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US 11,279,300 B1Granted
Vehicle seating assembly with panel assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJohnathan Andrew Line, Anna Hendrickson, Jason Matthew Koberstein, Keith Allen Godin, Sean Bayle West
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Abstract
A seating assembly includes a seat base operably coupled with a seatback. A panel assembly includes a first panel coupled with the seatback and a second panel hingedly coupled with the first panel. The second panel includes a connector assembly having a housing and a support slidably coupled with the housing. The second panel is movable between a first position and a second position. The second panel is vertically aligned with the first panel in the first position and is substantially coplanar with the first panel in the second position.
Claims15
A seating assembly comprising:
- a seat base operably coupled with a seatback;
- a panel assembly including a first panel coupled with the seatback and a second panel hingedly coupled with the first panel, the second panel including a connector assembly having a housing and a support slidably coupled with the housing, wherein the second panel is movable between a first position and a second position, and further wherein the second panel is vertically aligned with the first panel in the first position and is substantially coplanar with the first panel in the second position;
- an anchor member positioned on the first panel and having a coupling end extending from the first panel;
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- a receiving member positioned on the second panel and defining a receiving well, wherein the coupling end of the anchor member is received by the receiving well to retain the second panel in the first position.
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A seating system comprising:
- a first seating assembly having a first seat base operably coupled with a first seatback;
- a second seating assembly having a second seat base operably coupled with a second seatback, wherein the first seating assembly is positioned forward of the second seating assembly;
- a first panel positioned on the second seatback;
- a second panel hingedly coupled with the first panel and movable between first and second positions, wherein the second panel is substantially coplanar with the first panel when the second panel is in the second position and is configured to be selectively engaged with the first seatback in the second position;
- a connector assembly having a support slidably coupled with a housing, wherein the housing is coupled with the second panel;
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- a connection member positioned on the first seatback, wherein the first seating assembly is movable between an upright position and a pitched position, and further wherein the connector assembly is configured to be selectively engaged with the connection member when the first seating assembly is in the pitched position.
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A seating system comprising:
- a first seating assembly seat base operably coupled with a first seatback;
- a second seating assembly having a second seat base operably coupled to a second seatback, wherein the first seating assembly is positioned forward of the second seating assembly;
- a first positioned on the second seatback;
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- a second panel hingedly coupled with the first panel and movable between first and second positions, wherein the second panel is substantially coplanar with the first panel when the second and is in the second position and is configured to be selectively engaged with the first seatback in the second position, wherein the second seating assembly includes a headrest, the headrest configured to at least partially support the second panel in the second position.
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A seating system comprising:
- a first seating assembly having a first seat base operably coupled with a first seatback;
- a panel assembly having a first panel and a second panel, the second panel hingedly coupled with the first panel and movable between first and second positions, wherein the second panel is substantially coplanar with the first panel when the second panel is in the second position;
- a connection member positioned proximate the panel assembly;
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- a connector assembly positioned on the second panel, the connector assembly including a support configured to be selectively engaged with the connection member, wherein the connector assembly further includes a housing coupled with the second panel and the support is movable between a stowed position and an extended position, and further wherein the support is received by the housing in the stowed position, and herein first panel is coupled with a cargo floor positioned rearward seating assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.