US 11,377,000 B2Granted

Support mechanism for seating assembly

AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC

InventorsJohnathan Andrew Line, Macit Aktas, Joseph Michael Kish, Spencer Robert Hoernke, Jason Matthew Koberstein, Anna Hendrickson, David Frederick Lyons

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Abstract

A support mechanism for a vehicle seating assembly includes a seat frame moveable between a sitting position and a standing position and a support bracket coupled to a vehicle floor. A linkage assembly extends between the support bracket and the seat frame. The linkage assembly is positionable between a collapsed position if the seat frame is in the sitting position and an extended position if the seat frame is in the standing position and includes a first end rotatably coupled to the support bracket and a second end slidably coupled to the seat frame. A pawl assembly is engageable with the linkage assembly and positionable in an unlocked position if the linkage assembly is in the collapsed position and a locked position if the linkage assembly is in the extended position.

Claims15

Dependent claims

A support mechanism for a vehicle seating assembly comprising:

a seat frame movable between a sitting position and a standing position;
a support bracket coupled to a vehicle floor;
and
a linkage assembly extending between the support bracket and the seat frame, positionable between a collapsed position if the seat frame is in the sitting position and an extended position if the seat frame is in the standing position, and including:
a first end rotatably coupled to the support bracket;
a second end slidably coupled to the seat frame;
and
a pawl assembly engageable with the linkage assembly and positionable in an unlocked position if the linkage assembly is in the collapsed position and a locked position if the linkage assembly is in the extended position, wherein the vehicle seating assembly includes a lift mechanism coupled to the vehicle floor and the seat frame and disposed on an opposing side of the vehicle seating assembly from the support mechanism, wherein the lift mechanism is configured to move the seat frame between the sitting position and the standing position, wherein the second end of the linkage assembly slidably coupled to the seat frame includes a link arm, a slot, and a drive pin, and wherein the slot is disposed in the link arm wherein the drive pin extends from the seat frame.

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A vehicle seating assembly comprising:

a mounting bracket coupled to a vehicle floor;
a side bracket coupled to the mounting bracket at a first pivotable coupling defined by a first axis and rotatable about the first pivotable coupling between a sitting position and a standing position;
a support bracket coupled to the vehicle floor;
a linkage assembly coupled to the support bracket at a second pivotable coupling defined by a second axis, extending between the support bracket and the side bracket, slidably coupled to the side bracket, and movable between a collapsed position if the side bracket is in the sitting position and an extended position if the side bracket is in the standing position;
and
a pawl assembly coupled to the support bracket, engageable with the linkage assembly, and positionable in an unlocked position when the linkage assembly is in the collapsed position and a locked position when the linkage assembly is in the extended position, wherein the linkage assembly includes a link arm having a slot and a drive pin extending from the side bracket and positionable in the slot, wherein the drive pin is disposed at a first end of the slot when the linkage assembly is in the collapsed position, and wherein the drive pin is disposed in second end of the slot when the linkage assemble is in the extended position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.