Patent ID: 7188904
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A powered seat assembly for reducing end-play of an associated lead screw interconnecting a pivotally secured seat back to a motor gear box, a motor actuating the lead screw through an input to the motor gear box and in order to pivotally readjust the seat back, said assembly comprising: a base plate, the seat back pivotally securing to a forward location of said base plate, the motor gear box securing to a rearward location of said base plate; a bracket secured to an intermediate location of said base plate, a slot defined in an extending portion of said bracket defining a passage therethrough for the lead screw; and a spacer bushing supported upon the lead screw and adhering against a face of said bracket opposite the pivotally secured seat back, said spacer bushing absorbing tensile loading forces applied axially along the lead screw and in a direction towards the seat back in order to prevent movement of the lead screw in and out of the motor gear box.