International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Us, Inc.

Samuel D Wagoner

Erik C Wilson

Patrick E Temple

Eric DeView

Larry J Castleman

Kwan W Lee

David Lawrence Maher

Kurt A Ringger

Jeff A Baehl

David M Gerst

Lisa C Troutman

Harlan H Hart

Zachary B Beard

Jenny Lynn Cargiuolo

Jeffrey A Baehl

Mark Cappai

Matthew C Cole

SanJeev Vij

John Swenson

Derek N Desjardins

Steven D Brown

A wiper seal assembly for sealing a ball screw actuator includes a seal element. An inside circumferential surface comprises a first helically shaped extension having a first pitch and is configured to be disposed within a roller ball screw thread. At least one wiping bead being a second helically shaped extension having a second pitch extending towards a longitudinal axis is disposed at least partially over the first helically shaped extension. The at least one wiping bead is configured to make contact with the roller ball screw thread. A cylindrical ring is in contact with and at least partially disposed about the seal element. The seal element is at least partially bonded to the cylindrical ring. The seal element has a first coefficient of thermal expansion and the cylindrical ring has a different second coefficient of thermal expansion.

Wiper seal for a ball screw actuator

A seal assembly includes a pair of opposing seal lips, a bearing contacting both seal lips, a wall structure placed between and in contact with both seal lips, and a housing enclosing the pair of seal lips and the bearing that is configured to axially slide the seal lips, wall structure and bearing as the housing axially slides.

Axially sliding seal

A combination seal assembly includes: at least one can structure; a primary seal built onto the at least one can structure and having at least one seal lip; and a scraper seal built onto the at least one can structure and having at least one scraper lip. The at least one can structure supports the primary seal and the scraper seal and allows simultaneous installation of the at least one can structure, the primary seal, and the scraper seal into a hardware space.

Canned seal assembly

A method of attaching a seat cushion to a seat frame includes the steps of providing a spring latch having a spring portion and a brace portion, engaging a spring leg of the spring portion with the seat frame, attaching a cushion engaging leg of the brace portion to the seat cushion, and receiving a brace leg of the brace portion into a lock formation on a locking leg of the spring portion.

Spring latch and method for attaching a seat cushion to a seat frame

A method and an attachment clamp for attaching a seat belt to a seat frame of a bus seat are provided. The attachment clamp includes at least one upper arm having at least one slot disposed through the at least one upper arm. The attachment clamp includes at least one lower arm that is received within the at least one slot of the at least one upper arm. A receiving channel is defined by the at least one upper arm and the at least one lower arm. The receiving channel is configured to receive the seat frame. The upper arm and the lower arm are pivotable with respect to each other and are fastenable to each other.

Seat belt attachment clamp and method

Crescent couch and bunk of a truck vehicle

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Woodburn, IN, United States of America

Samuel D Wagoner