and rotates with the drive member, thereby causing the return cable drum to rotate and draw in the return cable.