Patent ID: 9079511
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle seat power track for an automobile vehicle seat in a vehicle comprising: a lower rail secured to a vehicle; an upper rail having an upper surface wherein, the upper rail supports the vehicle seat, and travels with support of the lower rail; a lead screw member coupled to the upper rail and disposed between the lower and upper rails and extending in the longitudinal direction of the rails; a transmission member including a mounting bracket coupled to the lead screw, and the transmission member being positioned between the rails and on a front end of the lower rail; a shunt that is integral with the mounting bracket; a motor coupled to the transmission member to move the transmission member along the lead screw and to adjust the lower and upper rails with respect to one another thereby adjusting the position of the vehicle seat; and a position sensor coupled to the top surface of the upper rail that senses to sense the shunt to generate a signal indicating a position of the vehicle seat, the position sensor positioned on a rear end of the upper rail.