Vehicle seating assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorMacit Aktas
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Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat, a seatback, a track assembly, a front anchor, a rear anchor, and a first gear. The seatback is coupled to the seat. The seatback is pivotable relative to the seat. The track assembly is configured to couple the seat to a floor of a vehicle. The rear anchor is coupled to the seat and configured to engage with the track assembly. The front anchor is coupled to the seat and configured to engage with the track assembly. A position of the seat relative to the front anchor and the second anchor is adjustable. The first gear extends between the front anchor and the seat. The first gear defines a guide slot therein that receives a guide pin. Movement of the first gear adjusts a position of a front region of the seat relative to a rear region of the seat.
Claims16
A vehicle seating assembly, comprising:
- a seat having a front region and a rear region;
- a seatback coupled to the seat, wherein the seatback is pivotable relative to the seat;
- a track assembly that is configured to couple the seat to a floor of a vehicle;
- a rear anchor coupled to the seat and configured to engage with the track assembly;
- a front anchor coupled to the seat and configured to engage with the track assembly, wherein a position of the seat relative to the front anchor and the rear anchor is adjustable;
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- a first gear extending between the front anchor and the seat, wherein the first gear defines a guide slot therein that receives a guide pin, and wherein movement of the first gear adjusts a position of the front region of the seat relative to the rear region of the seat;
- wherein the first gear comprises a sector gear and a lift arm, wherein a distal end of the lift arm comprises a protrusion, wherein the protrusion of the lift arm is received within an elongated aperture defined by a portion of the seat, and wherein adjustment of the protrusion of the lift arm within the elongated aperture defined by the portion of the seat is translational along a length of the elongated aperture and adjusts the position of the front region of the seat relative to the rear region of the seat.
A vehicle seating assembly, comprising:
- a seat having a front region and a rear region;
- a seatback coupled to the seat, wherein the seatback is pivotable relative to the seat;
- a track assembly that is configured to couple the seat to a floor of a vehicle;
- a rear anchor coupled to the seat and configured to engage with the track assembly;
- a front anchor coupled to the seat and configured to engage with the track assembly, wherein a position of the seat relative to the front anchor and the rear anchor is adjustable;
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- a first gear extending between the front anchor and the seat, wherein the first gear defines a guide slot therein that receives a guide pin, wherein the first gear comprises a sector gear and a lift arm, wherein a distal end of the lift arm comprises a protrusion, wherein the protrusion of the lift arm is received within an elongated aperture defined by a portion of the seat, and wherein translational adjustment of the protrusion of the lift arm within the elongated aperture defined by the portion of the seat adjusts a position of the front region of the seat relative to the rear region of the seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.