Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Christopher Sean Rumaczyk

Kurt Leon Kormos

Jaspinder S Sahi

Frank Glenn Walega

Matthew T Jensen

Rabindranath Persad

Harish Muppalla

Haofei Xie

Rob Persad

A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat base, a split seatback having a seatback frame and pivotally coupled to the seat base, the split seatback having a first seatback and a second seatback, a first pivot mechanism coupled to the seatback frame allowing the split seatback to pivot between an upright position and a folded position, and a motor for moving the split seatback to pivot to the folded position. The assembly also includes a second pivot mechanism comprising a pair of locking pivot mechanisms coupled to the second seatback for releasably holding the second seatback in an upright position, a dump spring operatively coupled to the second seatback to spring bias the second seatback towards the folded position, and a second mechanism comprising a pull mechanism for releasing the second pair of pivot mechanisms to allow the second seatback to move to the folded position.

Vehicle seating assembly having locking pivot mechanisms

A vehicle seating arrangement includes a first seating assembly, a second seating assembly, and a third seating assembly. The second seating assembly is adjacent to the first seating assembly. Each of the first, second, and third seating assemblies include a seat and a seatback. The seatbacks are pivotably coupled to their respective seats such that the seatbacks are each pivotable between a use position and a forward-dumped position. A remote control is positioned on at least one of the first seating assembly, the second seating assembly, and the third seating assembly. Actuation of the remote control in a first direction transitions the seatback of the first seating assembly toward the forward-dumped position. Actuation of the remote control in a second direction transitions the seatback of at least one of the second and third seating assemblies toward the forward-dumped position.

Vehicle seating arrangement having remote fold-flat capabilities

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