Flexible seatback system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJohnathan Andrew Line, Daniel Ferretti, Kevin VanNieulande, Marc Silva Kondrad, John W. Jaranson, Kendrick Alden Harper, Grant A. Compton
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Abstract
A vehicle seat suspension system includes first and second side supports that define a seatback frame. A front trim piece is coupled between the first and second side supports. A suspension component is coupled with a central area of the front trim piece and has flexible members protruding forward and outward therefrom. A passenger support panel has a periphery coupled to distal ends of the flexible members and suspended away from the seatback frame.
Claims20
A vehicle seat suspension system, comprising:
- a seatback frame;
- a front trim piece coupled with the seatback frame and having an exposed peripheral edge;
- a suspension component positioned vehicle forward of the front trim piece and having elongate flexible members protruding outwardly therefrom;
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- a passenger support having a periphery coupled to distal ends of the elongate flexible members and suspended away from the seatback frame.
A vehicle seating assembly, comprising:
- a seatback frame;
- a trim piece with an exposed peripheral edge and operably coupled with the seatback frame;
- an upper-back suspension component coupled with the trim piece and having elongate flexible members protruding therefrom;
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- a passenger support having lateral portions coupled to the flexible members and spaced from the seatback frame for resiliently moving rearward upon deflection of the suspension component.
A seat suspension system, comprising:
- an exposed trim piece coupled between side supports of a seatback frame;
- a suspension component coupled with the exposed trim piece and having elongate flexible members protruding forward and outward therefrom;
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- a passenger support having a periphery coupled to distal ends of the elongate flexible members, and flexible rearward upon resilient deflection of the suspension component, a rear of the passenger support being partially exposed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.