Drive Nut with Structural Extrusion Drive Area for Vehicle Seat Adjuster
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1. A drive nut device comprising:
- a drive nut body having a desired shape and further having two ends;
one end having a bore for mounting to a seat movement member; and
the other end having a drive nut formed as an integral part thereof, said drive nut having a threaded bore passing through the longitudinal axis of said drive nut.
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Abstract
A drive nut device is disclosed wherein the drive nut and drive nut device are formed of a single piece of material eliminating the need to align and fixedly attach a separate drive nut and drive nut mounting member together. Also disclosed is the threading of the drive nut bore during the manufacture of the vertical drive apparatus such that the complete apparatus may be formed by machine.
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20 Claims
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1. A drive nut device comprising:
- a drive nut body having a desired shape and further having two ends;
one end having a bore for mounting to a seat movement member; and
the other end having a drive nut formed as an integral part thereof, said drive nut having a threaded bore passing through the longitudinal axis of said drive nut. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- a drive nut body having a desired shape and further having two ends;
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5. A vertical drive nut device comprising:
- a drive nut body having a desired shape and further having two ends;
one end having a bore for mounting to a seat vertical movement member; and
the other end having a drive nut formed as an integral part thereof, said drive nut having a threaded bore passing through the longitudinal axis of said drive nut. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- a drive nut body having a desired shape and further having two ends;
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11. A process for making a vertical drive nut device having an integral drive nut comprising the steps of:
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a) extruding a drive nut body in a piece of material having desired dimensions;
b) forming a threaded bore thorough the longitudinal axis of the extruded drive nut step a; and
c) stamping a desired shape into said piece of sheet steel, thereby forming a vertical drive nut device for use in the vertical movement apparatus of a power seat adjuster. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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