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US 2019/0160975 A1Published application
Ovoid seating assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKevin VanNieulande, John Wayne Jaranson, Christian J. Hosbach, Victoria Leigh Schein
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Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly comprising a base assembly including an inner base shell and an outer base shell and defining a recess, a shell assembly operably coupled to the base assembly, wherein a bottom of the shell assembly nests within the recess, at least one armrest integrally formed with the shell assembly, and at least one headrest wing integrally formed with the shell assembly.
Claims20
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a base assembly including an inner base shell and an outer base shell and defining a recess;
- a shell assembly operably coupled to the base assembly, wherein a bottom of the shell assembly is at least partially spherical and nests within the recess;
- a gear plate positioned within an aperture of the shell assembly and configured to couple the shell assembly with the base assembly;
- an armrest integrally formed with the shell assembly;
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- a headrest wing integrally formed with the shell assembly.
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A seating assembly comprising:
- a base assembly having a top portion defining a recess;
- a shell assembly operably coupled to the base assembly, and having a lower portion disposed within the recess, the shell assembly having an ovoid shape and including a rounded bottom that defines an interface aperture that receives a locking plate configured to secure the shell assembly relative to the base assembly;
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- at least one armrest defined by the shell assembly.
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A seating assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a base assembly coupled to a floor of said vehicle;
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- a shell assembly rotatably coupled with the base assembly and operable between a plurality of reclined positions, the shell assembly comprising:
- a headrest;
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- a non-linear seatback integrally formed with a seat base having a rounded bottom and defining a rectangular interface aperture;
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- a gear plate positioned within the rectangular interface aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.