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| 20090218843 | LONGITUDINAL ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A longitudinal seat adjustment apparatus for a vehicle seat includes a first support member that is attachable to a vehicle, and a second support member that is moveable with respect to the first support member and configured to support the seat such that the seat is movable with the second support member. One of the support members has first and second lock portions that face each other, and the other support member has a third lock portion that is configured to be located between the first and second lock portions. The apparatus further includes a locking member that is movable generally vertically with respect to the support members between a locked position and an unlocked position for locking and unlocking the second support member with respect to the first support member. When the locking member is in the locked position, the locking member extends into the first, second and third lock portions. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090289485 | Longitudinal adjustment apparatus for a vehicle seat - A longitudinal seat adjustment apparatus for a vehicle seat includes a first seat support member that is attachable to a vehicle. A second seat support member that is movable with respect to the first seat support member and configured to support the seat such that the seat is movable with the second seat support member is also provided. A locking member that is movable generally vertically with respect to the first and second seat support members between a locked position and an unlocked position for locking and unlocking the second seat support member with respect to the first seat support member is additionally provided. The locking member is a substantially planar two-part locking member and includes a first part generally horizontally movable with respect to a second part. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100327139 | Positively Engaged Locking System for a Vehicle Seat - A vehicle seat track assembly includes a first track having first and second spaced apart walls. Each of the first and second walls include a plurality of openings formed therein. A second track is slidably mounted relative to the first track. The vehicle seat track assembly further has a locking mechanism including a first pin carried by the second track and slidably movable between an engaged position such that the first pin extends through one of the plurality of openings formed in the first wall of the first track and a disengaged position such that the first pin is retracted from the plurality of openings formed in the first wall of the first track. A second pin is carried by the second track and is slidably movable between an engaged position such that the second pin extends through one of the plurality of openings formed in the second wall of the first track and a disengaged position such that the second pin is retracted from the plurality of openings formed in the second wall of the first track. The first and second pins are movable in directions different from one another when moving into their respective engaged positions. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110169294 | VEHICLE SEAT EASY ENTRY ASSEMBLY WITH POSITION MEMORY - An adjustable memory track assembly for a vehicle seat has a lower rail adapted to be secured relative to a vehicle frame, and an upper rail adapted to support the seat for fore/aft sliding movement relative to the lower rail. The adjustable memory track assembly also has a track lock assembly operable via a first actuator between a locked, engaged state wherein relative movement between the lower and upper rails is resisted, and an unlocked, disengaged state wherein the seat can be slid to and then locked in a user-selected position. A memory module is operable via a second actuator to record the user-selected position. The second actuator is also operatively connected to disengage the track lock assembly to allow forward movement of the seat from the user-selected location to a forward location, and thereafter allow rearward movement of the seat back to, but not past, the user-selected location. The adjustable memory track assembly is characterized in that the memory module is provided with a blocking element to prevent rearward movement of the seat past the user-selected position independent of the locking state of the track lock assembly. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110193389 | Adjustable Seat Track Having Improved Track Engagement Structure - A seat adjustment apparatus comprises a first rail ( | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110198906 | Internal Full Memory Module for Seat Tracks - An adjustable memory track assembly for a vehicle seat has a lower rail ( | 08-18-2011 |
