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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank Mayoras, Belleville, MI (US);
Jeffrey A Branch, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Assignee:
Lear Automotive Dearborn, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L / ; B60N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
307 101 ; 248424 ; 297311 ; 361826 ;
Abstract
A wire harness for electrically connecting a vehicle seat generally comprises a plurality of wires encased in a continuous sheath. The sheath preferably has a serpentine or other shape of reduced length in its undeformed state. In this manner, when the vehicle seat is moved between a first position and a second position excess slack in the wire harness is taken up by the shape memory characteristic of the wire harness, thereby preventing damage to the wires.