POTENTIOMETER SHAFT FOR A SEAT MOTOR ASSEMBLY

摘要

A shaft for supporting a sensor in a motor assembly for a vehicle seat adjuster includes a flexible body having a first connector portion at one end and a second connector portion at an opposite end. The first connector portion is for connection to a sensor and the second connector portion is for connection to a motor drive shaft. The drive shaft (14) is used to move a seat member from a first position to a second position where the sensor determines the number of rotations of the drive shaft during seat member movement such that the seat member can be accurately moved between the first and second positions. The motor drive shaft (14) has a drive connector for receiving the second connector portion of the shaft. The second connector is flexible and self-aligning within the drive connector of the drive shaft during installation of the sensor support shaft onto the motor drive shaft (30). The drive connector has a rectangular shape and the second connector has a non-rectangular shape which facilitates assembly when the second connector is installed into the drive connector.