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US 2025/0170929 A1Published application
Displaceable panel for seating assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsRanjit Nagi, Nathan Pabalate, Nicholas Gilbert, Patrick Davis, Megan Romelfanger
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Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat and a seatback. The seatback includes a frame that has opposing first and second frame members and first and second displaceable panels that are pivotably coupled to the first and second frame members. The first and second displaceable panels are movable between stored positions and deployed positions in response to a force exerted on the seatback.
Claims16
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seat;
- a seatback including:
- a frame having:
- substantially horizontal frame members;
- substantially vertical frame members;
- first and second support members operably coupled to the substantially horizontal frame members;
- and
- first and second displacement limiters coupled to the first and second support members, wherein the first and second support members are movable between a stored position and a deployed position in response to a force exerted on the seatback.
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A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seat;
- a seatback including:
- a frame having:
- substantially horizontal frame members;
- substantially vertical frame members;
- first and second support members operably coupled to the substantially horizontal frame members, wherein the first support member comprises an upper
- displaceable panel pivotally coupled about an upper end and the second support member comprises a lower displaceable panel pivotally coupled about a lower end;
- and
- first and second displacement limiters coupled to the first and second support members, wherein the first and second support members are movable between a stored position and a deployed position in response to a force exerted on the seatback.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.