| 20120074287 | Adjustable Seat Track Having Track Engagement Structure - A seat adjustment apparatus includes a first rail and a second rail each having a plurality of openings that extend along a longitudinal axis, the openings being defined by spaced-apart locking surfaces. A locking mechanism having first and second locking portions is configured to engage the first and second rails. The first and second locking portions are selectively rotatable between a released position and a locked position. In the locked position, the first and second locking portions are configured for relative axial movement along the longitudinal axis such that the interaction of the locking mechanism with portions of the first and second rails attenuates longitudinal freeplay therebetween. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20130193730 | Seat Track Mechanism - A seat track assembly includes first and second tracks. The second track includes a detent. A roller engages the first and second tracks for facilitating movement of the first track relative to the second track. Movement of the first track relative to the second track at a predetermined position causes the roller to engage with the detent such that the detent resists rotation of the roller, thereby temporarily retaining the first track relative to the second track at the predetermined position. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140291473 | SEAT TRACK END CAP AND TRAVEL STOP SEAT POSITION SENSOR - An end cap for a seat track assembled between a vehicle seat and a floor of a vehicle. The seat track includes an upper track attached to the vehicle seat and a lower track attached to the floor that receives the upper track in a sliding relationship. A seat position sensor attached to the upper track senses the position of the lower seat track. The end cap has a plurality of longitudinally extending walls that are assembled over the lower track. One of the longitudinally extending walls is attached to a recessed portion of the lower track with an external surface that is contiguous with the outer surface of one wall of the lower track. | 10-02-2014 |
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| 20080210021 | Method and System for Making Available an Improved Phase Signal of a Phase Sensor on a Camshaft of an Internal Combustion Engine - A method and system for making available an improved phase signal of a phase sensor on a camshaft of an internal combustion engine immediately after switching on the phase sensor and/or the internal combustion engine are provided. In this context, the phase sensor scans the angle marks of a signal-generating wheel that is connected to the camshaft in a torsionally fixed manner. In addition, a crankshaft sensor scans the angle marks of a signal-generating wheel that is connected to the crankshaft in a torsionally fixed manner. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20100134123 | SENSOR SYSTEM HAVING A MAGNETOELASTIC DEFORMATION ELEMENT - A sensor system is provided having an at least partially magnetoelastic deformation element for measuring pressures, caused by a fluid, that are able to be applied to the magnetoelastic deformation element, having a magnetic circuit formed via a magnetic flux feedback and having a sensor unit and an evaluation unit. The sensor unit is positioned at the deformation element and the evaluation unit having an evaluation coil is structurally separated from, yet inductively coupled to the sensor unit. The sensor unit has a sensor coil positioned on the deformation element and the evaluation unit has the evaluation coil that is inductively coupled to the sensor coil, the sensor coil forms a resonant circuit, using its own parasitic capacitance or using an additional capacitance, which is able to be energized by the evaluation coil in free resonance with strong or weak inductive coupling by a magnetic circuit enclosing the two coils. Alternatively, the sensor unit and the evaluation unit may be coupled via a magnetic circuit having a flux feedback, and the evaluation coil may be wound around the fixed or mountable flux feedback, a permeability change effected by the application of pressure to the deformation element, and thus a change in the inductance of the evaluation coil being able to be determined. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20150211890 | Sensor Arrangement for Detecting Angles of Rotation on a Rotated Component - A sensor arrangement for detecting angles of rotation on a rotated component, comprising a measurement value transmitter having at least one permanent magnet with magnetic north and south pole regions and which is arranged at a specified first radial distance to the rotational axis of the rotated component, and comprising a measurement value sensor, which comprises at least one sensor element for detecting at least one magnetic variable, said sensor element being arranged at a specified second radial distance to the rotational axis of the rotated component. A movement of the rotated component causes a change of the at least one magnetic variable, which can be evaluated in order to ascertain the rotational angle. The permanent magnet is polarized in a circumferential direction along a circular arc about the rotational axis or tangentially thereto, and a magnetic vector is generated on a detection plane perpendicular to the magnet surface. | 07-30-2015 |
| 20150323346 | Magnetic Measuring Arrangement and Corresponding Sensor Arrangement for Detecting Motion of a Moving Component - Movement of an object causes a change in at least one magnetic variable. A magnetic measuring arrangement configured to detect motion of the object includes at least one permanent magnet and at least one sensor element configured to detect the magnetic variable. The permanent magnet and sensor element are configured and arranged at a distance from each other so as to be relatively movable. The change in the magnetic variable detected by the sensor element can be evaluated to determine at least one of an angle of rotation and a position of the object. A sensor arrangement includes such a magnetic measuring arrangement and at least one shield element formed from a magnetically conductive material and configured and arranged such that the shield element encloses at least one of the permanent magnet and the sensor element, at least in part. | 11-12-2015 |
