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US 12,472,849 B2Granted
Seat assembly
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsDarren Legh, Justin Meredith, James King, Kevin Farley, Jake Collins, Myriam Molina, Chris J. Edwards
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Abstract
A seat assembly comprises a seat adjuster; and a seat including: a seat bottom connectable to a track assembly; a seatback pivotably connected to the seat bottom; a calf rest pivotably connected to the seat bottom; and a headrest pivotably connected to the seatback. The seat adjuster includes one or more motors and is connected to the seat to adjust the seat to a first seat position and to a second seat position via adjusting the seatback, the calf rest, and the headrest about a plurality of pivot axes.
Claims19
A seat assembly, comprising:
- a seat adjuster;
- and
- a seat including:
- a seat bottom connectable to a track assembly;
- a seatback pivotably connected to the seat bottom;
- a calf rest pivotably connected to the seat bottom;
- and
- a headrest pivotably connected to the seatback,
- wherein the seat adjuster includes one or more motors and is connected to the seat to adjust the seat to a design position and to a zero-gravity position via adjusting the seatback, the calf rest, and the headrest about a plurality of pivot axes, and
- wherein a position of a hip point of a user relative to a portion of the seat bottom is same in the design position and the zero-gravity position based on the connection between the portion of the seat bottom supporting a hip of the user and the track assembly,
- wherein an orientation of the portion of the seat bottom is fixed with respect to the track assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.