Rear seat cushion with h-point articulation
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJohnathan Andrew Line, Robert Damerow, Patrick Maloney, Sean David Fannin, Balakrishna Reddy, Mandeep Singh Sidhu, Christian J. Hosbach
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Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly includes a fixed mounting plate and a support bar coupled with the mounting plate and slidable with respect thereto along an arcuate path. A cushion support is coupled with the support bar, and a drive mechanism is operably coupled with the cushion support to rotate the cushion support about a center of the arcuate path positioned opposite the rail by sliding of the support bar along the path.
Claims20
A vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
- a fixed mounting plate;
- a support bar coupled with the mounting plate and slidable with respect thereto along an arcuate path;
- a cushion support coupled with the support bar;
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- a drive mechanism operably coupled with the cushion support to rotate the cushion support about a center of the arcuate path positioned opposite the rail by sliding of the support bar along the path.
A motor vehicle seat, comprising:
- a platform;
- a cushion;
- and
- a mounting assembly, including:
- a mounting plate fixed relative to the platform;
- and
- a support bar slidably coupled with the mounting plate so as to be moveable with respect thereto along an arcuate path such that the cushion is moveable in a reclining motion by rotation thereof about a point spaced above the cushion.
A mounting assembly for a vehicle seat cushion, comprising:
- a mounting plate defining first and second lateral sides;
- first and second support bars respectively coupled with the mounting plate on the first and second lateral sides thereof so as to be slidable along an arcuate path having a center;
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- a cushion support mounted on the first and second support bars with the center of the path opposite the first and second rods.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.