Apparatus for driving power seat for vehicle
First Claim
1. A linkage for moving a seat for a vehicle comprising:
- threaded operation shafts rotatably driven by a same motor, each of said threaded operation shafts having a joining portion formed in an outer surface thereof;
a first nut member attached to one of said threaded operation shafts, relative movements of said first nut member during rotation of said threaded operation shafts enabling the seat to be moved in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
second nut members attached to said threaded operation shafts so that the movement of said second nut members with respect to said threaded operation shafts enables adjustment of the seat in a different direction from said longitudinal direction;
each of said first nut member and said second nut members including;
a casing having two ends through which one of said threaded operation shafts penetrates;
a rotary member disposed on one of the two ends of said casing, said rotary member being disposed around said one threaded operation shaft and engaged with said joining portion of said one threaded operation shaft to allow rotation with said one threaded operation shaft about a longitudinal axis of said one operation shaft but disengaged from threads of said one threaded operation shaft to prevent axial movement of said rotary member along the longitudinal axis during rotation of said operational shafts, said rotary member having a first clutch receiving portion on an end thereof;
a nut body threaded on said one threaded operation shaft and disposed adjacent to said end of said rotary member;
a clutch body movably attached to an outer peripheral surface of said nut body, said clutch body being rotatable with said nut body when said nut body is rotated around the longitudinal axis and axially movable relative to said nut body, said clutch body having at one end thereof a first clutch joining portion detachably engaged to said first clutch receiving portion and at a second end thereof a second clutch joining portion;
a clutch receiver integrally attached to the other end of said casing and penetrated by said one threaded operation shaft, said clutch receiver having a second clutch receiving portion to which said second clutch joining portion is detachably engaged; and
clutch urging means acting on said clutch body to move said clutch body axially causing said clutch body to switch between a non-movement state in which said clutch joining portion is engaged to said first clutch receiving portion and a movement state in which said second clutch joining portion is engaged to said second clutch receiving portion.
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Abstract
A seat moving apparatus performs adjustments of a seat portion in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle as well as height or tilting adjustments using only one electric motor to decrease the number of elements of the apparatus and to reduce the weight and size of the apparatus. A linkage for driving a seat for a vehicle is disclosed which is arranged in such a manner that first and second nut members are matably attached to operational shafts connected to the single motor. The first nut members are fixed to a floor of the vehicle. The second nut members are attached to the seat through linkages. A clutch body of each nut member can be, by a clutch operation mechanism, selectively switched between a movement state and a non-movement state. In the movement state, a clutch body of the clutch mechanism is positioned at a second shifting position and the nut members are engaged with and longitudinal moved along the threaded operation shafts. In the non-movement state, the clutch body is positioned in a first shifting position and the nut members are not moved during rotation of the operational shafts. The first nut members adjust the positions of the seat in the longitudinal direction and the second nut members adjust the height or tilt of the seat.
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Citations
16 Claims
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1. A linkage for moving a seat for a vehicle comprising:
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threaded operation shafts rotatably driven by a same motor, each of said threaded operation shafts having a joining portion formed in an outer surface thereof; a first nut member attached to one of said threaded operation shafts, relative movements of said first nut member during rotation of said threaded operation shafts enabling the seat to be moved in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; second nut members attached to said threaded operation shafts so that the movement of said second nut members with respect to said threaded operation shafts enables adjustment of the seat in a different direction from said longitudinal direction; each of said first nut member and said second nut members including; a casing having two ends through which one of said threaded operation shafts penetrates; a rotary member disposed on one of the two ends of said casing, said rotary member being disposed around said one threaded operation shaft and engaged with said joining portion of said one threaded operation shaft to allow rotation with said one threaded operation shaft about a longitudinal axis of said one operation shaft but disengaged from threads of said one threaded operation shaft to prevent axial movement of said rotary member along the longitudinal axis during rotation of said operational shafts, said rotary member having a first clutch receiving portion on an end thereof; a nut body threaded on said one threaded operation shaft and disposed adjacent to said end of said rotary member; a clutch body movably attached to an outer peripheral surface of said nut body, said clutch body being rotatable with said nut body when said nut body is rotated around the longitudinal axis and axially movable relative to said nut body, said clutch body having at one end thereof a first clutch joining portion detachably engaged to said first clutch receiving portion and at a second end thereof a second clutch joining portion; a clutch receiver integrally attached to the other end of said casing and penetrated by said one threaded operation shaft, said clutch receiver having a second clutch receiving portion to which said second clutch joining portion is detachably engaged; and clutch urging means acting on said clutch body to move said clutch body axially causing said clutch body to switch between a non-movement state in which said clutch joining portion is engaged to said first clutch receiving portion and a movement state in which said second clutch joining portion is engaged to said second clutch receiving portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A linkage for moving a seat for a vehicle comprising:
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threaded operation shafts rotatably driven by a same motor, each of said threaded operation shafts having a joining portion formed in an outer surface thereof; a first nut member attached to one of said threaded operation shafts, relative movements of said first nut member during rotation of said threaded operation shafts enabling the seat to be moved in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; second nut members attached to said threaded operation shafts so that the movement of said second nut members with respect to said threaded operation shafts enables adjustment of the seat in a different direction from said longitudinal direction; each of said first nut member and said second nut members including; a casing having two ends through which one of said threaded operation shafts penetrates; a rotary member disposed on one of the two ends of said casing, said rotary member being disposed around said one threaded operation shaft and engaged with said joining portion of said one threaded operation shaft to allow rotation with said one threaded operation shaft about a longitudinal axis of said one operation shaft but disengaged from threads of said one threaded operation shaft preventing axial movement of said rotary member along the longitudinal axis due to rotation of said operational shafts, said rotary member having a first clutch receiving portion on an end thereof; a nut body threaded on said one threaded operation shaft and disposed adjacent to said end of said rotary member; a clutch body movably attached to an outer peripheral surface of said nut body, said clutch body being rotatable with said nut body when said nut body is rotated around the longitudinal axis and axially movable relative to said nut body, said clutch body having at one end thereof a first clutch joining portion detachably engaged to said first clutch receiving portion and at a second end thereof a second clutch joining portion; a clutch receiver integrally attached to the other end of said casing and penetrated by said one threaded operation shaft, said clutch receiver having a second clutch receiving portion to which said second clutch joining portion is detachably engaged; and clutch urging means located coaxially around said clutch body, said clutch urging means moving said clutch body axially between a non-movement state in which said clutch joining portion is engaged to said first clutch receiving portion and a movement state in which said second clutch joining portion is engaged to said second clutch receiving portion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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