Kinematic back panel
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJohnathan Andrew Line, Marcos Silva Kondrad, S. M. Akbar Berry
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Abstract
A seating assembly for a vehicle includes a seat having a seat cushion assembly. A seatback is pivotally coupled with the seat and includes a seatback cushion assembly. A polymeric hard back panel is operably coupled with the seatback and includes a recessed portion. A controlled deformation portion includes a rupture line configured to split during a rear impact collision of the vehicle, resulting in flaps of the controlled deformation portion extending rearward relative to the seatback. The controlled deformation portion is generally concealed from rearward view by a pocket wall.
Claims19
A seating assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a seat including a seat cushion assembly;
- a seatback pivotally coupled with the seat and including a seatback cushion assembly;
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- a polymeric hard back panel operably coupled with the seatback and comprising:
- a recessed portion;
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- a controlled deformation portion including a rupture line configured to split during a rear impact collision of said vehicle, resulting in flaps of the controlled deformation portion extending rearward relative to the seatback, wherein the controlled deformation portion is generally concealed from rearward view by a pocket wall.
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a frame;
- a seat operably coupled with the frame and including a seat cushion assembly;
- a seatback pivotally coupled with the seat and including a seatback cushion assembly disposed over a forward portion of the frame;
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- a back panel operably coupled with a rear portion of the frame, the back panel comprising:
- an upper aesthetic portion;
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- a controlled deformation portion including a rupture line.
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seat including a seat cushion assembly;
- a seatback pivotally coupled with the seat and including a seatback cushion assembly;
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- a back panel operably coupled with the seatback and comprising:
- an intermediate recessed portion;
- an upper aesthetic portion;
- and
- a controlled deformation portion including a rupture line, wherein the controlled deformation portion is generally concealed from rearward view by a pocket wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.