Magna International. has been granted a patent for a long rail assembly designed for vehicles. This assembly features a lower channel, an inverted U-shaped upper channel, a gearbox, a rack, a pinion, a drive shaft, and a motor, enabling the upper channel to move along the lower channel. GlobalData’s report on Magna International gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Long rail assembly for vehicle with motorized movement
The patent US12071044B2 describes a long rail assembly designed for use in vehicles, featuring a lower channel that extends longitudinally along the vehicle's floor. This lower channel is characterized by opposing sidewalls, a bottom wall, and a top wall with an elongated opening. An inverted U-shaped upper channel is slidably coupled to the lower channel, which houses a gearbox fixedly secured to its top wall. The assembly includes a rack fixedly attached to the lower channel's top wall, equipped with gear teeth oriented towards the bottom wall. A pinion engages with these gear teeth, and a drive shaft connects the gearbox to the pinion, while a motor powers the gearbox to facilitate the movement of the upper channel along the lower channel.
Further claims detail the components of the gearbox, which includes a housing, a worm wheel, and a worm gear, all housed within the gearbox. The drive shaft connects the worm wheel to the pinion, and a flexible drive shaft links the motor to the gearbox. The design allows for the rotational output from the motor to translate into the movement of the pinion along the rack, enabling the sliding motion of the upper channel. The patent also outlines variations of the assembly, including configurations with multiple gears and additional housing features, ensuring a robust mechanism for the upper channel's operation within the vehicle.
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