Patent ID: 6334651
Filing Date: 2002-01-01
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A lumbar support system comprising:a flexible support element having a first directional adjustment and a second directional adjustment; a control device for said support element selectively positionable in a first and second direction, including a Bowden cable mechanism; and an actuator for selectively adjusting said flexible support element via said control device, said actuator including: a one-way clutch operably coupled to said control device to move in a first rotary direction; said Bowden cable mechanism having a drive end operably coupled to said one-way clutch and a driven end operably coupled to said flexible support element such that said control device adjusts said first directional adjustment of said flexible support element when driven in said first direction; and at least one locking element operably coupled to said control device to lock an actuator torque load when moved in the opposite rotary direction to said first rotary direction.