Adjusting mechanism for the seat of an automotive vehicle

Claim 2

An adjusting mechanism for the sliding seat of an automotive vehicle and the like comprising: (a) two spacedly parallel carriers elongated in the direction of sliding seat movement; (b) a guide channel of U-shaped cross section mounted on each carrier; (1) said guide channel having a web portion and two flange portions upwardly directed from the web portion in the normal operating position of said mechanism; (c) an elongated slide adapted to be fastened to the underside of said seat and received in each of said guide channels for longitudinal movement; (d) a flange upwardly projecting from each carrier and backing one of the flange portions of the guide channel mounted thereon transversely to said direction against movement away from the slide received in the guide channel; (e) said carrier being a unitary body of cast metal integral with said flanges; and (f) a bearing of a material different from said cast metal and cast into said metal as an insert, and a pinion journaled in said bearing.

Claim 3

An adjusting mechanisn for the sliding seat of an automotive vehicle and the like comprising: (a) two spacedly parallel carriers elongated in the direction of sliding seat movement; (b) a guide channel of U-shaped cross section mounted on each carrier, (1) said guide channel having a web portion and two flange portions upwardly directed from the web portion in the normal operating position of said mechanism, (c) an elongated slide adapted to be fastened to the underside of said seat and received in each of said guide channels for longitudinal movement; (d) a flange upwardly projecting from each carrier and backing one of the flange portions of the guide channel mounted thereon transversely to said direction against movement away from the slide received in the guide channel; (e) said carrier being a unitary body of cast metal integral with said flanges; and (f) a drive arrangement including a housing integrally cast as a unitary body with said carrier.

Claim 4

An adjusting mechanisn for the sliding seat of an automotive vehicle and the like comprising: (a) two spacedly parallel carriers elongated in the direction of sliding seat movement; (b) a guide channel of U-shaped cross section mounted on each carrier, (1) said guide channel having a web portion and two flange portions upwardly directed from the web portion in the normal operating position of said mechanism, (c) an elongated slide adapted to be fastened to the underside of said seat and received in each of said guide channels for longitudinal movement; (d) a flange upwardly projecting from each carrier and backing one of the flange portions of the guide channel mounted thereon transversely to said direction against movement away from the slide received in the guide channel; (e) said carrier being a unitary body of cast metal integral with said flanges; and (f) a drive arrangement including a housing integrally cast as a unitary body with said carrier.

Claim 5

An adjusting mechanism for the sliding seat of an automotive vehicle and the like comprising: (a) two spacedly parallel carriers elongated in the direction of sliding seat movement; (b) a guide channel of U-shaped cross section mounted on each carrier, (1) said guide channel having a web portion and two flange portions upwardly directed from the web portion in the normal operating position of said mechanism; (c) an elongated slide adapted to be fastened to the underside of said seat and received in each of said guide channels for longitudinal movement; (d) a flange upwardly projecting from each carrier and backing one of the flange portions of the guide channel mounted thereon transversely to said direction against movement away from the slide received in the guide channel; and (e) said seat shifting guide arrangement including an upper part connected with a rack assembly, said assembly including a row of teeth of a wear resistant material and a bracket securing said row to said upper part, said bracket including at least one member of a material different from said wear resistant material.

Claim 6

An adjusting mechanism for the sliding seat of an automotive vehicle and the like comprising: (a) two spacedly parallel carriers elongated in the direction of sliding seat movement; (b) a guide channel of U-shaped cross section mounted on each carrier, (1) said guide channel having a web portion and two flange portions upwardly directed from the web portion in the normal operating position of said mechanism; (c) an elongated slide adapted to be fastened to the underside of said seat and received in each of said guide channels for longitudinal movement; (d) a flange upwardly projecting from each carrier and backing one of the flange portions of the guide channel mounted thereon transversely to said direction against movement away from the slide received in the guide channel; and (e) said seat shifting guide arrangement including an upper part connected with a rack assembly, said assembly including a row of teeth of a wear resistant material and a bracket securing said row to said upper part, said bracket including at least one member of a material different from said wear resistant material.

Claim 7

A mechanism as set forth in claim 3, further including interengaged projections and openings on said bracket and on said upper part and fastening said bracket to said upper part.

Claim 8

In an adjusting mechanism for a seat of an automotive vehicle and the like in which the seat rests on carriers elongated in the direction of seat shifting movement, and a seat shifting guide arrangement is interposed between the seat and the carriers, the improvement which comprises: (a) two groups of lugs respectively unitary with said carriers being arranged on respective side portions of said carriers, (1) the lugs on one side portion being longitudinally offset from the lugs on the other side portion, (2) said lugs being partly separated from the remainder of the carrier and extending upward from said remainder for laterally backing the seat shifting guide arrangement.

Claim 9

In an adjusting mechanism for a seat of an automotive vehicle and the like in which the seat rests on carriers elongated in the direction of seat shifting movement, and a seat shifting guide arrangement is interposed between the seat and the carriers, the improvement which comprises: (a) two groups of lugs respectively unitary with said carriers being arranged on respective side portions of said carriers, (1) the lugs on one side portion being longitudinally offset from the lugs on the other side portion, (2) said lugs being partly separated from the remainder of the carrier and extending upward from said remainder for laterally backing the seat shifting guide arrangement.

Claim 10

In a mechanism as set forth in claim 5 wherein said carriers are provided with longitudinally terminal abutment means for preventing shifting of said seat shifting guide arrangement relative to said carriers.