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US 2009/0021066 A1Published application
Smartfold power drive
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsJohn F. Nathan, H. Winston Maue
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Abstract
A smart fold power drive that can be used to electronically articulate a seat with a motor. The drive may be configured to allow partial positioning of the seat while the motor is stopped. The motor may be used to position the seat between any number of positions.
Claims20
A seat back fold system comprising:
- a seat back configured to rotate about a first axis;
- a gear that also rotates about the first axis and that is operatively connected to the seat back;
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- a motorized drive that rotates about a second axis that is orthogonal to the first axis, the drive being operatively connected to the gear such that sufficient rotation of the drive about the second axis causes the worm gear to rotate the seat back about the first axis.
1 more element
A motorized seat comprising:
- a seat back bracket attached to a seat back;
- a motorized driver operatively connected to the seat back bracket that rotates the seat back bracket about a first axis, wherein a connection between the seat back bracket and the motorized driver allows the seat back bracket to be rotated when the motorized driver is stopped.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.