# US 10,479,231 B2 · Vehicle seating arrangement > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,479,231 B2 - Document ID: US10479231B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/407,612 - Filed: 2019-05-09 - Published: 2019-08-29 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2018-01-15 - Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Inventors: Alan George Dry; Johnathan Andrew Line; Brian Robert Spahn; Benjamin Yilma; S. M. Akbar Berry; Kevin Wayne Preuss; Marcos Silva Kondrad; Daniel Ferretti - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10479231B2 ## CPC - B60N 2/0735: {Position and orientation of the slide as a whole} - B60N 2/01: Arrangement of seats relative to one another - B60N 2/0244: {with logic circuits} - B60N 2/14: rotatable, e.g. to permit easy access (B60N2/10 {, B60N2/2869} take precedence) - B60N 2/34: into a bed - B60N 2/77: {Height adjustment} - B60N 2/773: {Longitudinal adjustment} - B60N 2/777: {Transversal adjustment} - B60N 3/008: {of beds} - B60N 2/002: {Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon (detection means responsive to presence or absence of children B60N2/266)} - B60N 2002/0204: {characterised by the seat or seat part turning about or moving along a non-standard, particular axis, i.e. an axis different from the axis characterising the conventional movement} - B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A vehicle seating arrangement includes a rail system that has a plurality of lateral and longitudinal rails. The vehicle seating arrangement also includes at least one seating assembly coupled to the rail system. The seating assembly includes one or more armrests coupled to a seat-base. The armrests are configured for articulation in a vertical direction relative to the seat-base. The armrests enable the seating assembly to transition between captains' chair, loveseat, and bed configurations. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle seating arrangement, comprising: a seating assembly, wherein the seating assembly comprises: one or more armrests, wherein the one or more armrests are configured for articulation in a vertical direction, and wherein the one or more armrests enable the seating assembly to transition between a plurality of configurations. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle seating arrangement of claim 1, wherein the one or more armrests each comprises: a support member; and a bolster. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The vehicle seating arrangement of claim 2, wherein the support member is directly coupled to a seat-base of the seating assembly. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The vehicle seating arrangement of claim 2, wherein the bolster is coupled to an end of the support member. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The vehicle seating arrangement of claim 2, wherein the bolster is movable relative to the support member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The vehicle seating arrangement of claim 5, wherein the bolster is pivotable relative to the support member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The vehicle seating arrangement of claim 6, wherein the bolster is pivotable between at least a vertical position and a horizontal position. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The vehicle seating arrangement of claim 5, wherein the bolster is slidable relative to the support member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The vehicle seating arrangement of claim 8, wherein the bolster is slidable between at least a forward position and a rearward position. ### Claim 10 A vehicle seating arrangement, comprising: a seating assembly, wherein the seating assembly comprises: a seat-base; and one or more armrests coupled to the seat-base, wherein the one or more armrests articulate in a vertical direction relative to the seat-base, and wherein the one or more armrests are movable between raised and lowered positions. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The vehicle seating arrangement of claim 10, wherein the one or more armrests each comprises: a support member; and a bolster. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The vehicle seating arrangement of claim 11, wherein the support member is directly coupled to the seat-base of the seating assembly. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The vehicle seating arrangement of claim 11, wherein the bolster is coupled to an end of the support member. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The vehicle seating arrangement of claim 11, wherein the bolster is movable relative to the support member. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The vehicle seating arrangement of claim 14, wherein the bolster is pivotable relative to the support member. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The vehicle seating arrangement of claim 15, wherein the bolster is pivotable between at least a vertical position and a horizontal position. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The vehicle seating arrangement of claim 14, wherein the bolster is slidable relative to the support member. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The vehicle seating arrangement of claim 17, wherein the bolster is slidable between at least a forward position and a rearward position. ### Claim 19 A vehicle seating arrangement, comprising: a seating assembly, wherein the seating assembly comprises: a seat-base; and one or more armrests coupled to the seat-base, wherein the one or more armrests each comprise: a support member directly coupled to the seat-base, wherein the support member is movable in a vertical direction relative to the seat-base such that the armrest is operable between a raised position and a lowered position; and a bolster, wherein the bolster is movably coupled to an end of the support member, and wherein the movable coupling of the bolster to the end of the support member enables the bolster to be pivotable and slidable relative to the support member. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The vehicle seating arrangement of claim 19, wherein the bolster is pivotable between at least a vertical position and a horizontal position, and wherein the bolster is slidable between at least a forward position and a rearward position.