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US 10,368,648 B2Granted
Deployable footrest
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMarcus Hoggarth, Matthew Graeme Leck
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Abstract
A deployable footrest assembly for a seat is provided. The deployable footrest assembly comprises a footrest movable between a stowed position and a deployed position in which the footrest presents a first surface for an occupant of the seat to rest their feet upon, wherein the footrest is bendable about an upstanding structural support for the seat such that the footrest is bent about the structural support in the stowed position.
Claims18
A seat assembly comprising:
- a seat;
- and
- a deployable footrest assembly comprising:
- a footrest movable between a stowed position and a deployed position in which the footrest presents a first surface for feet of an occupant of the seat to rest upon,
- wherein the footrest is bendable about an upstanding structural support for the seat such that the footrest is bent about the structural support in the stowed position, wherein the footrest has a proximal end closest to the seat when in the deployed position and a distal end furthest from the seat when in the deployed position, and wherein the footrest configured to rotate between the stowed and deployed positions such that the proximal end of the footrest moves to a position lower than the distal end of the footrest when in the stowed position.
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A seat assembly comprising:
- a seat;
- and
- a deployable footrest assembly comprising:
- a footrest movable between a stowed position and a deployed position in which the footrest presents a first surface for feet of an occupant of the seat to rest upon, wherein the footrest is bendable about an upstanding structural support for the seat such that the footrest is bent about the structural support in the stowed position, and wherein the footrest is movable such that the first surface of the footrest faces the structural support when in the stowed position.
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A seat assembly comprising:
- a seat;
- and
- a deployable footrest assembly comprising:
- a footrest movable between a stowed position and a deployed position in which the footrest presents a first surface for feet of an occupant of the seat to rest upon, wherein the footrest is bendable about an upstanding structural support for the seat such that the footrest is bent about the structural support in the stowed position;
- a support mechanism connected to the footrest and attachable to a seat assembly comprising the seat and structural support, wherein the support mechanism comprises an arm, a first end of the arm being rotatably connectable to the seat assembly and a second end of the arm being rotatably connected to the footrest, and wherein the support mechanism comprises a first actuator configured to rotate the arm relative to the seat assembly and a second actuator configured to rotate the footrest relative to the arm;
- and
- a controller configured to selectively actuate the first actuator and the second actuator, wherein the controller is further configured to actuate the first and second actuators when moving the footrest between the stowed and deployed positions, and wherein the first and second actuators are actuated concurrently for at least a portion of their travel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.