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US 10,093,200 B2Granted
Reconfigurable seating assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorAlan George Dry
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Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly includes a lower leg support, a seat, and a seatback. A seat rotational member rotatably couples the lower leg support to the seat. A seatback rotational member rotatably couples the seat to the seatback.
Claims20
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a lower leg support;
- a seat;
- a seatback;
- a headrest;
- a seat rotational member that rotatably couples the lower leg support to the seat;
- a seatback rotational member that rotatably couples the seat to the seatback;
- a headrest rotational member that rotatably couples the seatback to the headrest;
- a front latch coupled to a carrier plate, wherein the front latch is positioned between the carrier plate and the seat, and wherein the front latch releasably engages the seat;
- an anchor member coupling the seatback rotational member to the carrier plate;
- an elevating platform positioned below the carrier plate;
- and
- a lift mechanism positioned between the carrier plate and the elevating platform, wherein the lift mechanism is coupled to both the carrier plate and the elevating platform, and wherein the lift mechanism is configured to manipulate the seat by performing at least one of raising, lowering, and tilting the seat.
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A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a lower leg support;
- a seat;
- a seatback;
- a seat rotational member that rotatably couples the lower leg support to the seat;
- a seatback rotational member that rotatably couples the seat to the seatback;
- and
- a front latch coupled to a carrier plate, wherein the front latch is positioned between the carrier plate and the seat, and wherein the front latch releasably engages the seat.
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A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a lower leg support;
- a seat;
- a seatback;
- a seat rotational member that rotatably couples the lower leg support to the seat;
- and
- a seatback rotational member that rotatably couples the seat to the seatback.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.