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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Marcos Silva Kondrad, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Kevin VanNieulande, Fraser, MI (US);
Patrick Maloney, Livonia, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A translation assembly for a vehicle includes a rail assembly that defines a first channel, a second channel, and a central member that extends between the first and second channels. A carriage assembly couples to the rail assembly. The carriage assembly is movable relative to the rail assembly. The carriage assembly includes a first rail engagement structure that extends into the rail assembly and is received within the first channel; a second rail engagement structure that extends into the rail assembly and is received within the second channel; and a carriage housing that is coupled to the first and second rail engagement structures. The carriage housing extends between the first and second rail engagement structures. The carriages assembly also includes one or more drive assemblies that engage with a top surface of the central member of the rail assembly.