Systems for adjusting vehicle seats
AssigneeBertrand Faure France
InventorsPierre G. R. Moradell, Paul J. G. Jaudouin
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Abstract
A system for adjusting a vehicle seat comprises a plurality of adjustment mechanisms that are selectively driven by a common adjustment electric motor via gear units that are distributed within the seat, each gear unit being in the vicinity of a corresponding adjustment mechanism, and being capable of being connected to the adjustment motor by at least one transmission member that rotates at the same speed as the adjustment motor, the system further including clutches and means for controlling the clutches. Each gear unit is permanently coupled to the adjustment motor via one of the transmission members, and is coupled to an adjustment mechanism via a clutch installed between the gear unit and the corresponding adjustment mechanism.
Claims13
A system for adjusting a vehicle seat, the system comprising a plurality of adjustment mechanisms that are selectively driven by a common adjustment electric motor via gear units that are distributed about the seat each respectively in the vicinity of a corresponding one of the adjustment mechanisms, the gear mechanisms being connectable to the adjustment motor via at least one transmission member rotating at the same speed as said adjustment motor, the system further including clutches and clutch control means, wherein each gear unit is permanently coupled to the adjustment motor by one of the transmission members, each gear unit being coupled to an adjustment mechanism via a corresponding one of the clutches which is installed between said gear unit and said adjustment mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.