Vehicle seating assembly having extendable headrest panel
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsRobert Gibbons, Jeffrey Tien Vo, Pattrick Loew
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Abstract
A vehicle is provided herein. The vehicle includes a first seating assembly and a second seating assembly. The first seating assembly is positioned vehicle rearward of the second seating assembly and is comprised of a seatback pivotally coupled to a seat-base, a headrest coupled to the seatback via a connecting feature, and a panel assembly coupled to the connecting feature. The seatback is operable between a folded position and an unfolded position. The panel assembly is configured to protrude vehicle forward of the headrest when the seatback is in the folded position.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a first seating assembly comprising:
- a seatback pivotally coupled to a seat-base and operable between folded and unfolded positions;
- a headrest coupled to the seatback via a connecting feature;
- and
- a panel assembly coupled to the connecting feature and configured to protrude vehicle forward the headrest when the seatback is in the folded position;
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- a second seating assembly positioned vehicle forward the first seating assembly.
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seat-base;
- a seatback pivotally coupled to the seat-base;
- a headrest coupled to the seatback by a connecting feature;
- and
- a panel assembly coupled to the connecting feature that extends to a position forward of the headrest when the seatback is in a forwardly-folded position.
A method of configuring a vehicle seating arrangement comprising:
- coupling a panel assembly comprising a first panel and a second panel to a headrest of a first seating assembly;
- folding a seatback of the first seating assembly;
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- translating the second panel from the first panel to a position vehicle forward of the headrest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.