Vehicle power seat adjuster with flex cable guides
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1. A vehicle power seat adjuster comprising:
- first and second spaced track assemblies, each formed of a first component movable relative to a stationary, second component;
a drive motor having at least one rotatable output shaft;
a rotatable lead screw operatively coupled to the first and second components;
a flexible drive cable coupled between the motor output shaft and the lead screw; and
guide means, carried on the power seat adjuster, for fixedly and stationarily receiving the flexible drive cable.
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Abstract
Guide members are carried on a drive motor mounting bracket in a vehicle power seat adjuster and receive a flex drive shaft extending between the drive motor and a lead screw mounted in the track assembly in a snap-in connection. The guide members stationarily support the flex drive cable from movement and are formed of a pair of spaced legs. Inner surfaces of the legs have an arcuate shape to snap around and tightly engage the flex drive cable housing.
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1. A vehicle power seat adjuster comprising:
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first and second spaced track assemblies, each formed of a first component movable relative to a stationary, second component; a drive motor having at least one rotatable output shaft; a rotatable lead screw operatively coupled to the first and second components; a flexible drive cable coupled between the motor output shaft and the lead screw; and guide means, carried on the power seat adjuster, for fixedly and stationarily receiving the flexible drive cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle power seat adjuster comprising:
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first and second spaced track assemblies, each formed of a first component movable relative to a stationary, second component; a drive motor having at least one rotatable output shaft; a motor mounting bracket fixedly connected to and extending between the first and second track assemblies, the motor mounting bracket supporting the drive motor; a rotatable lead screw operatively coupled to the first and second components in one of the first and second track assemblies; a flexible drive cable coupled between the motor output shaft and the lead screw; and a plurality of guide members carried on the motor mounting bracket for fixedly and stationarily receiving the flexible drive cable. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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