Seat track assembly
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsKeith McCullen, Keith Hensley, Randy Gage, Sunil K. Gupte, Neil G. Goodbred, Tony Centi, Wee Gam
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Abstract
A seat track assembly having a first track member and a second track member that defines a first recess. A single slide member is disposed between the first and second track members. The slide member additionally has an integral flange extending therefrom wherein the flange is adapted to engage the first recess for fixing the slide member relative to the second track member. The sliding member has a contact surface engaging the second track member and a sliding surface in sliding engagement with the first track member.
Claims20
A seat track assembly comprising:
- a first track member;
- a second track member defining a first recess;
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- a single slide member disposed between said first and second track members, said slide member having an integral flange extending therefrom wherein said flange is adapted to engage said first recess for fixing said slide member relative to said second track member;
- wherein said slide member has a contact surface engaging said second track member, and a sliding surface in sliding engagement with said first track member, said slide member having a generally invert T-shaped cross-section defining a generally horizontal extending member having said sliding surface and fixedly secured to said second track member, said inverted T-shaped cross-section further defining said integral flange extending upwardly from said generally horizontally extending member;
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- said flange extends from a midpoint of said contact surface such that portions of the contact surface are located on either side of the flange.
A seat track assembly comprising:
- a first track member;
- a second track member defining a first recess and a pair of second recesses;
- a single slide member disposed between the first and second track members, the slide member having an integral flange extending therefrom engaging the first recess;
- a stepped portion extending from the flange, the stepped portion further comprising two pairs of oppositely opposing protrusions wherein the pair of protrusions are resiliently disposed in the pair of second recesses and the second pair of protrusions engage inner walls of the second track member for fixing the slide member to the second track member;
- a third pair of recesses adjacent the first and second pair of protrusions respectively, wherein a portion of the protrusions are temporarily resiliently disposed in the third recesses during installation of the slide member in the first recess;
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- the slide member further comprising a contact surface engaging the second track member and a sliding surface in sliding engagement with the first track member, wherein the slide member further comprises a pair of longitudinally extending feet defining the sliding surface.
A seat track assembly comprising:
- a first track member;
- a second track member defining a first recess;
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- a single slide member disposed between the first and second track members, the slide member having an integral flange extending therefrom wherein the flange is adapted to engage the first recess for fixing the slide member relative to the second track member;
- wherein the slide member has a contact surface engaging the second track member, and a sliding surface in sliding engagement with the first track member;
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- the flange extends from a midpoint of the contact surface such that portions of the contact surface are located on either side of the flange, the flange further defining a stepped portion, the stepped portion being adapted to engage the second track member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.