William M Brewer

US Patent:

8146991, Apr 3, 2012

Filed:

Mar 26, 2007

Appl. No.:

12/302727

Inventors:

Kannan S. Stanz - Canton MI, US
Eugen F. Craciun - Ann Arbor MI, US
Ganesh T. Ramaseshadri - Ypsilanti MI, US
William S. Brewer - Plymouth MI, US

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology Company - Holland MI

International Classification:

A47C 1/00
F16H 27/02

US Classification:

29734417, 29734413, 74 8936, 74 8934, 74411

Abstract:

A transmission device for a vehicle component adjuster, such as a seat adjuster, may include a drive screw, a drive member and a load transfer member. The drive member engages the drive screw and has a first end with an outer periphery and an end surface. The load transfer member has a first portion disposed at least partially around the periphery of the drive member and a second portion configured to be positioned between the end surface and a support structure supporting the seat adjuster relative to a track arrangement or system. The load transfer member is configured to transfer an axial load applied to the drive member to the support structure.

US Patent:

20080023613, Jan 31, 2008

Filed:

Aug 1, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/882367

Inventors:

William Brewer - Canton MI, US
Vasile Bozintan - Farmington Hills MI, US
Ganesh Ramaseshadri - Ypsilanti MI, US
David Kazyak - Brighton MI, US

International Classification:

B60N 2/06
F16M 13/00

US Classification:

248429000, 296065010

Abstract:

A track system for coupling a seat having a seat cushion within a vehicle includes a first track arrangement, a second track arrangement, a motor, and a gear box. The first track arrangement is configured to be coupled to the seat cushion and the vehicle. The second track arrangement is configured to be coupled to the seat cushion and the vehicle so that the second track arrangement is parallel to and spaced apart from the first track arrangement. The motor is coupled to the first track arrangement and the second track arrangement and comprises a first output that includes an axis of rotation generally parallel to the first track arrangement. The gear box is operably coupled to the first output of the motor, the first track arrangement, and the second track arrangement. The first track arrangement and the second track arrangement are configured to adjust the position of the seat cushion within the vehicle when the motor is operated. Each of the motor and the gear box are located closer to the first track arrangement than to the second track arrangement.

US Patent:

20120049597, Mar 1, 2012

Filed:

Jun 19, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/997657

Inventors:

William S. Brewer - Plymouth MI, US
Ronald R. Siegrist - Grass Lake MI, US

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology Company - Holland MI

International Classification:

B60N 2/10
B60N 2/04

US Classification:

297313, 297311

Abstract:

An adjuster mechanism () includes a tilt bracket (), a sector (), and a motor and transmission assembly () and has minimal mass. The adjuster mechanism () is useful hi providing adjustability to a vehicle seat () for adjusting the front portion of a seat base cushion () between a plurality of positions.

US Patent:

20130161992, Jun 27, 2013

Filed:

Feb 18, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/579851

Inventors:

Ornela Zekavica - Novi MI, US
Phillip W. Wilson - Wixom MI, US
Anthony M. Kestian - Highland MI, US
Elizabeth A. Allen - Ypsilanti MI, US
Mark S. Williamson - Canton MI, US
Joseph F. Prosniewski - Brownstown Twp. MI, US
Catherine M. Amodeo - Livonia MI, US
Miodrag Mitch Petrovich - Ann Arbor MI, US
Ronald G. Bedro - Plymouth MI, US
Edward J. Lamont - Livonia MI, US
Michael J. Leighton - LaSalle, CA
William Shawn Brewer - Plymouth MI, US
David J. Hayes - West Bloomfield MI, US
Robert J. Hicks - Canton MI, US
Andrew J. Erard - Ceresco MI, US
Michael G. Buss - Kalamazoo MI, US
Mark A. Harris - West Bloomfield MI, US
Alexander I. Balin - Ann Arbor MI, US
Alex Saveski - South Lyon MI, US
Eric B. Michalak - Northville MI, US
Daniel J. Sakkinen - Highland MI, US
Nicholas L. Petouhoff - South Lyon MI, US

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology Company - Holland MI

International Classification:

B60N 2/22
B60N 2/44

US Classification:

2973541, 2974521, 29592, 29428

Abstract:

A seat back structure includes a web extending about a central opening, and an inner flange extending about an inner perimeter of the web adjacent to the central opening. The seat back structure also includes an outer flange extending about an outer perimeter of the web. The inner flange, the outer flange and the web form a channel extending about the seat back structure, and the seat back structure is formed from a single piece of material.

US Patent:

20190366879, Dec 5, 2019

Filed:

Jan 5, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/475994

Inventors:

- Bruscheid, DE
William S. BREWER - Plymouth MI, US
Kurt SEIBOLD - Farmington Hills MI, US
Karl NOFFZ - Plymouth MI, US

International Classification:

B60N 2/08
B60N 2/12

Abstract:

A seat mounted on a slide slidable on a track. The track has comfort and entry zones. Pitch linkage mounts on the slide and supports a seat back. The linkage pivotally connects a seat back to the slide between recline and forward positions. A track latch fixes the slide to the track in a plurality of positions in the comfort zone. The entry zone is used to enter the vehicle. A forward stop blocks the slide from moving from the comfort to the entry zone. The forward stop moves between stop and release positions. The stop position blocks the slide from moving from the comfort to the entry zone. The release position does not block the slide from moving. A forward stop mechanism moves the forward stop into the stop position when the pitch linkage is in the recline position and the slide is in said comfort zone.