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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Pascal Garrido, Gravehurst, CA;
Assignee:
Meritor Automotive Canada, Inc., Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
248419 ; 74 8914 ;
Abstract
A vehicle seat lift mechanism includes a motor assembly that is used to adjust the height position of the vehicle seat. The motor assembly includes a motor shaft that is maintained within a housing that includes a damper member that is deformed during the assembly process. The damper member eliminates axial play within the motor assembly. The motor shaft includes rounded contours on the ends of the shaft that interact with disk-like bearing plates to effectively eliminate friction during motor operation.