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.
Claims18
A seat suspension system, comprising:
- a seatback frame;
- a front trim piece coupled between side supports of the seatback frame;
- a suspension component coupled with a central area of the front trim piece and having a plurality of flexible members protruding outward therefrom;
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- a support having a periphery coupled to distal ends of the flexible members and suspended away from the seatback frame.
A seating assembly, comprising:
- a seatback frame;
- a trim piece with an exposed peripheral edge disposed between the seatback frame and an upper-back suspension component, which is coupled with the seatback frame and includes multiple flexible members protruding forward;
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- a 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:
- a suspension component coupled with a seatback frame and having flexible members protruding forward and outward therefrom;
- a trim piece including an exposed rear edge coupled between side supports of the seatback frame;
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- a support having a periphery removably coupled to distal ends of the flexible members, spaced forward from the trim piece, and flexible rearward upon resilient deflection of the suspension component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.