Adjusting device of front and rear positions of seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12319174-B2
Application number	US-202418615498-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 25, 2024
Priority date	Oct 29, 2018
Publication date	Jun 3, 2025
Grant date	Jun 3, 2025

Abstract

In an arrangement which includes: a seat support body slidably supported on a fixed rail fixed to a floor; a power supply device supplying power to an electrical component on a seat side; and a drive device driving the seat support body in a front-and-rear direction and having a motor and a transmission member disposed so as to pass longitudinally through an interior of the fixed rail, the power supply device includes: a housing housing an electric wire for power supply; and a slider linked to the seat support body and slidable within the fixed rail. The electric wire is drawn out from the housing, retained by the slider and slidable within the fixed rail. The slider has an interference-avoiding portion for avoiding interference with the transmission member disposed so as to pass longitudinally through the interior of the fixed rail. Accordingly, the transmission member of the drive device and the slider for retaining the electric wire, which slides within the fixed rail, can be arranged in proximity to each other within the fixed rail while avoiding interference therebetween, thus enabling simplification and a reduction in the size of a rail structure.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An adjusting device of front and rear positions of a seat, the device comprising:
a fixed rail;
a movable rail that is movable to the fixed rail;
a motor that drives the movable rail;
a threaded shaft that is driven by the motor and moves the movable rail; and
a power supply device that supplies power to an electrical component attached to the seat,
wherein the power supply device includes a slider that retains the electric wire for power supply,
the slider is linked to the movable rail and is relatively movable to the fixed rail with the movable rail,
viewed from a vertical direction, the slider overlaps the fixed rail, and
the motor is positioned outside the fixed rail.

2. The adjusting device of front and rear positions of a seat according to claim 1 , wherein the fixed rail comprises a first fixed rail and a second fixed rail,
the movable rail comprises a first movable rail slidably supported by the first fixed rail and a second movable rail slidably supported by the second fixed rail, and
the motor is disposed at a position closer to the second fixed rail than to the first fixed rail.

3. The adjusting device of front and rear positions of a seat according to claim 1 , wherein the length of the motor in the left-and-right direction is longer than the length of the slider in the left-and-right direction.

4. The adjusting device of front and rear positions of a seat according to claim 1 , wherein the slider is attached to a front end portion or a rear end portion of the movable rail, and
the longitudinal direction of the motor is parallel to the left-and-right direction.

5. The adjusting device of front and rear positions of a seat according to claim 1 , wherein the lower end of the motor is located downward of the lower end of the slide.

6. The adjusting device of front and rear positions of a seat according to claim 1 , wherein the lower end of the motor is located downward of the lower end of an electric wire-retaining parts of the slider.

7. The adjusting device of front and rear positions of a seat according to claim 1 , wherein the power supply device includes a housing for housing the electric wire,
the housing is located on one side of the fixed rail in the longitudinal direction, and
the motor is located on the other side of the fixed rail in the longitudinal direction.

8. A method for assembling an adjusting device of front and rear positions of a seat, comprising:
providing a fixed rail on a floor;
providing the fixed rail with a movable rail movably;
providing a motor that drives the movable rail;
providing a threaded shaft that is driven by the motor and moves the movable rail; and
providing a power supply device that supplies power to an electrical component attached to the seat,
wherein the power supply device includes a slider that retains the electric wire for power supply,
the slider is linked to the movable rail and is relatively movable to the fixed rail with the movable rail,
viewed from a vertical direction, the slider overlaps the fixed rail, and
the motor is positioned outside the fixed rail.

9. The method for assembling an adjusting device of front and rear positions of a seat according to claim 8 , wherein the fixed rail comprises a first fixed rail and a second fixed rail,
the movable rail comprises a first movable rail slidably supported by the first fixed rail and a second movable rail slidably supported by the second fixed rail, and
the motor is disposed at a position closer to the second fixed rail than to the first fixed rail.

10. The method for assembling an adjusting device of front and rear positions of a seat according to claim 8 , wherein the length of the motor in the left-and-right direction is longer than the length of the slider in the left-and-right direction.

11. The method for assembling an adjusting device of front and rear positions of a seat according to claim 8 , wherein the slider is attached to a front end portion or a rear end portion of the movable rail, and
the longitudinal direction of the motor is parallel to the left-and-right direction.

12. The method for assembling an adjusting device of front and rear positions of a seat according to claim 8 , wherein the lower end of the motor is located downward of the lower end of the slide.

13. The method for assembling an adjusting device of front and rear positions of a seat according to claim 8 , wherein the lower end of the motor is located downward of the lower end of an electric wire-retaining parts of the slider.

14. The method for assembling an adjusting device of front and rear positions of a seat according to claim 8 , wherein the power supply device includes a housing for housing the electric wire,
the housing is located on one side of the fixed rail in the longitudinal direction, and
the motor is located on the other side of the fixed rail in the longitudinal direction.

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Meguro Tsukasa
• Shimada Toshiaki
• Tezuka Nobuyuki

Classifications

• B60N2/02253

  characterised by the transmission between the electric motor and the seat or seat parts · CPC title

• B60R16/037

  for occupant comfort {, e.g. for automatic adjustment of appliances according to personal settings, e.g. seats, mirrors, steering wheel} · CPC title

• B60N2/067

  by linear actuators, e.g. linear screw mechanisms · CPC title

• B60N2/0264

  characterised by the type of electrical connection, e.g. wiring, plugs or USB · CPC title

• B60N2/0732

  Attachment of seat frame to the slide, e.g. eyelets · CPC title