Patent ID: 11904735
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 17:
18. A translation assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
a rail assembly that defines a first channel and a second channel, wherein a central member extends between the first and second channels; and
a carriage assembly that couples to the rail assembly, wherein the carriage assembly is movable relative to the rail assembly, and wherein the carriage assembly comprises:
a first rail engagement structure that extends into the rail assembly and is received within the first channel;
a second rail engagement structure that extends into the rail assembly and is received within the second channel;
at least one looseness adapter coupled to each of the first rail engagement structure and the second rail engagement structure, wherein each of the at least one looseness adapter engages with a first interior surface and a second interior surface of a corresponding one of the first channel and the second channel, and wherein the first interior surface and the second interior surface are non-parallel to one another wherein each of the at least one looseness adapters comprises a first resilient arm, having at least two inflection points, that engages with the first interior surface and a second resilient arm, having at least two inflection points, that engages with the second interior surface;
a carriage housing that is coupled to the first and second rail engagement structures, wherein the carriage housing extends between the first and second rail engagement structures; and
one or more drive assemblies that affect movement of the carriage assembly relative to the rail assembly.