US 12,145,477 B2
Slider for vehicle seat, slider device, vehicle seat assembly and motor vehicle
Pierre Beauquet, Caen (FR); and Bertrand Touzet, Pollhagen (DE)
Assigned to FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile, Nanterre (FR)
Filed by FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile, Nanterre (FR)
Filed on Jul. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/870,176.
Claims priority of application No. 2108038 (FR), filed on Jul. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0023433 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/06 (2006.01); B60N 2/07 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/067 (2013.01) [B60N 2/0705 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A slider for a vehicle seat comprising:
a first profile section and a second profile section, the first profile section being movable in translation along a longitudinal direction of the seat, relative to the second profile section, the second profile section being intended to be fixed, under a floor of a vehicle passenger compartment and
a slider actuator controlling the movement of the first profile section relative to the second profile section, the slider actuator comprising a motor intended to be arranged above the floor of the vehicle passenger compartment, and a reduction mechanism, the reduction mechanism comprising a belt intended to pass through a slot in the floor of the vehicle passenger compartment,
wherein the reduction mechanism comprises a first gearing engagement element driven to rotate by the motor, and at least a first pinion, driven to rotate by the first gearing engagement element, wherein the belt meshes with a third pinion intended to be located under the floor, the third pinion being capable of moving relative to a screw via a screw-nut connection between the third pinion and the screw, and wherein the first gearing engagement element is capable of rotating about a first axis, the first pinion is capable of rotating about a second axis, and the third pinion is capable of rotating about a third axis, the first axis being arranged between the second axis and the third axis.