Modular vehicle seating assembly

A vehicle seating assembly, comprising:

• a seat base operably coupled to a vehicle floor including a forward portion and a rearward portion, wherein the seat base is operable between a seated position and a reclined position;
• a lift assembly operably coupled with the seat base frame, wherein the lift assembly is configured to vertically adjust the seat base relative to the vehicle floor when the seat base operates between the seated position and the reclined position, the lift assembly including:
• a base bracket including a body;
• an actuator operably coupled to the base bracket;
• and
• an articulating bracket operably coupled to the forward portion of the seat base, wherein the articulating bracket is configured to translate along a length of the body of the base bracket via the actuator to adjust the seat base between the seated position and the reclined position.

A modular seating assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

• a seat base frame operably coupled to a vehicle floor;
• a seat base including a forward portion and a rearward portion, wherein the seat base is operable between a seated position and a reclined position;
• a lift assembly operably coupled with the seat base frame, wherein the lift assembly is configured to adjust the seat base a distance when the seat base operates between the seated position and the reclined position, the lift assembly including:
• a motor assembly disposed proximate an underside of the seat base in a central location between the forward portion of the seat base and the vehicle floor, wherein the motor assembly includes a motor and a motor shaft extending from the motor;
• an articulating bracket operably coupled to the motor assembly configured to vertically adjust the forward portion of the seat base relative to the vehicle floor, the forward portion of the seat base being adjusted away from the vehicle floor when the lift assembly is engaged.