Johnson Controls Technology Company

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.

Douglas A Siewert

Brian S Holder

Robert A Wilson

Milton S Soditch

Sean A Riley

Vladimir Nastevski

Brian Schneidewind

Lincoln Morfin

Jordan S Guttrich

Embodiments described herein generally relate to a battery pack assembly. The battery pack assembly includes a plurality of housing segments and a plurality of battery cells. The plurality of housing segments are coupled to one another. Each one of the plurality of housing segments includes a terminal receiving portion. The terminal receiving portion has a pair of end walls, a pair of side walls and a floor. A terminal connector is positioned within the terminal receiving portion. The terminal connector has a pair of openings. Each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells has a terminal side. A pair of terminals are positioned on the terminal side of each of the plurality of battery cells. Each one of the plurality of housing segments are configured to be rotated with respect to an adjacent housing segment between a use position and a maintenance position.

Rotatable terminal plate housing assemblies and methods thereof

One embodiment of the invention relates to a vehicle seat (). The vehicle seat () comprises a seat back () coupled to a vehicle () by a base bracket () or directly to the vehicle. A seat base () is coupled to the seat back and configured to rotate from a seating position () to a stored position (). A leg assembly () is coupled to the seat base () and configured to rotate from a deployed position to a retracted position. An indicator () is coupled to the seat base () to indicate a predetermined condition of the seat base.

Vehicle seat with auto-fold leg

One embodiment of the invention relates to a vehicle seat. The vehicle seat comprises a seat back coupled to a vehicle by a base bracket or directly to the vehicle. A seat base is coupled to the seat back and configured to rotate from a seating position to a stored position. A leg assembly is coupled to the seat base and configured to rotate from a deployed position to a retracted position. An indicator is coupled to the seat base to indicate a predetermined condition of the seat base.

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Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America

Douglas A Siewert