Vehicle load floor assembly for a seatback
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsBhavani Thota, Michael James Whitens, Babak Shahmehri
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Abstract
A vehicle load floor assembly includes a vehicle seat that has a seatback that pivots between upright and stowed positions. A cargo floor extends rearward from the seat. A first panel pivotally couples with an upper portion of the seatback and pivots to a raised position away from the seatback in a forward stowed position. A second panel pivotally couples with the first panel and is pivotally deployable rearward to define a support surface together with the first panel that engages the cargo floor.
Claims20
A vehicle load floor assembly, comprising:
- a vehicle seat having a seatback pivotal to a forward stowed position;
- a cargo floor extending rearward from the seat;
- a first panel pivotally coupled with an upper portion of the seatback and pivotal rearward to a raised position away from the seatback in the forward stowed position;
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- a second panel pivotally coupled with the first panel and pivotal rearward with the first panel in the raised position to define a support surface extending to the cargo floor.
A vehicle load floor assembly, comprising:
- a seatback pivotal forward to stowed position;
- a cargo floor extending rearward from the seatback;
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- a panel assembly pivotally coupled with a rear surface of the seatback and having a plurality of panels pivotal rearward to a deployed position extending a support surface thereof to the cargo floor with the seatback in the stowed position.
A vehicle load floor assembly, comprising:
- a seatback pivoted forward to a stowed position;
- a cargo floor having an elevated portion rearward the seatback;
- a first panel having a first end pivotally coupled with an upper portion of the seatback;
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- a second panel pivotally coupled with a second end of the first panel opposite the first end, together pivotal rearward to define a support surface engaging the elevated portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.