Leg support system for seating assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsCarol Diane Casey, Johnathan Andrew Line, S. M. Akbar Berry, Andrew Matusko, Marcos Silva Kondrad, Rodney Charles Brinker
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Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat and a base member with a support member pivotably coupled to the seat and rotationally movable between first and second positions. A bracket assembly is disposed between the support member and the base member and is coupled to an actuator. A supplemental support member is coupled to the bracket assembly and the support member. The supplemental support member is translationally movable relative to the support member between a retracted position and a fully extended position.
Claims20
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seat;
- a base member;
- a support member pivotably coupled to the seat and rotationally movable between a first position and a second position and including;
- a bracket assembly disposed between the support member and the base member and coupled to an actuator;
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- a supplemental support member coupled to the bracket assembly and the support member, wherein the supplemental support member is translationally movable relative to the support member between a retracted position and a fully extended position.
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seat;
- a base member;
- a bracket assembly coupled to a panel secured to the base member and including:
- a rotating bracket;
- and
- a lever;
- a support member pivotably coupled to the seat and selectively positionable in a stored position, a fully deployed position, and an intermediate deployed position between the stored position and the fully deployed position;
- and
- an actuator, wherein the bracket assembly extends between the actuator and the support member, and wherein the actuator is selectively engageable to position the support member in a stored position;
- a fully deployed position, and an intermediate deployed position between the stored position and the fully deployed position.
A leg support system comprising:
- a seat and a base member;
- a support member pivotably coupled to a forward portion of the seat and positionable between a first position and a second position;
- a supplemental support member slidably coupled to the support member and movable between a retracted position and a fully extended position;
- a bracket assembly partially disposed between the seat and the base member and including:
- a lever pivotably coupled to a bracket, wherein the lever is coupled to the support member and the supplemental support member, wherein the bracket is coupled to an actuator, and wherein the actuator is selectively operable to move the support member between the first and second positions, and wherein the actuator is selectively operable to move the supplemental support member between the retracted and the fully extended positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.