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Attachment assembly and drive unit having same

US9523231B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims

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Assignee

STRATTEC POWER ACCESS LLC · US

Inventors

Michael Antonio Ciavaglia · Dearborn, US
John R. Rice · Decatur, US
Joseph M. Johnson · Huntington Woods, US
Lloyd Walker Rogers, Jr. · Shelby, US
Howard W. Kuhlman · Troy, US
Brian Orr · Chesterfield Township, US
Eric R. Hansen · Shawnee, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 31, 2010
Grant date	Dec 20, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 1, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE05Y2900/546
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A drive unit comprising a guide channel that has a first pulley at one end that rotates about a fixed pulley axis. The drive unit also includes a flexible drive member having a plurality of spaced windows, an attachment assembly moveably attached to the guide channel, and an adjustable pulley assembly coupled to the guide channel that has a second pulley that rotates around a moveable pulley axis that can be adjusted to change the distance between the fixed pulley axis and the moveable pulley axis to take up slack in the flexible drive member.

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