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US 11,951,950 B2Granted
Seat with removable support member
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsEduardo Arturo Aguilar Ruelas, Jonathan Eli Contla Valenzuela, Amparo Sonia Sala Macias, Jessica Yobana Mayo Anzurez
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Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly is provided that includes a seat that includes a base and a removable support member pivotably coupled to the base and movable between a closed position and an open position. The vehicle seating assembly further includes a seatback and an attachment assembly disposed between the removable support member and the base.
Claims20
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seat including;
- a base having an edge;
- and
- a removable support member pivotably coupled to the base and movable between a closed position and an open position, the removable support member defining a tongue slot wherein the removable support member comprises a seat cushion that is not a supplemental seat cushion and is not configured to be disposed atop an existing seat cushion when the removable support member is coupled to the base;
- a seatback;
- and
- an attachment assembly disposed between the removable support member and the base, the attachment assembly includes:
- an elongate tongue configured to extend through the tongue slot, wherein the elongate tongue is rotatably coupled to the edge of the base, and wherein the elongate tongue extends lengthwise from the edge of the base;
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- a latch assembly coupled to the removeable support member, wherein the latch assembly is configured to selectively couple to the elongate tongue.
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A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a base disposed on a vehicle floor, the base having an edge;
- a hinge disposed along the edge of the base and defining an axis of rotation, the hinge radially extending from the axis of rotation;
- a removable support member defining a tongue slot, removable support member configured to be moved between an attached state and a detached state relative to the base, wherein the removable support member is rotatable around the axis of rotation between a closed position and an open position relative to the base when in the attached state, and wherein the removable support member comprises a seat cushion that is not a supplemental seat cushion and is not configured to be disposed atop an existing seat cushion when the removable support member is in the attached state;
- a latch assembly coupled to the removable support member, wherein the latch assembly is movable between a latched position and an unlatched position in response to an actuation force;
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- an elongate tongue disposed between the removable support member and the hinge, wherein the elongate tongue is rotatably coupled to the edge of the base and extends lengthwise radially from the axis of rotation, wherein the elongate tongue extends through the tongue slot when the removable support member is in the attached position, and wherein the latch assembly is coupled to the elongate tongue when in the latched position, and further wherein the elongate tongue is revealed when the removable support member is in the detached position.
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A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seat base having an edge;
- a removable support member positionable between an attached state and a detached state relative to the seat base and rotatable between a closed position and an open position relative to the seat base, wherein the removable support member rotates about an axis of rotation aligned with the edge of the seat base wherein the removable support member comprises a seat cushion that is not a supplemental seat cushion and that is not configured to be disposed atop an existing seat cushion when the removable support member is in the attached state;
- an attachment assembly disposed between the seat base and the removable support member and including;
- a latch assembly disposed in the removable support member;
- an elongate tongue rotatably coupled to the edge of the seat base, the elongate tongue extending lengthwise radially from the axis of rotation, wherein the elongate tongue is operably coupled with the latch assembly;
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- a biasing member engaged with the elongate tongue, the biasing member biasing the elongate tongue to rotate about the axis of rotation such that the elongate tongue is rotated to facilitate movement of the removable support member from the detached state to the attached state;
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- an intermediate assembly disposed between an actuator and the latch assembly, wherein an actuation force is exerted on the actuator to move the latch assembly from a latched position to an unlatched position, thereby moving the removable support member from the attached state position to the detached state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.