Abstract: Apparatus for operation of a vehicle seat slider are disclosed. A disclosed apparatus includes a cable assembly having a first end and a second end. The first end of the cable assembly is configured to be operatively coupled to a slider mechanism of a vehicle seat. A release member is operatively coupled to the second end of the cable assembly so that the slider mechanism is urged toward a locked condition in the absence of a force being applied to the release member by a person.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 1, 2005
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2007
Assignee:
Brunswich Corporation
Inventors:
Michael Allen Ritter, Bobby Leo Woodward
Abstract: A motor control for exercise treadmill having an AC motor is disclosed which includes various features to enhance operation of the treadmill. These features include a motor control that can vary by shifting or staggering the phases of drive signals applied to the motor in order to reduce treadmill frame vibration. The features also include having the motor controller increase the slip of the motor to improve low speed operation of the motor and to increase the amperage of the drive signals when the motor is operating at a given speed in order to maintain that speed. In addition, a power factor control circuit can be used to increase the efficiency of the motor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 30, 2000
Date of Patent:
September 3, 2002
Assignee:
Brunswich Corporation
Inventors:
Emil S. Golen, Jr., Young-Chul Kim, Kenneth F. Lantz, Robert J. Sutkowski