# US 9,039,081 B2 · Wire harness for a vehicle seating assembly

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- Number: US 9,039,081 B2
- Document ID: US9039081B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/542,427
- Filed: 2012-07-05
- Published: 2013-05-16
- Granted: 2015-05-26
- Earliest claimed: 2011-11-14
- Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicants: Majid Arefi; Michael Medoro; Khaled Ayyash; Curtis D. Stanhope; Johnathan Andrew Line
- Inventors: Majid Arefi; Michael Medoro; Khaled Ayyash; Curtis D. Stanhope; Johnathan Andrew Line
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9039081B2

## CPC

- B60N 2/7094: {Upholstery springs}
- B60N 2/42: the seat constructed to protect the occupant from the effect of abnormal g-forces, e.g. crash or safety seats (for protecting children B60N2/26; arm-rests B60N2/75; head-rests B60N2/888)
- B60N 2/4228: {due to impact coming from the rear}
- B60N 2/5621: {by air}
- B60N 2/68: Seat frames
- B60N 2/682: {Joining means}
- B60N 2/686: {Panel like structures}
- B60N 2/72: Attachment or adjustment thereof
- B60R 11/0264: {for control means}
- B60R 16/0215: {Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor}
- B60N 2/90: Details or parts not otherwise provided for
- B60R 11/00: Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
- B60R 2011/0012: {Seats or parts thereof}
- B60R 2011/0288: {Apparatus made of several modules independently mounted}
- B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A wire harness for a vehicle seating assembly includes a body portion having a plurality of engagement hooks adapted for engagement with a vehicle seat cushion pan. A latticework of interconnected lateral support members are bound by a peripheral frame.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A wire harness for a vehicle seating assembly comprising:
a one-piece body portion including a plurality of upwardly extending engagement hooks that couple the body portion to an underside of a vehicle seat cushion pan that includes pockets with apertures which receive the engagement hooks;
the body portion defined by a latticework of interconnected lateral support members bound by a peripheral frame; and
a plurality of module engagement tabs extending downwardly from the peripheral frame.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The wire harness of claim 1, further comprising:
a memory module coupled with the body portion of the wire harness.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The wire harness of claim 2, further comprising:
a seat position control module coupled with the body portion of the wire harness.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The wire harness of claim 1, wherein the body portion is constructed from a polymer having approximately 30 percent recycled materials.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The wire harness of claim 1, wherein the upwardly extending hooks include a first side hook, a second side hook and a center hook, and wherein in the center hook is disposed forward relative to the first side hook and the second side hook on the wire harness.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The wire harness of claim 1, wherein the module engagement tabs include a friction fit construction for snap-fittingly engaging vehicle seating modules.

### Claim 7

A wire harness for a vehicle seating assembly comprising:
a one-piece body portion including a latticework of rigid interconnected lateral support members bound by a peripheral frame; engagement tabs extending from the peripheral frame that secure one or more modules; and
a plurality of engagement hooks extending upwardly from the lateral support members and secured with a vehicle seat cushion pan that has recessed pockets configured to receive the engagement hooks.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The wire harness of claim 7, further comprising:
a memory module coupled with the body portion of the wire harness.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The wire harness of claim 7, further comprising:
a seat position control module coupled with the body portion of the wire harness.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The wire harness of claim 7, wherein the body portion is constructed from a polymer having approximately 30 percent recycled materials.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The wire harness of claim 7, wherein the module engagement tabs are coupled to a memory module and a seating position control module.

### Claim 12

A forward support for a vehicle seating assembly comprising:
a cushion pan having a plurality of pockets with retention apertures and a wiring harness secured against a recessed bottom portion of the cushion pan, the wiring harness including:
a body portion including a latticework of interconnected lateral support members bound by a peripheral frame;
a plurality of engagement hooks coupled with the cushion pan and module engagement tabs extending in a direction opposite the engagement hooks.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The forward support of claim 12, further comprising:
a memory module coupled with the body portion of the wire harness.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The forward support of claim 12, further comprising:
a seat position control module coupled with the body portion of the wire harness.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The forward support of claim 12, wherein the body portion is constructed from a polymer having approximately 30 percent recycled materials.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

The forward support of claim 12, wherein the cushion pan includes a peripheral flange that at least partially conceals the wire harness from view.