Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Intier Automotive Inc

Rami Z Sayed

Kuo-Huey Chen

Bruce L Stone

Anand V Iyer

Kamilo Susman

Brenton John Sirowatka

Srujan Nelakuditi

Michael S Demianenko

George W Wade, Iii

Ricco Bates

Dino Nardicchio

Oumta G Youkhana

An arm rest for a seat having a seatback and a seat bottom includes a housing rotatable relative to the seatback and a motor disposed within the housing and configured to maintain a position of the housing relative to the seat bottom during movement of the seatback relative to the seat bottom.

Power arm rest for vehicle

A shape memory alloy (SMA) wire assembly includes a first crimp, a second crimp, a metallic bridge, a first SMA wire, and a second SMA wire. The metallic bridge includes a first wire end and a second wire end opposite the first wire end. The first SMA wire is configured in a linear orientation and includes a first mounting end and a first bridge end opposite the first mounting end. The first bridge end is fixedly coupled to the first wire end of the metallic bridge via the first crimp. The second SMA wire is configured in the linear orientation and includes a second mounting end and a second bridge end opposite the second mounting end. The second bridge end is fixedly coupled to the second wire end of the metallic bridge via the second crimp.

Dual linear shape memory alloy wire for actuator

Radiant heating systems for warming an occupant of an enclosed space. The system includes a component with a surface that faces the occupant. The surface defines an A-surface quality meaning the surface is visible and is designed with styling objectives to have an aesthetic appearance. Conductive strands are exposed at the surface and a power supply supplies electric power to the conductive strands. A controller controls the electric power supplied to the conductive strands.

Class a surface radiant heating system

A vehicle seat wiring harness system includes a vehicle seat having a wiring bundle connected to at least an electrical motor energized to displace the vehicle seat and a first fixed point. A wire harness chain is positioned between the first fixed point and a second fixed point connected to a vehicle floor member. The wire harness chain includes multiple links individually including a first connecting wall oppositely positioned with respect to a second connecting wall. A longitudinal cavity is defined between the first connecting wall and the second connecting wall of successive ones of the multiple links. Multiple wires are loosely routed through the longitudinal cavity of the wire harness chain and connected to the wiring bundle.

Vehicle seat complete wire harness with optimized harness routing

A seat located in a cabin of a motor vehicle includes a seat back and a layer of radiant material embedded in the seat back. The radiant material directs heat to one or more occupants residing in a rear region of the cabin in the motor vehicle.

Seat back with radiant heating

A seat of a vehicle is mounted to a first rotatable plate that is mounted to a floor of the vehicle within a passenger compartment of the vehicle. An airbag module: includes an airbag and a deployment device that deploys the airbag; and is mounted to a second rotatable plate mounted to a roof of the vehicle above the seat. An electric motor is configured to rotate the second rotatable plate. A restraint control module is configured to, based on a rotational position of the first rotatable plate, apply power to the electric motor and rotate the second rotatable plate.

Systems and methods for rotating a roof mounted airbag based on seat rotation

A head restraint assembly is presented herein. The assembly includes a head restraint pad, post, nonconductive collar, and electronic male component. The post is connected to and configured for supporting the head restraint pad. The nonconductive collar is configured to connect to the post, the collar including at least one region of conductive material. The electronic male component is configured to be wired to the region of conductive material of the collar via the post.

Head restraint assembly with an integrated display

A recliner cover assembly for enclosing a recliner mechanism of an automotive seat wherein the recliner mechanism includes an upper arm pivotally coupled to a lower arm. The recliner cover assembly comprises a housing defined by facing first and second molded members forming a cavity therebetween for encasing at least a portion of the recliner mechanism and a separate shingle cover slidably coupled between the first and second molded members wherein the shingle cover is coupled to the upper arm of the recliner mechanism for movement concomitantly therewith to continuously cover the recliner mechanism encased with the housing.

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Farmington Hills, MI, United States of America

Rami Z Sayed