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Drive unit for a vehicle seat

US8783774B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

JOHNSON CONTROLS COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Michael Berres · Leverkusen, DE
Frank Groβbudde · Wuppertal, DE
Jürgen Stemmer · Remscheid, DE
Martin Stilleke · Recklinghausen, DE
Andreas Rabbach · Solingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 20, 2010
Grant date	Jul 22, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 15, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/188
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drive unit (5) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, has a motor (51), a gear unit which is provided on the drive output side of the motor (51) which has at least a drive output wheel which is rotatably supported about a core axis (K). The drive output wheel is provided with a core (59) which is rotatable about the core axis (K). The core (59) has a shaft receptacle (60) for a drive shaft (7) with a shaft axis (W) as central axis. The core axis (K) and the shaft axis (W) are offset in parallel by an eccentricity.

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