Rotation assembly for a seating assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Saeed David Barbat
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Abstract
A seating assembly includes a rotation assembly. The rotation assembly includes a first portion, a second portion, and an arm portion. The first portion includes an inner wall, an outer wall, and a floor extending between the inner wall and the outer wall. The second portion is movable relative to the first portion. The arm portion includes a first end, a second end, and a tab. The first end of the arm portion is rotatably coupled to a circumferential surface of the second portion. The arm portion is movable between an engaged state and a disengaged state relative to a hole defined by a leg of the first portion and an opening defined by the second portion.
Claims19
A seating assembly, comprising:
- a rotation assembly, wherein the rotation assembly comprises:
- a first portion having an inner wall, an outer wall, and a floor extending between the inner wall and the outer wall, wherein the outer wall comprises a leg that extends away from the floor of the first portion, wherein the leg defines a hole, and wherein the inner wall, the outer wall, and the floor define a channel;
- a second portion that is received within the channel of the first portion to define a chamber within the channel and between the second portion and the floor, wherein the second portion is movable relative to the first portion;
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- an arm portion having a first end, a second end, and a tab, wherein the first end is rotatably coupled to a circumferential surface of the second portion, wherein the tab is positioned proximate to the second end, wherein the arm portion is movable between an engaged state and a disengaged state relative to the hole defined by the leg of the first portion, and wherein the tab is received within the hole defined by the leg when the arm portion is in the engaged state;
- wherein the seating assembly further comprises:
- a seat;
- and
- a seatback, wherein the seatback is pivotable relative to the seat.
A seating assembly, comprising:
- a seat;
- a seatback, wherein the seatback is pivotable relative to the seat;
- a coupling member that couples the seatback to the seat, wherein the seatback is pivotable relative to the coupling member, and wherein the coupling member defines a space;
- a recliner member that is received in the space defined by the coupling member, wherein the recliner member is rotatable relative to the seat and the coupling member;
- a locking member that is configured for selective engagement with the recliner member, wherein engagement between the locking member and the recliner member retains the recliner member in a position relative to the coupling member;
- a rotation assembly, wherein the rotation assembly comprises:
- a first portion having an inner wall, an outer wall, and a floor extending between the inner wall and the outer wall, wherein the outer wall comprises a leg that extends away from the floor of the first portion, wherein the leg defines a hole, and wherein the inner wall, the outer wall, and the floor define a channel;
- a second portion that defines an opening, wherein the second portion is received within the channel of the first portion to define a chamber between the second portion and the channel, and wherein the second portion is movable relative to the first portion;
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- an arm portion having a first end, a second end, and a tab, wherein the first end is rotatably coupled to a circumferential surface of the second portion, wherein the tab is positioned proximate to the second end, wherein the arm portion is movable between an engaged state and a disengaged state relative to the hole defined by the leg of the first portion and the opening defined by the second portion, wherein the hole defined by the leg and the opening defined by the second portion align when the arm portion is in the engaged state, wherein, when the arm portion is in the engaged state, movement of the second portion relative to the first portion is prevented, wherein, when the arm portion is in the disengaged state, rotation of the seatback away from the seat decreases a volume of the chamber defined by the first portion and the second portion, and wherein the tab is received within the hole defined by the leg and the opening defined by the second portion when the arm portion is in the engaged state.
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