IP Library Granted Patent US 6,997,499
Granted Patent B2
US 6,997,499 · App. 10/885,699 · Granted Feb 14, 2006

Feeder assembly of vehicle sliding seat

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Patent No.
US 6,997,499
App. No.
10/885,699
Granted
Feb 14, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A feeder assembly 1 of a sliding seat comprising a case 2 having a harness receiving section 6 , a movable portion 3 moving along the case, and a wiring harness 4 , bent in the harness receiving section, supported one end by the movable portion and other end by the case, wherein a slit 10 is formed in the case 2 for the insertion of the movable portion 3 , a foreign substance invasion space 53 is formed between the case 2 and a case bottom 11 , and the space is isolated from the harness receiving section by partition walls 14 and 15 . A foreign substance discharge hole 12 is disposed at the case bottom 11 . The movable portion comprises a harness pathway 21 to make each electric wire 4 a of the wiring harness 4 arrange flatly in parallel, and a harness holder 22 which bundles each electric wire in circular cross-section following the harness pathway. A clearance is disposed between the movable portion and the case so that the movable portion 3 positions with non-contact or almost non-contact of the case 3.

Claims (7)

1. A feeder assembly of a sliding seat comprising a case having a harness receiving section, a movable portion moving along the case, and a wiring harness, bent in the harness receiving section, supported one end by the movable portion and the other end by the case, characterized in that a slit is formed in the case for the insertion of the movable portion, a foreign substance invasion space is formed between the slit and a case bottom, and the foreign substance invasion space is isolated from the harness receiving section by partition walls.

2. The feeder assembly described in claim 1 , characterized in that the assembly further comprises a hole for discharging foreign substance disposed at the case bottom.

3. The feeder assembly described in claim 1 , characterized in that the partition wall comprises each upper and lower partition wall and a second slit is formed between the upper and lower partition wall for the insertion of the movable portion.

4. The feeder assembly described in claim 1 , characterized in that the movable portion comprises a harness pathway to make each electric wire of the wiring harness arrange flatly in parallel and a harness holder which bundles each electric wire in circular cross-section following the harness pathway.

5. The feeder assembly described in claim 1 , characterized in that a clearance is disposed between the movable portion and the case so that the movable portion positions without or almost without contact of the case.

6. The feeder assembly described in claim 1 , characterized in that the movable portion is connected to the sliding seat side, capable of moving freely in the slit to the perpendicular direction.

7. The feeder assembly described in claim 1 , characterized in that a claw stabbed into a filler of a vehicle floor for fixing is disposed at both sides of the case in the width direction.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2004
From: TSUBAKI, AKIRA; WAKAMATSU, HIROYUKI; WADA, HIROFUMI; MURAOKA, TADASHI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION; TOYOTA AUTO BODY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 015557/0446 →