Device for transmitting a rotational movement by means of a smooth shaft
AssigneeInderflex-Technoflex
InventorDenis Tores
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Abstract
The invention concerns a device for transmitting a rotational movement comprising a flexible shaft and a sheath inside which the flexible shaft is housed, said sheath being arranged in order to allow the rotation of said shaft inside said sheath. The outer surface of the flexible shaft is machined so as to have a substantially smooth surface finish. The invention also concerns an adjustment system for a motor vehicle seat comprising such a device.
Claims18
A device for transmitting a rotational movement comprising a flexible shaft and a sheath inside which the flexible shaft is housed, said sheath being arranged in order to allow the rotation of said shaft inside said sheath, the flexible shaft being a cable including a winding of several metal wires, wherein the outer surface of the flexible shaft is machined so as to have a substantially smooth surface finish.
An adjustment system for a motor vehicle seat, comprising at least one adjustment runner mounted on the structure of the vehicle and adjustable means for fixing the seat to said runner, said system also comprising a drive motor having at least one revolving output, and a transmission device disposed between the output of said drive motor and said fixing means, so as to move said fixing means along said adjustment runner in response to a rotation of said output.
A seat apparatus comprising:
- an adjustable seat;
- an automatic actuator;
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- a cable operably rotated by the actuator to move the seat, the cable having a substantially smooth outer surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.